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Goddamn Flim-Flam Man

Episode 2.01 (7)
Wed, October 26, 2022 (ABC, 9pm)
543,000 viewers (8th)
Written by Kitty Flanagan and Penny Flanagan
Directed by Tom Peterson and Kitty Flanagan

Helen deals with a nuisance claim and Roz makes Helen attend a staff training session with Lindy Baxter Smythe; Ray is shredding for a reunion; the office acquires a new photocopier.

Starring: Kitty Flanagan as Helen, Julia Zemiro as Roz, Marty Sheargold as Ray, Aaron Chen as George

With: John Gaden as Anthony Fisk, Glenn Butcher as Viktor, Denise Scott as Leslie, Marg Downey as Lindy, Harley Breen as Keith, Ting Lim as Debbie, Stephen Lopez as Melcome, Tahlee Fereday as Sid, Harrison Clark as Uber Eats Courier

Faithful Friends Are Hard To Find

Episode 2.02 (8)
Wed, November 02, 2022
484,000 viewers (8th)
Written by Kitty Flanagan and Penny Flanagan
Directed by Tom Peterson and Kitty Flanagan

Roz announces a new business venture and Ray entrusts Helen with the firm's most prestigious client; Helen meets with an influencer who wants to make a video will; George receives a gift.

With: Stephen Curry as Nikolai, Geraldine Hickey as Gwen, Zindzi Okenyo as Patch, Urvi Majumdar as Mareena, Stephen Lopez as Melcome, Tahlee Fereday as Sid, Anthony Ciccotosto as George's Friend

Pancakes and Prayer

Episode 2.03 (9)
Wed, November 09, 2022
430,000 viewers (10th)
Written by Kitty Flanagan and Penny Flanagan
Directed by Tom Peterson and Kitty Flanagan

Helen meets with two estranged brothers to broker a compromise over their mother's will, while Ray and George try to get rid of a rogue pigeon. Dad and Viktor worry that Helen doesn't have a social life.

With: John Gaden as Anthony Fisk, Glenn Butcher as Viktor, Shane Bourne as Howard, Steven Gates as Morrie, Anthony J Sharpe as Gordon, Alfred Nicdao as Larry, Gina Riley as Maureen MacIntyre [v/o], Ben Russell as Reverend Donald Ledbetter [v/o]

A Very Handsome Woman

Episode 2.04 (10)
Wed, November 16, 2022
457,000 viewers (11th)
Written by Kitty Flanagan and Penny Flanagan
Directed by Tom Peterson and Kitty Flanagan

Helen steps up to do Ray's regular probate information talk at the local library; Roz is pursued by a gentleman caller; Helen searches for a priceless family heirloom that has gone missing in an estate clean-up.

With: Glenn Robbins as Dean, Bessie Holland as Peggy, Emily Joy as Ally, Anne Edmonds as Anne, Bob Franklin as Laurie, Shane Bourne as Howard, Stephen Lopez as Melcome, Tahlee Fereday as Sid, Candy Bowers as Presley, Lisa-Marie Parker as Ellen, Sally McLean as Val, Maria Papas as Marg, Roy Barker as Chuck, Janeth Mayo as Deborah, Colette Mann as Irma, Sally-Anne Upton as Betty

Judges Are Like Chimpanzees

Episode 2.05 (11)
Wed, November 23, 2022
500,000 viewers (6th)
Written by Kitty Flanagan and Penny Flanagan
Directed by Tom Peterson and Kitty Flanagan

George is overworked and Roz is having trouble finding a suitable assistant; Helen needs to ascertain the correct beneficiary of a large charity bequest and has to take the matter to court.

With: John Gaden as Anthony Fisk, Glenn Butcher as Viktor, Rob Sitch as Ronald, Deborah Kennedy as Edith, James Huang as Chad, Matt Okine as Theo, Rohan Ganju as Brody, Jing-Xuan Chan as Madeline

Fisk: ...because they are 98% human, vicious when provoked, and they like fruit with their lunch?
Lovelock: Judges, like chimpanzees, are highly unpredictable.

Snitches Get Riches

Episode 2.06 (12)
Wed, November 30, 2022
497,000 viewers (7th)
Written by Kitty Flanagan and Penny Flanagan
Directed by Tom Peterson and Kitty Flanagan

Helen meets with a May/December couple to change their wills; Petro drops by to give Helen some news; a scandal erupts around Gruber & Associates.

With: John Gaden as Anthony Fisk, Glenn Butcher as Viktor, Colin Lane as David Bunting, Tanika Anderson as Jess Bunting, Alex Papps as Petro, Broden Kelly as Simon Bramovich, Brett D'Souza as Camera Person, Stanley Roach as Brent, Rachael Maza as Bridget, Danny McGinlay as Plumber, Andy Luxton as Plumber

Acapella SOS Choir: Nkechi Anele, Rebecca Barnard, Linda Bull, Anna Burley, Lucy Durack, Penny Flanagan, Angie Hart, Sophie Koh, Lisa Maxwell-Cripps

Uncredited: Anne Edmonds as Anne, Bob Franklin as Laurie, Rohan Ganju as Brody, Tahlee Fereday as Sid, Harley Breen as Keith, Geraldine Hickey as Gwen, Zindzi Okenyo as Patch, Shane Bourne as Howard