Chances (1991)
Plot.
Chances was an Australian evening soap opera, produced from 1991 to 1992. It told the story of the average middle-class Taylor family whose lives are transformed by winning $3 million in the lottery. The series was broadcast by the Nine Network, initially as two one-hour episodes each week.
Principal cast members included John Sheerin and Brenda Addie as Dan and Barbara Taylor, Jeremy Sims as their mischievous son Alex, Deborah Kennedy as Dan's sister Connie Reynolds, Tim Robertson as Dan's brother Jack, Anne Grigg as his wife Sarah, and Michael Caton as neighbourhood friend Bill Anderson. Originally, creator Lynn Bayonas pitched the show as a family-oriented drama; however to help ensure the program's success, Channel Nine asked for nude scenes and risqué elements to also be included in the series. Initial publicity for the show focused on the sex angle, and it was for this that Chances was chiefly known.
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Cast & Crew.
Peter Phelps
Alex Alter Ego
Tammy Macintosh
Mandy Foster
Sandy Gore
Connie Taylor
Mercia Deane-Johns
Sharon Taylor
Michael Caton
Bill Anderson
Diane Craig
Barbara Taylor #2
Patsy Stephen
Angela Sullivan
Rhys Muldoon
Ben Taylor
Abigail
Bambi Chute
Peter Kowitz
Steve Harland
John Sheerin
Dan Taylor
Brenda Addie
Barbara Taylor
Jeremy Sims
Alex Taylor
Kevin J. Wilson
Sir Malcolm
Tim Robertson
Jack Taylor
Natalie McCurry
Rebecca Taylor
Details.
Release DateJanuary 29, 1991
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes127
Running Time1h
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
lottery
winning lottery
sudden wealth
Scripted
Wiki.
Chances is an Australian prime time soap opera which aired from 29 January 1991 to 30 December 1992 on Nine Network. The show was initially pitched by production company Beyond International, as a straightforward drama revolving around a middle-class family whose lives are transformed when they win $3 million in the lottery. However, the network requested raunchier, more erotic storylines in the vein of Number 96 and The Box, with contractually-obligated nudity and sex scenes. Later episodes diverged considerably from the show's original premise, with increasingly bizarre plots involving man-eating plants, devil worshippers and neo-Nazi cults.The show has developed a cult following.
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