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Chancer

  • TV Series
  • 1990–19911990–1991
  • 55m
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Chancer (1990)
Chancer
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A business adviser uses all means necessary to help his friends out of financial ruins. However he has a moral code. Also, his unresolved family past won't leave him alone.A business adviser uses all means necessary to help his friends out of financial ruins. However he has a moral code. Also, his unresolved family past won't leave him alone.A business adviser uses all means necessary to help his friends out of financial ruins. However he has a moral code. Also, his unresolved family past won't leave him alone.

IMDb RATING
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395
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  • Stars
    • Clive Owen
    • Simon Shepherd
    • Susannah Harker
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    • Clive Owen
    • Simon Shepherd
    • Susannah Harker
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    • 6User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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  • Episodes20

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    Clive Owen
    Clive Owen
    • Stephen Craneas Stephen Crane…
    20 episodes20 eps • 1990–1991
    Simon Shepherd
    Simon Shepherd
    • Piers Garfield-Wardas Piers Garfield-Ward…
    20 episodes20 eps • 1990–1991
    Susannah Harker
    Susannah Harker
    • Jo Franklynas Jo Franklyn…
    19 episodes19 eps • 1990–1991
    Leslie Phillips
    Leslie Phillips
    • James Blakeas James Blake…
    18 episodes18 eps • 1990–1991
    Peter Vaughan
    Peter Vaughan
    • Thomas Franklynas Thomas Franklyn…
    17 episodes17 eps • 1990–1991
    Ralph Riach
    Ralph Riach
    • Stebbingsas Stebbings…
    15 episodes15 eps • 1990–1991
    Benjamin Whitrow
    Benjamin Whitrow
    • Robert Douglasas Robert Douglas
    13 episodes13 eps • 1990
    Caroline Langrishe
    Caroline Langrishe
    • Penny Nicholsas Penny Nichols
    13 episodes13 eps • 1990
    Lynsey Baxter
    Lynsey Baxter
    • Victoria Douglasas Victoria Douglas
    12 episodes12 eps • 1990
    Matthew Marsh
    Matthew Marsh
    • Gavin Nicholsas Gavin Nichols
    12 episodes12 eps • 1990
    Stephen Tompkinson
    Stephen Tompkinson
    • Markus Wartonas Markus Warton…
    12 episodes12 eps • 1990
    Robert Glenister
    Robert Glenister
    • Colin Morrisas Colin Morris
    11 episodes11 eps • 1990
    Cliff Parisi
    Cliff Parisi
    • Lunchboxas Lunchbox
    11 episodes11 eps • 1990
    Andy Linden
    • Dinkas Dink
    11 episodes11 eps • 1990
    Paul Barber
    Paul Barber
    • Geraldas Gerald
    11 episodes11 eps • 1990
    Maureen Glackin
    • Lorraineas Lorraine
    10 episodes10 eps • 1990
    Sam London
    • Tom Nicholsas Tom Nichols
    9 episodes9 eps • 1990
    Cathryn Bradshaw
    Cathryn Bradshaw
    • Sonya Morrisas Sonya Morris
    9 episodes9 eps • 1990
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    A business adviser uses all means necessary to help his friends out of financial ruins. However he has a moral code. Also, his unresolved family past won't leave him alone.
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    • reference to a scam
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    • police arrest
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      • He's rude, arrogant, ingenious, unprincipled -- and utterly charming.
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    7/10
    Clive Owen
    For me, and some others, all you need to see in a cast is the name Clive Owen and you're sold. That being the case, I rented "Chancer" from Netflix.

    It's my understanding that this series was a hit but that Owen left it when he hit the big time.

    Owen plays a young man who loses his job due to insider trading and turns to using his skills to help out an ailing company. He becomes involved with the family, their business associates, and ultimately it affects his personal life and decisions he makes.

    One problem I had with this is -- everyone raves about the music. The music is great except if you watch it the way I did, which is a bunch of episodes at a time. You get so sick of that piano theme you're ready to vomit. It's played every two seconds.

    Owen is fabulous, very young here (26), and he's everything - romantic, cagey, duplicitous, heroic, a heel, a con man, capable of love and tears. And did I mention he's gorgeous.

    He's surrounded by an unbelievable cast, which includes Leslie Phillips, Peter Vaughan, Susannah Harker, Louise Lombard, Simon Shepherd, Michael Kitchen, and Caroline Langrishe.

    Very moody series, dark, with an '80s feels to it. Someone who saw it 20 years ago stated it's probably very dated now. Not really. There are still greedy bankers, failing businesses, and wheeler-dealers. And thankfully, there's still Clive Owen.
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    • Release date
      • March 6, 1990 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Väärintekijät
    • Production companies
      • Central Television
      • ITV - Independent Television
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    • Runtime
      55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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