Ally McBeal Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Ally McBeal: Season 5 (2001 - 2008)

• Season 5 Episode 22: Bygones

  Ally decides to leave her colleagues for the bright lights of New York, while Fish and Liza make plans for an unexpectedly hurried wedding. Last ever episode of the legal drama, starring Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann and Peter MacNicol

• Season 5 Episode 21: All of Me

  A doting wife with a split personality asks Ally to help ensure her alter ego - an abrasive man-hater bent on divorce - doesn't succeed in breaking up her marriage. Prompted by the conflict between duelling personalities, Richard tells Liza that part of the reason he's fallen for her is her soft side. With Christina Ricci and Kyra Sedgwick

• Season 5 Episode 20: What I'll Never Do For Love Again

  Elaine auditions for A Chorus Line, only to end up sleeping with the casting director, while Fish tries to clear his father of sexual harassment charges levelled against him by a secretary he recently fired : with a little help from Liza

• Season 5 Episode 19: Another One Bites the Dust

  Wilson tampers with a videotape containing damning evidence and Fish makes advances toward Liza, while Ally represents Victor, only to discover he has painted an unflattering portrait of her - complete with cellulite. With Christina Ricci

• Season 5 Episode 18: Tom Dooley

  Liza 'Lolita' Bump settles into John's office : unaware the Biscuit has ulterior motives for offering her a job. Another handsome new addition to the practice soon has all the women swooning, while Ally and Victor set off for a holiday in Bermuda. Guest starring Heather Locklear and Lara Flynn Boyle

• Season 5 Episode 17: Love Is All Around : Part Two

  Part two of two. Ally finds herself in a dilemma over whether she should date Victor, who she feels is her complete opposite, or Todd, who reminds her of Larry. Cage decides to challenge Liza Bump during the closing arguments and Corretta tries to patch things up between Claire and Jerome. Christina Ricci and Matthew Perry guest star

• Season 5 Episode 16: Love Is All Around - Part One

  Part one of two. Ally grows nervous about her third date with Victor, while a case against a tough female lawyer prompts Richard to bring in the heavy squad - in the shape of John 'the Biscuit' Cage, who is moonlighting as a singer in a Mexican bar. Claire suddenly announces she is getting married, prompting the lawyers to arrange a pre-nuptial agreement. Christina Ricci and Matthew Perry guest star

• Season 5 Episode 15: Heart and Soul

  Fish defends a desperately ill girl who wants her jailbird father to be allowed to donate his heart to save her, and Ally plucks up the courage to ask Victor out after receiving much-needed advice from Maddie

• Season 5 Episode 14: Homecoming

  Ally insists on taking a DNA test to make absolutely sure that Maddie is her daughter. Claire convinces Richard the only way to heal his emotional wounds is by getting back together with an old school friend, while Victor attracts a new admirer - who unfortunately thinks he is one of her former boyfriends from years ago. Calista Flockhart stars, with Dame Edna Everage and Jon Bon Jovi

• Season 5 Episode 13: Woman

  Ally decides to make personnel changes at the law firm, Fish defends a woman accused of sexually harassing her colleagues and Maddie holds a slumber party. Ling resolves to become more approachable and tries to help Nelle pluck up the courage to sing at a bar

• Season 5 Episode 12: The New Day

  Richard asks Ally to become a partner in the firm - a role which leads to surprising revelations. Meanwhile, Corretta goes head to head with Raymond during an Aids discrimination case

• Season 5 Episode 11: A Kick in the Head

  While renovating her house, Ally is shocked to receive a late-night visit from a 10-year-old girl claiming to be her daughter. Jon Bon Jovi guest stars

• Season 5 Episode 10: One Hundred Tears Away

  Ally resorts to playground tactics to befriend her builder, and defends a man who keeps breaking into his childhood home in the hope of leaping from his old bedroom window. Quirky drama, guest starring Jon Bon Jovi, with Calista Flockhart

• Season 5 Episode 9: Blowin' in the Wind

  Ally buys her dream house and falls for the hunky builder she hires to renovate it, while a woman sues her former husband for fraud - because he insisted on buying her too many gifts. Guest starring Jon Bon Jovi and 3rd Rock from the Sun's French Stewart

• Season 5 Episode 8: Playing with Matches

  Jenny's mother begins the preparations for her forthcoming wedding, but Ally suspects groom-to-be Tim has a wandering eye and decides to test his fidelity. On the professional front, Coretta represents Kimmie Bishop, who's suing a matchmaker for writing her off as a hopeless case. Guest starring Mariah Carey

• Season 5 Episode 7: Nine One One

  Jenny confronts Elaine about her performance with Glenn at the office Christmas party. Meanwhile, Ally helps a widowed minister whose grief has led to his being sacked for losing his belief in God, and John takes on a mayor who cancelled the festive season. Tom Berenger guests

• Season 5 Episode 6: Lost and Found

  Glenn, Ally, Raymond and Jenny go on a double date, while Cage returns to the office and discovers someone has been invading his secret place. Ling poses nude for a photo shoot, and Fish is asked to overturn a judge's ruling

• Season 5 Episode 5: I Want Love

  Jenny's mother hires the services of Cage and Fish and ends up capturing the hearts of all the men in the firm. Meanwhile, Jenny struggles to make up her mind about Raymond and Ally refuses to date Glenn. Featuring guest appearances by Elton John and Jacqueline Bisset

• Season 5 Episode 4: Fear of Flirting

  Raymond is sued for sexual harassment in the courtroom and asks Jenny to help him win the case, while Cage is surprised by Ally's enthusiastic response to his initial advances : and takes it as his cue to get away fast. Quirky drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 5 Episode 3: Neutral Corners

  Glenn and Ally try to suppress their growing feelings for each other and concentrate on the case in hand : the matter of the phone solicitation debate. Meanwhile, Fish persuades Cage to confront his affection for a certain female colleague. Dame Edna Everage guest stars

• Season 5 Episode 2: Judge Ling

  Ling is offered her own TV show in the Judge Judy vein, while Jenny, Ally and Glenn are assigned to chair the telemarketing case, but have a hard time dealing with main plaintiff Claire Otoms, a formidable purple-haired lady with a pronounced Australian accent. Guest starring Dame Edna Everage

• Season 5 Episode 1: Friends and Lovers

  The firm rings in the new year with some big changes, and Ally makes it the perfect excuse to adopt a fresh outlook on life : but Cage thinks she's fallen in love with him. Meanwhile, new attorney Jenny Shaw attempts to sue telephone companies for making unsolicited calls

Ally McBeal: Season 4 (2000 - 2001)

• Season 4 Episode 23: The Wedding

  In the final episode of the series Ally represents a boy whose prom date has let him down, and ends up going to the event with him instead. Jane starts her new job as Richard's assistant, but her friendly manner only highlights the cold atmosphere in the office, and news gets around that Larry has left town

• Season 4 Episode 22: Home Again

  Ally is heartbroken to find Larry with his former wife, and turns to her mother for support. Meanwhile, Richard makes an emergency trip to Los Angeles to help Jane preserve her modesty - and ends up offering her a job. Comedy drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 4 Episode 21: Queen Bee

  Fish and Cage represent a domineering woman who insists on getting her own way, while Nelle and Jackson try to help Richard's friend the Rev Newman calm a jealous old flame. Christine Lahti guest stars

• Season 4 Episode 20: Cloudy Skies, Chance of Parade

  A man sues rock star Sting for allegedly wrecking his marriage, while a Barbra Streisand impersonator takes a plastic surgeon to court for making his nose too large. Calista Flockhart stars, with an appearance by the former Police singer himself

• Season 4 Episode 19: In Search of Barry White

  Cage represents a man seeking to clone his late wife - but encounters stiff opposition from Larry. Meanwhile, Nelle gets Elaine hooked on Internet romance and Ling's feelings for Jackson grow more intense

• Season 4 Episode 18: The Obstacle Course

  Ally defends a deceitful Internet Romeo, while Cassandra shows up at the office and tells Cage she wants to continue the relationship they started in Los Angeles. Elsewhere, Ling and Jackson represent a woman suing her former boyfriend for interrupting her wedding ceremony. Calista Flockhart stars

• Season 4 Episode 17: The Pursuit of Unhappiness

  Ally covers for Elaine's infidelity, Ling deals with a case in which a blood clot has left a man perpetually happy and Jackson clashes in court with Larry over a prenuptial agreement

• Season 4 Episode 16: The Getaway

  Richard and John escape to Los Angeles, leaving their tattered love lives behind them, but are soon up to their necks in trouble yet again. Quirky drama, starring Peter MacNicol and Greg Germann

• Season 4 Episode 15: Falling Up

  Things intensify between Jackson and Renee, John works on a sensitive case that spills over into his personal life, and Ally seeks a therapist's help to deal with her hallucinations of Larry

• Season 4 Episode 14: Boys Town

  A trivial argument over a baseball glove makes Richard and John decide to see a relationship therapist, and Jackson defends a woman who has sacked all her male employees. Quirky drama, starring Greg Germann

• Season 4 Episode 13: Reach Out and Touch

  As Valentine's Day approaches, Ally suffers from visions of Barry Manilow, Cage proposes to Melanie, and a handsome attorney joins the firm. Quirky drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 4 Episode 12: Hats off to Larry

  A dance instructor claims his former partner has stolen his funky moves, and Larry's son threatens to sue his parents for emotional distress. Meanwhile, Fish is asked to conduct a same-sex marriage and Ally faces an emotional farewell. Quirky drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 4 Episode 11: Mr Bo

  Cage fears he is being stalked by a vagrant, Ally reluctantly takes on the case of a woman who fired an employee for being too fat, and Elaine tries to find her feet in time to win a dance contest. Quirky drama, guest starring Anne Heche and Chubby Checker

• Season 4 Episode 10: The Ex-Files

  The mother of Larry's son reveals her plan to emigrate to Canada, a bride-to-be recruits Ling to test her fiance's fidelity by throwing herself at him, and Melanie is fired from her job. Courtroom comedy drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 4 Episode 9: Reasons to Believe

  John meets his match in a client suffering from Tourette's syndrome who is accused of running over her lover. Meanwhile, Richard hosts a masterclass in the art of seduction. Anne Heche guest stars

• Season 4 Episode 8: The Man with the Bag

  Cage helps reunite Nelle with her estranged father, a dyed-in-the-wool eccentric convinced he's Santa Claus, while Larry's ex-girlfriend shows up out of the blue, casting a shadow over Ally's Christmas

• Season 4 Episode 7: Love on Holiday

  Nelle and Fish are auctioned off for charity, and Elaine is sued by a man who claims her vi-bra invention has left him severely traumatised. Meanwhile, Cage grows increasingly exasperated by Kimmy's reliance on her mother and brings their relationship to an end

• Season 4 Episode 6: 'Tis the Season

  Larry explains why he hates the festive season, and the firm represents a newscaster claiming damages for unfair dismissal from the employers who sacked him for telling viewers Santa Claus doesn't exist. Cage makes a desperate attempt to impress Kimmy by posing as a rock star. Calista Flockhart and Peter MacNicol star, with a guest appearance by Macy Gray

• Season 4 Episode 5: The Last Virgin

  Larry has a showdown with Ally both in and out of court. Richard spices up his relationship with Ling and John bonds with Kimmy. Starring Calista Flockhart and Robert Downey Jnr

• Season 4 Episode 4: Without a Net

  Mark has a hard time at the office because nobody approves of his relationship with Cindy, and decides he has no choice but to break up with her, while Ally makes fun of old college friend Kimmie Bishop, who promptly sues her for defamation. Calista Flockhart and Robert Downey Jnr star

• Season 4 Episode 3: Two's a Crowd

  Ally is devastated to discover the two men she is attracted to are father and son, while Ling and Nelle sue relationship guru Dr Shirley Grouper on behalf of a woman who claims her advice does more harm than good

• Season 4 Episode 2: Girls' Night Out

  Ally finds the perfect way to meet a large number of eligible men, only to be humiliated in front of them by bitter ex-boyfriend Brian. Meanwhile, John Cage has a fling with a man-eating woman being sued for sexual harassment. Drama, starring Calista Flockhart and Peter MacNicol

• Season 4 Episode 1: Sex, Lies and Second Thoughts

  Brian asks Ally to move in with him, but instead she falls for the charms of a fellow advocate, under the mistaken impression that he is her latest therapist. Quirky drama, starring Calista Flockhart and Robert Downey Jr

Ally McBeal: Season 3 (1999 - 2000)

• Season 3 Episode 22: Ally McBeal - The Musical, Almost

  Ally nervously introduces Brian to her parents and it's downhill all the way from that point. John Cage laments the arrival of another birthday, while Nelle gets her old job back after making a public apology for her attempt to set up a rival company. Legal drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 3 Episode 21: Hope and Glory

  Nelle uses reverse psychology to headhunt Elaine as she plots to steal clients and establish a rival firm, but her ruse is rumbled and she ends up facing her erstwhile recruit in court. Comedy drama, starring Calista Flockhart and Alicia Witt

• Season 3 Episode 20: Do You Wanna Dance?

  Ally is charged with statutory rape for having virtual sex with her internet correspondent - who just happens to be a minor. Meanwhile, Nelle sets her sights on partnership, and wastes no time in making her demands perfectly clear. Quirky US drama, starring Calista Flockhart and Jonathan Taylor Thomas

• Season 3 Episode 19: Turning Thirty

  Ally tries to cope with turning 30; Mark and Cage team for a murder case.

• Season 3 Episode 18: Turning 30

  Ally faces up to the grim reality of turning 30, and seeks refuge from the deceased Billy, while Cage and new face Mark defend a woman accused of murder

• Season 3 Episode 17: I Will Survive

  Ally takes an immediate dislike to Billy's replacement, and later joins forces with Ling to defend a woman accused of murdering her unfaithful husband with his own false leg. Calista Flockhart stars

• Season 3 Episode 16: Boy Next Door

  Billy's brain tumour triggers a further series of bizarre hallucinations. Cage gets trapped in a lift and a man seeks to annul his marriage on the grounds that his wife has undergone too much cosmetic surgery

• Season 3 Episode 15: Prime Suspect

  Billy sees a doctor about his hallucinations, while John takes on a high-profile case defending a transvestite murder suspect. Quirky drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 3 Episode 14: The Oddball Parade

  Ally vies with Elaine for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to become Tina Turner's backing singer, while Cage and Fish have their work cut out representing a motley crew of misfits sacked from their jobs because of their unconventional appearance. Calista Flockhart stars

• Season 3 Episode 13: Pursuit of Loneliness

  Ally rejects the advances of a coffee-shop owner, Billy tells Sandy about his feelings for her and a man tries to divorce his wife on the grounds that she deceived him about her sexuality. Calista Flockhart stars

• Season 3 Episode 12: In Search of Pygmies

  Ling comes to the aid of an elderly man facing eviction from a nursing home, while Ally collides with a handsome motorist on Valentine's Day - a mixed blessing if ever there was one. Calista Flockhart stars

• Season 3 Episode 11: Over the Rainbow

  Georgia shocks her former friends by suing the firm, citing its highly charged sexual atmosphere as contributing to the break-up of her marriage. Fish takes the stand in a bid to defend his colleagues' professionalism and decency, but his testimony merely serves to bolster the prosecution's case. Drama, starring Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann and Courtney Thorne-Smith

• Season 3 Episode 10: Just Friends

  Ally has a dream about Cage being 'the one', and becomes convinced it is an omen. Elaine's blind date descends into chaos, while Georgia hands Billy divorce papers and announces Renee is representing her in court

• Season 3 Episode 9: Out in the Cold

  Ally befriends an eccentric homeless man who turns out to be hiding a secret, Ling is accused of running a brothel, Billy hires an entourage and Cage argues with Nelle. Legal drama, starring Calista Flockhart and Courtney Thorne-Smith

• Season 3 Episode 8: Blue Christmas

  Cage and Ally represent Elaine in her courtroom battle to gain custody of a six-week-old baby found in a Nativity scene manger at Christmas. Billy attempts to rekindle his relationship with Georgia, while Renee sings suggestive holiday songs on stage at the bar. Comedy drama, starring Calista Flockhart and Jane Krakowski

• Season 3 Episode 7: Saving Santa

  A department store Santa takes legal action against the employers who fired him for being too fat : but his case sets the stage for friction between Cage and Georgia

• Season 3 Episode 6: Changes

  Billy represents a woman who claims she was discriminated against because of her sexuality, while Cage is overcome with embarrassment when a stuttering fit spoils a television interview. Guest starring Farrah Fawcett

• Season 3 Episode 5: Troubled Water

  Ally invites her colleagues and parents to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner, only for disaster to strike. Fish confronts Whipper about Ling, while Billy and Georgia's life grows more complicated. Comedy drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 3 Episode 4: Heat Wave

  Ally is sued by Risa Helms for causing emotional distress. Billy raises Georgia's blood pressure by hiring a sexy 20-year-old assistant, and Ling takes the wind out of Fish's sails by admitting she's been faking passion in bed

• Season 3 Episode 3: Seeing Green

  Ally's psychiatrist places her on medication in an attempt to bring an end to her Al Green hallucinations. Cage and Nelle represent a student suspended for kissing a schoolmate, and Billy attends a special class intended to promote sensitivity

• Season 3 Episode 2: Buried Pleasures

  Ling has a dream about kissing Ally, Billy and Renee defend a woman being sued by female colleagues for being too sexy and Cage convinces himself Nelle enjoys being spanked

• Season 3 Episode 1: Car Wash

  The lawyer has a steamy fling with a man who works at her local car wash, while Renee quits the firm to open her own practice - and it is not long before Whipper asks for a partnership in the firm

Ally McBeal: Season 2 (1998 - 1999)

• Season 2 Episode 23: I Know Him by Heart

  Ally has a complete makeover and becomes more assertive in her quest for true love, while a lesbian who wants to start a family sues her insurance company for refusing to underwrite fertilisation treatment. Calista Flockhart stars

• Season 2 Episode 22: Love's Illusions

  Ally starts having weird dreams about moments from her childhood, some good, some painful, but all linked to the eternal question of how to find true love. On the professional front, Cage represents a woman accused of marrying her husband solely for his money - but her defence proves surprising

• Season 2 Episode 21: The Green Monster

  Ally attempts to make Greg jealous by hiring a male escort, while Fish and John defend a woman who destroyed all her unfaithful husband's belongings, and Billy is shocked to see Georgia wearing revealing clothes around the office

• Season 2 Episode 20: Only the Lonely

  Elaine's family sues her for royalties, claiming she is illicitly trying to market a product invented by her cousin Martha, while Billy and Ling defend a computer software firm against charges of sexual harassment brought by a disgruntled employee

• Season 2 Episode 19: Let's Dance

  Cage, Fish and Nelle defend a law firm accused of withholding a promotion from a pregnant employee. Billy and Georgia begin their therapy sessions and Ling steps in to offer Elaine a helping hand. Calista Flockhart stars

• Season 2 Episode 18: Those Lips, That Hand

  With her 29th birthday drawing near, the hotshot lawyer is aghast to discover a wrinkle on her otherwise unblemished face. Renee finds it hard to take Ally seriously, and concentrates her efforts on an upcoming murder trial against Cage. Calista Flockhart stars

• Season 2 Episode 17: Civil War

  Tension mounts in the office as the firm represents both sides in a date-rape case, while Nelle uses all her feminine wiles to get a client off the hook with the Internal Revenue Service. Calista Flockhart, Peter MacNicol and Portia de Rossi star

• Season 2 Episode 16: Sex, Lies and Politics

  Racked with guilt about kissing Billy, Ally turns to the Church and Dr Ruth for advice. Meanwhile, Cage and Ling represent a bookshop owner forced out of business by a right-wing politician who claimed he was selling pornography. Comedy drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 2 Episode 15: Sideshow

  Confused over her kiss with Billy, Ally decides she has no choice but to do what all Americans do in times of emotional crisis - undergo therapy. Unfortunately, her psychiatrist's advice is that she should sleep with Greg as soon as possible to find out if they're compatible. Tracey Ullman guests

• Season 2 Episode 14: Pyramids on the Nile

  Ally and Billy represent a client contesting a will, and Greg brings flowers as a Valentine's Day gift for the kooky lawyer, prompting more visions of the dancing baby, whom she pictures dressed as Cupid and spraying her with arrows. Meanwhile, Fish amazes everyone by announcing Ling has been hired to work for the firm

• Season 2 Episode 13: Angels and Blimps

  Ally takes on the case of a youngster with leukaemia who wants to sue God, while Fish and Cage mount a defence for a client accused of murder

• Season 2 Episode 12: Love Unlimited

  The kooky lawyer takes up the case of a woman whose husband demands their nine-year marriage should be annulled : on the grounds that he is a sex addict. Meanwhile, Nelle and Cage's relationship hits choppy waters, but Greg manages to bring a smile to Ally's face. Bruce Willis guest stars

• Season 2 Episode 11: In Dreams

  Nelle tries to seduce Cage, but he rejects her advances and soon finds himself branded a homosexual. Ally fights a legal battle on behalf of her former teacher, who is desperately ill. Legal drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 2 Episode 10: Making Spirits Bright

  Christmas time brings mixed blessings for the lawyers as Cage tries the direct approach with Nelle and Renee goes one step too far with married former college sweetheart Matt. Meanwhile, Fish throws his annual bash and ponders the future of his biggest client, who has been fired for claiming to have seen a unicorn

• Season 2 Episode 9: You Never Can Tell

  Renee sets Ally up on a blind date with an ugly, humourless and persistent man - and to cap it all, the accident-prone lawyer ends up getting her fingers stuck in a bowling ball. Calista Flockhart and Lisa Nicole Carson star

• Season 2 Episode 8: Just Looking

  The lovelorn lawyer gets locked inside a bathroom, Cage and Fish check out Ling's mud-wrestling club and Georgia feels a growing attraction for an old flame

• Season 2 Episode 7: Happy Trails

  Judge Boyle drops dead suddenly and a woman with orange skin sues her employer for wrongful dismissal. Meanwhile, Elaine urges Ally to get rid of the man who is forever pestering her and Cage's pet frog suffers more ill fortune. Comedy drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 2 Episode 6: Worlds Without Love

  Cage and Ally represent a nun wishing to sue for damages because she was dismissed for breaking her vow of celibacy. Renee gets into a pickle over a childhood sweetheart with marriage problems. Legal comedy drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 2 Episode 5: Story of Love

  Cage's beloved frog suffers a mishap, and Ally defends a woman who threw her best friend into a rubbish skip for stealing her boyfriend. Legal comedy drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 2 Episode 4: It's My Party

  The sassy lawyer is held in contempt of court for ignoring a judge's order instructing her to show a little less leg. To compound the felony she proceeds to fall for one of her clients, the editor of a feminist magazine who has been sacked for his religious connections. Witty legal drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 2 Episode 3: Fools Night Out

  Ling is offended by a plastic surgeon's nurse who passes off her real breasts as implants, while Ally plays mediator for a minister and his former partner : a chorister who insists on singing songs about heartache during services.

• Season 2 Episode 2: They Eat Horses, Don't They?

  A plaintiff brings charges against a radio shock-jock for inciting sexual harassment in the workplace, and Cage defends a restaurateur who served horsemeat. Ally's resentment towards Nelle increases

• Season 2 Episode 1: The Real World

  Fish and Cage hire an attractive litigator from another firm in the hope she can bring them a more lucrative client base. In her first day, however, she manages to irritate Ally, Georgia and Elaine before doing anything else. Legal comedy drama, starring Calista Flockhart and Gil Bellows

Ally McBeal: Season 1 (1997 - 1998)

• Season 1 Episode 23: These Are the Days

  Bobby Donnell seeks legal help for two men who want to undergo an operation to switch hearts, and John's cousin is arrested for attacking people with a paddle : to make them realise they are in love

• Season 1 Episode 22: Alone Again

  Cage defends a prisoner who made a trampoline-assisted escape one month before his release date, and deals with an embittered woman determined to sue her former fiance for leaving her at the altar

• Season 1 Episode 21: Being There

  Georgia's latest predicament plunges Ally into turmoil putting their fragile friendship in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Cage prepares his defence in Renee's assault case. Quirky legal drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 1 Episode 20: The Inmates

  The firm joins forces with Bobby Donnell's team to defend a client accused of murdering her husband, and Renee is arrested for assault. Legal drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 1 Episode 19: Happy Birthday, Baby

  Ally's date with Greg Butters doesn't go exactly as planned, and she confides in Renee her fear of turning 28. Meanwhile, the firm is assigned to prosecute a foot fetishist. Bittersweet comedy drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 1 Episode 18: The Playing Field

  Therapist Dr Clark labels Ally a weakling and advises her to meet her fantasies head on. Quirky drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 1 Episode 17: Theme of Life

  Ally defends a doctor who transplanted a pig's liver into a woman, before venting her frustrations in a kickboxing match with Georgia. Meanwhile, Whipper ditches Fish in favour of flirting with Janet Reno

• Season 1 Episode 16: Forbidden Fruits

  Georgia makes a surprising suggestion in an effort to get Ally and Billy to come to terms with their mutual attraction. Back at the office, Fish decides it is time he got back into the swing of things and picks a high-profile case he believes is perfect for his return to the courtroom

• Season 1 Episode 15: Once in a Lifetime

  A client who can't forget his late wife brings back painful memories for childhood sweethearts Ally and Billy, while Cage grows increasingly neurotic about his kissing technique as his hot date with the kooky lawyer approaches. Quirky drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 1 Episode 14: Body Language

  A prison inmate hankering to get hitched requires Ally to be at her most creative if his dreams of marital bliss are to be realised. Whipper's relationship with Fish grinds to a halt and Cage resorts to 'smile therapy'. Offbeat drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 1 Episode 13: The Blame Game

  Ally finds herself reunited with male model Glenn, her recent one-night stand, who makes her feel guilty about using him as a sex object, while Cage represents clients suing an airline for culpability in the death of their father. Starring Calista Flockhart and Peter MacNicol

• Season 1 Episode 12: Cro-Magnon

  Ally is made aware of her biological clock by a series of bizarre hallucinations, and rushes into a relationship with an art model : but her unwanted attraction to a 19-year-old client threatens both her love life and career. Meanwhile, the firm's male employees look forward to a big boxing match

• Season 1 Episode 11: Silver Bells

  The team tackles a ground-breaking case involving a man who has married two women, and Elaine takes charge of the Christmas party celebrations. Meanwhile, Ally's flagging love life is boosted by a proposition from Cage

• Season 1 Episode 10: Boy to the World

  Ally defends a transvestite prostitute and the pair become firm friends, and Fish sues for the right to speak openly about his dead uncle's prejudices at the funeral. Back at the office, Cage wonders whether to ask Ally out on a date

• Season 1 Episode 9: The Dirty Joke

  Ally investigates the humour behind dirty jokes and postal worker Jennifer decides to sue for harassment by the other female office employees. Quirky legal drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 1 Episode 8: Drawing the Lines

  A feisty attorney makes her presence felt in the sexual harassment case, and Fish indulges in a little arm-twisting to resolve a divorce suit. Offbeat drama, guest starring Sandra Bernhard

• Season 1 Episode 7: The Attitude

  Ally represents a woman (Brenda Vaccaro) asking her rabbi for a divorce from her comatose husband; Richard hires Georgia after she is forced out of her job.

• Season 1 Episode 6: The Promise

  Ally performs mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on an attorney, and his gratitude for saving his life soon turns to devotion. The only snag is the ardent new suitor is grossly overweight. Calista Flockhart stars

• Season 1 Episode 5: One Hundred Tears Away

  Ally is arrested for accidentally tripping a woman in the supermarket and finds herself facing a Bar Association hearing on whether she is emotionally competent to practise law. Offbeat drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 1 Episode 4: The Affair

  Ally is asked to make a speech at the funeral of a man she had an affair with : by his widow, who doesn't suspect they were once lovers. Offbeat legal drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 1 Episode 3: The Kiss

  Ally has a difficult first date with a client and teams up with Georgia to represent a TV host fired because of her age and sex. Offbeat drama, starring Calista Flockhart

• Season 1 Episode 2: Compromising Positions

  Fish asks Ally to date a prospective client, presenting her with a professional dilemma - and to complicate matters further she is assigned to defend the firm's founding partner on vice charges. Calista Flockhart stars

• Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot

  Pilot episode. The high-powered Boston legal eagle decides to make her own way in the world after splitting up with her childhood sweetheart - only to meet him again on her first day in a new job