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Chances

Chances

1991•1h 0m•2.3/10
SoapDrama

Ratings

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2.3/10(3)

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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Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 29, 1991

Last Aired

December 30, 1992

Networks

Nine Network

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Wr: David Phillips Dir:Richard Sarell
Air date: 1991-01-29
E2
Wr:David Phillips Dir:Richard Sarell
E3
Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Mark Callan
E4
Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark Callan
E5
Wr:Leon Saunders/Katherine Thomson Dir:Mike Smith
E6
Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Mike Smith
E7
Wr:Bill Garner Dir:Richard Sarell
E8
Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Richard Sarell
E9
Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Mike Smith
E10
Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mike Smith
E11
Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Peter Andrikidis
E12
Wr:Annie Beach Dir:Peter Andrikidis
E13
Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Richard Sarell
E14
Wr:Alan Hopgood Dir:Richard Sarell
E15
Wr:Margaret Kelly Dir:Mark Defriest
E16
Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Mark Defriest
E17
Wr:Judith Colquhoun Dir:Colin Budds
E18
Wr:David Phillips Dir: Colin Budds
E19
Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Peter Dodds
E20
Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Peter Dodds
E21
Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Gary Conway
E22
Wr:Annie Beach Dir:Gary Conway
E23
Wr:Michael Hunter Dir:Mark Defriest
E24
Wr:Peter Hepworth Dir:Mark Defriest
E25
Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Peter Dodds
E26
Wr:David Phillips Dir:Peter Dodds
E27
Wr:Linden Wilkinson Dir:Gary Conway
E28
Wr:Bill Garner Dir:Gary Conway
E29
Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Colin Budds
E30
Wr:Helen Steel Dir:Colin Budds
E31
Wr:Judith Colquhoun Dir:Helen Gaynor
E32
Wr:David Phillips Dir:Helen Gaynor
E33
Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Gary Conway
E34
Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Gary Conway
E35
Wr:Bill Garner Dir:Gary Conway
E36
Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Chris Adshead
E37
Wr:David Phillips Dir:Chris Adshead
E38
Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Helen Gaynor
E39
Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Helen Gaynor
E40
Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Helen Gaynor
E41
Wr:Alan Hopgood Dir:Gary Conway
E42
Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Gary Conway
E43
Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Colin Budds
E44
Wr:David Phillips Dir: Colin Budds
E45
Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Helen Gaynor
E46
Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Helen Gaynor
E47
Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Gary Conway
E48
Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Gary Conway
E49
Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Mark Piper
E50
Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark Piper
E51
Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Helen Gaynor
E52
Wr:Helen Steel Dir:Helen Gaynor
E53
Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Gary Conway
E54
Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Gary Conway
E55
Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Richard Sarell
E56
Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Richard Sarell
E57
Wr:Craig Wilkins Dir:Helen Gaynor
E58
Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Helen Gaynor
E59
Wr:Margaret Kelly Dir:Mark Piper
E60
Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark Piper
E61
Wr:Andrew Kennedy Dir:Julie Bates
E62
Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Richard Sarell
E63
Wr:Everett DeRoche/Leon Saunders Dir:Karl Steinberg
E64
Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Karl Steinberg
E65
Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark Piper
E66
Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Mark Piper
E67
Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Tony Osicka
E68
Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Steve Mann
E69
Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Richard Sarell
E70
Wr:Keith Aberdein/Paul Leadon Dir:Tony Osicka
E71
Wr:David Phillips Dir:Tony Osicka
E72
Wr:David Phillips Dir:Steve Mann
E73
Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Chris Adshead
E74
Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Helen Gaynor
E75
Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Steve Mann
E76
Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Helen Gaynor
E77
Wr:Margaret Kelly Dir:Steve Mann
E78
Wr:David Phillips Dir:Karl Steinberg
E79
Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Helen Gaynor
E80
Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Karl Steinberg
E81
Wr:Chris Roache Dir:Helen Gaynor
E82
Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Kendal Flanagan
E83
Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Mark Defriest
E84
Wr:David Phillips Dir:Kendal Flanagan
E85
Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Steve Mann
E86
Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Kendal Flanagan
E87
Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Mark Defriest
E88
Wr:Graham Hartley Dir:Karl Steinberg
E89
Wr:David Phillips Dir:Karl Steinberg
E90
Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Kendal Flanagan
E91
Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Tony Osicka
E92
Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Karl Steinberg
E93
Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Tony Osicka
E94
Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Kendal Flanagan
E95
Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Tony Osicka
E96
Wr:David Phillips Dir:Kendal Flanagan
E97
A dish called Wanda
E98
Diamonds Are For Everyone
E99
Here Comes The Bride
E100
Venus Fly Trap
E101
Thrust In Me
E102
Alex The God
E103
Call Me Madam
E104
Party Games
E105
Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Mark Defriest
E106
Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Karl Steinberg
E107
Gold Digger
E108
Wr:Mary Dagmar Davies Dir:Mark Defriest
E109
The Naked and the Dead
E110
The Royal Flush
E111
The Switch
E112
White Cargo
E113
The Beast Within
E114
Utangi
E115
Episode 115
E116
Contained
E117
What Rough Beast
E118
Episode 118
E119
Episode 119
E120
Cowboy Lover
E121
Blood Lines
E122
Blood Lust
E123
Organ Grinder
E124
Fangs For The Mammaries
E125
The Right Stuff
E126
Valkeries Last Ride
E127
It's Now or Never
Air date: 1992-12-30

Cast

Peter Phelps

Peter Phelps

Alex Alter Ego

Tammy Macintosh

Tammy Macintosh

Mandy Foster

Sandy Gore

Sandy Gore

Connie Taylor

Michael Caton

Michael Caton

Bill Anderson

Diane Craig

Diane Craig

Barbara Taylor #2

Rhys Muldoon

Rhys Muldoon

Ben Taylor

Abigail

Abigail

Bambi Chute

Peter Kowitz

Peter Kowitz

Steve Harland

Jeremy Sims

Jeremy Sims

Alex Taylor

Kevin J. Wilson

Kevin J. Wilson

Sir Malcolm

Stephen Whittaker

Sean Becker

Lynda Stoner

Dee Dee Nelson

Cathy Godbold

Cathy Godbold

Nikki Taylor

Deborah Kennedy

Deborah Kennedy

Connie Reynolds

Mark Kounnas

Mark Kounnas

Chris Reynolds

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