australian television information archive

The Announcement

Episode 2.1 (9)
September 18, 2003
Written by Jane Turner & Gina Riley
Directed by Ted Emery

The foxy ladies of Fountain Gate — high maintenance Kath and her hornbag daughter, Kim — are back in the new eight-part series.

Kath Day-Knight should be the happiest woman in Fountain Lakes. A forty-something lady who likes to keep herself trim, she married her great hunk o'spunk, Kel, a month ago. However, their eagerly anticipated connubials had gone tragically wrong — leaving Kath in plaster in hospital — and she is far from her flagrant self.

Meanwhile, her daughter, Kim, is still shut out of the marital unit she shared with her estranged husband, Brett, after her ice maiden act backfired. She blamed the failure of their marriage on not having had enough time to sow her rolled oats. Still, Kim does have her second-best friend, accident prone Sharon Strzelecki, to help her feel better — by comparison.

This series, newlyweds Kath and Kel are set to discover the truth about marriage — is it all it's cracked up to be? Will Brett decide he cannot live without Kim's foul temper and mood swings after all? Can Kim achieve her dream of being effluent? Is a relationship finally on the horizon for sports-mad Sharon?

In the first episode, Kim Craig nee Day's marriage is still up the proverbial, and newlywed Kath Day-Knight's libido has gone AWOL. They both look inside their chasms and think outside the box with some very positive results.

Guest Cast: Marg Downey as Marion, Shivantha Wijesinha as Imran

Inside Out

Episode 2.2 (10)
September 25, 2003
Written by Jane Turner & Gina Riley
Directed by Ted Emery

New to Kath's home, Kel strives for domestic excellence — which extends to prissy nagging — leaving Kath feeling useless with nothing to do. Kim and Brett start renovating their unit, resulting in endless arguments. Looking for an outlet, Kath arrives to help them, but soon wears out her welcome. Sharon plays war games. Brett's tree felling attempts damage the roof and Kim and Brett move back in to Kath's.

Guest Cast: none

The Moon

Episode 2.3 (11)
October 02, 2003
Written by Jane Turner & Gina Riley
Directed by Ted Emery

Brett is working 48 hours straight and a bored Kim makes a nuisance of herself at Kath's. Sharon is reunited with old school friend Lisa-Marie making Kim jealous. Kim refuses to attend the school reunion, but when Sharon and Lisa-Marie plan to attend it together Kim decides to go. Kim's attempt at fashion attracts ridicule. Kath plans her and Kel's honeymoon while he struggles to prepare his GST reporting. When all planes are grounded due to a GST-related strike they spend their holiday at the airport.

Guest Cast: Nicholas Bell as Airline Representative, Sibylla Budd as Lisa-Marie, Helen Thomson as Liz, Fiona Todd as School Reunion Guest

Obsession

Episode 2.4 (12)
October 09, 2003
Written by Jane Turner & Gina Riley
Directed by Ted Emery

Kath and Kel are exhausted by all their boxercising and Kel can't perform sexually. Sharon's boyfriend Mark has ditched her in favour of Moira, a leggy river dancer. Brett applies for a promotion at work, and Kim decides to become a corporate wife to assist him. Kath and Kel undergo cosmetic enhancement. Kim causes havoc at Brett's after work drinks. Sharon tries river dancing to win back Mark's affections. Kel's libido suddenly returns at an inopportune moment.

Guest Cast: Tony Martin as Mark, Peta Brady as Kelly, Vince Colosimo as Jared, Kate Atkinson as Shop Assistant, Lynda Gibson as Health Spa Client, Martina Kilmurry as Moira, Lisa Zavalis as Shona

My Boyfriend

Episode 2.5 (13)
October 16, 2003
Written by Jane Turner & Gina Riley
Directed by Ted Emery

It's on! Sharon has a boyfriend and pash rash 24/7. Meanwhile, Kim and Brett's marital issues come to a head while shopping at IKEA. Kath's attempts to make a fruit hat for her floral design course go awry when she loses phone reception and Telstra aren't forthcoming.

Guest Cast: Tony Martin as Mark, Leah Vandenberg as Shop Assistant, Greg Carroll as Shop Assistant, John Molloy as Ikea Customer, Clementine David as Official

Another Announcement

Episode 2.6 (14)
October 16, 2003
Written by Jane Turner & Gina Riley
Directed by Ted Emery

Kath and Kel are rattling around in that big house, which is feeling rather empty after the departure of Kim. Kath starts looking at Kel in a new light, and thinks he has genes to die for. Kim becomes gropable when Brett won't talk about his privates and refuses to go to birth classes with her. Sharon is keen to go, but finds it all a bit too emotional. She also has a calling, auditioning for the Commonwealth Games Volunteers. Kath and Kel buy a pet dog and name it "Epponnee-Rae". Kim is upset as she was planning that name for her baby.

Guest Cast: Judith Lucy as Bettina, Glenn Butcher as Commonwealth Games Committee Member, Steve Adams as Father

The Shower

Episode 2.7 (15)
October 23, 2003
Written by Jane Turner & Gina Riley
Directed by Ted Emery

Kim doesn't give a fat rats that her best friend, Tina, isn't coming to the baby shower — as long as she drops off a present. Meanwhile, Kath's head is screwed on backwards when Kel's mate, Sandy Freckle, arrives.

Guest Cast: Frank Woodley as Wrestling Fan, Rock Hampton [William McInnes] as Sandy Freckle, Belinda McClory as Mona

The Hideous Truth

Episode 2.8 (16)
October 30, 2003
Written by Jane Turner & Gina Riley
Directed by Ted Emery

Kim is in labour, in hospital, but where is dad-to-be, Brett? He is at Computacity Maribynong for its grand opening… will he miss hers? Meanwhile, everyone's past catches up with them. We find out why Kel had fallen out with his best mate, Sandy Freckle. What was Kim's dad really like? What happened when Brett first set eyes on Kim? And just who was Sharon's first love? Kath and Kim get a rude shock when a whiff of Brut 33 announces the arrival of somebody long forgotten...

Guest Cast: Mick Molloy as Gary Poole, Mark Trevorrow as Tailor, Tobin Saunders as Jan, Julie Forsyth as Sheila, Rock Hampton [William McInnes] as Sandy Freckle, Alan Brough as Male Nurse, Halle Denman as Debbie, Melissa Eccleston as 70s Nurse, Kaarin Fairfax as Nurse, Holly Hastie as Baby Kim, Naome Ivushkov as Epponnee Rae, Yasiru Kanathigoda as Baby Khan, Bev Killick as Ward Sister, Shivantha Wijesinha as Imran