Chance in a Million (1984–1986)

Tom Chance's life is plagued by coincidences. Even his initial meeting with his beloved Alison happened by pure chance - when he went to a local pub to meet another girl (also called Alison... See full summary »

Stars:

Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn, Deddie Davies

Cast

Series cast summary:
Simon Callow	...	Tom Chance (18 episodes, 1984-1986)
Brenda Blethyn	...	Alison Little (18 episodes, 1984-1986)

Storyline

Tom Chance's life is plagued by coincidences. Even his initial meeting with his beloved Alison happened by pure chance - when he went to a local pub to meet another girl (also called Alison) for a 'blind date'. As this was the same pub that Alison had arranged to meet her cousin, Tom Chesney, for the first time since they were both children, it was a coincidence waiting to happen! Tom Chance's frequent brushes with coincidences also lead to his being continually arrested by police for crimes he did not commit, with the result that the Police Sergeant finally issues instructions, to his force, *not* to arrest Tom - even when faced with the most compromising of circumstances involving Tom.

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Plot Keywords:

coincidence | clumsiness | number in title | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Channel 4 Television Corporation, Thames Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Taking a Chance on Love"
Performed by The Ladybirds

User Reviews

A gem

"Chance in a Million" was a gem and it is sad that it has never been repeated.Tom Chance (Simon Callow) accepted the twists fate threw at him with unflinching cheerfulness and it was a pleasure trying to anticipate what could go wrong next.

His long suffering fiancé Alison (Brenda Blethyn) always meekly hoped for the best, enduring the most ludicrous of mishaps.

I often wondered if it wasn't rerun because its principal actors went on to greater things and having joined the ranks of "luvvies" they didn't want reminders of where they started from.

If true, this would be a shame because it was an excellent series.