Chances (1991–1992)

Soap opera based around a family which is transformed when they win a large amount of money. Early episodes deal with the effect this fortunate event has on them. The later episodes have ... See full summary »

Stars:

Jeremy Sims, Patsy Stephen, Stephen Whittaker

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jeremy Sims	...	Alex Taylor (2 episodes, 1992)
Patsy Stephen	...	Angela Sullivan (2 episodes, 1992)
Stephen Whittaker	...	Sean Becker (2 episodes, 1992)
Karen Richards	...	Madeline Wolf (2 episodes, 1992)
Michael Caton	...	Bill Anderson (2 episodes, 1992)
Mercia Deane-Johns	...	Sharon Taylor (2 episodes, 1992)
John Atkinson		(2 episodes, 1992)
Katherine Li	...	Lilli Lo (2 episodes, 1992)
Lawrence Mah	...	Bogart Lo (2 episodes, 1992)
Danielle Fairclough	...	Wanda Starcross (2 episodes, 1992)
Peter Webb	...	Alex Alter Ego (2 episodes, 1992)
Quintin George	...	Carlos (2 episodes, 1992)
John Arnold	...	Sir Malcolm (2 episodes, 1992)
Ciri Thompson	...	Imogen (2 episodes, 1992)
Paul Dawber	...	Peter (2 episodes, 1991)

Storyline

Soap opera based around a family which is transformed when they win a large amount of money. Early episodes deal with the effect this fortunate event has on them. The later episodes have rather bizarre plot-lines, which involve (among other things) neo-Nazis, Triad gangsters, ghosts and carnivorous plants.

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Plot Keywords:

triad | erotica

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 January 1991 (Australia)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beyond Productions, Nine Network Australia

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Chances Theme"
Sung by Greg Hind

User Reviews

Plot-line gone haywire

I remember I was in High School when this classic piece of Australian TV graced our screens. Promoted to be a sophisticated, stunning shift in the direction of Australian programming, it soon began to smell like a forgotten cooked chicken in the boot (trunk) of the family car. The show caused a lot of controversy when first aired simply because of the fact that it contained a lot of tits and bum. When the public no longer cared about that, they swiftly moved on to eradicating great swathes of cast members in original and enjoyable death scenes. Finally the show limped into severely bizarre storylines and plots involving god-knows-what (no-one actually remembers, we were no longer watching) that produced a thoroughly embarassing television show for the actors and public alike. May it rest in peace.