Overview
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.
Details
Status
Ended
Network
Nine Network
Type
Scripted
Original Language
EN
Production Countries
AU
Spoken Languages
English
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Seasons
EP 1Wr: David Phillips Dir:Richard SarellEP 2Wr:David Phillips Dir:Richard SarellEP 3Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Mark CallanEP 4Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark CallanEP 5Wr:Leon Saunders/Katherine Thomson Dir:Mike SmithEP 6Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Mike SmithEP 7Wr:Bill Garner Dir:Richard SarellEP 8Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Richard SarellEP 9Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Mike SmithEP 10Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mike SmithEP 11Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Peter AndrikidisEP 12Wr:Annie Beach Dir:Peter AndrikidisEP 13Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Richard SarellEP 14Wr:Alan Hopgood Dir:Richard SarellEP 15Wr:Margaret Kelly Dir:Mark DefriestEP 16Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Mark DefriestEP 17Wr:Judith Colquhoun Dir:Colin BuddsEP 18Wr:David Phillips Dir: Colin BuddsEP 19Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Peter DoddsEP 20Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Peter DoddsEP 21Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Gary ConwayEP 22Wr:Annie Beach Dir:Gary ConwayEP 23Wr:Michael Hunter Dir:Mark DefriestEP 24Wr:Peter Hepworth Dir:Mark DefriestEP 25Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Peter DoddsEP 26Wr:David Phillips Dir:Peter DoddsEP 27Wr:Linden Wilkinson Dir:Gary ConwayEP 28Wr:Bill Garner Dir:Gary ConwayEP 29Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Colin BuddsEP 30Wr:Helen Steel Dir:Colin BuddsEP 31Wr:Judith Colquhoun Dir:Helen GaynorEP 32Wr:David Phillips Dir:Helen GaynorEP 33Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Gary ConwayEP 34Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Gary ConwayEP 35Wr:Bill Garner Dir:Gary ConwayEP 36Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Chris AdsheadEP 37Wr:David Phillips Dir:Chris AdsheadEP 38Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Helen GaynorEP 39Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Helen GaynorEP 40Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Helen GaynorEP 41Wr:Alan Hopgood Dir:Gary ConwayEP 42Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Gary ConwayEP 43Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Colin BuddsEP 44Wr:David Phillips Dir: Colin BuddsEP 45Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Helen GaynorEP 46Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Helen GaynorEP 47Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Gary ConwayEP 48Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Gary ConwayEP 49Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Mark PiperEP 50Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark PiperEP 51Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Helen GaynorEP 52Wr:Helen Steel Dir:Helen GaynorEP 53Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Gary ConwayEP 54Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Gary ConwayEP 55Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Richard SarellEP 56Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Richard SarellEP 57Wr:Craig Wilkins Dir:Helen GaynorEP 58Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Helen GaynorEP 59Wr:Margaret Kelly Dir:Mark PiperEP 60Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark PiperEP 61Wr:Andrew Kennedy Dir:Julie BatesEP 62Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Richard SarellEP 63Wr:Everett DeRoche/Leon Saunders Dir:Karl SteinbergEP 64Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Karl SteinbergEP 65Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark PiperEP 66Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Mark PiperEP 67Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Tony OsickaEP 68Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Steve MannEP 69Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Richard SarellEP 70Wr:Keith Aberdein/Paul Leadon Dir:Tony OsickaEP 71Wr:David Phillips Dir:Tony OsickaEP 72Wr:David Phillips Dir:Steve MannEP 73Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Chris AdsheadEP 74Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Helen GaynorEP 75Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Steve MannEP 76Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Helen GaynorEP 77Wr:Margaret Kelly Dir:Steve MannEP 78Wr:David Phillips Dir:Karl SteinbergEP 79Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Helen GaynorEP 80Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Karl SteinbergEP 81Wr:Chris Roache Dir:Helen GaynorEP 82Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Kendal FlanaganEP 83Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Mark DefriestEP 84Wr:David Phillips Dir:Kendal FlanaganEP 85Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Steve MannEP 86Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Kendal FlanaganEP 87Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Mark DefriestEP 88Wr:Graham Hartley Dir:Karl SteinbergEP 89Wr:David Phillips Dir:Karl SteinbergEP 90Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Kendal FlanaganEP 91Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Tony OsickaEP 92Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Karl SteinbergEP 93Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Tony OsickaEP 94Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Kendal FlanaganEP 95Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Tony OsickaEP 96Wr:David Phillips Dir:Kendal FlanaganEP 97A dish called WandaEP 98Diamonds Are For EveryoneEP 99Here Comes The BrideEP 100Venus Fly TrapEP 101Thrust In MeEP 102Alex The GodEP 103Call Me MadamEP 104Party GamesEP 105Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Mark DefriestEP 106Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Karl SteinbergEP 107Gold DiggerEP 108Wr:Mary Dagmar Davies Dir:Mark DefriestEP 109The Naked and the DeadEP 110The Royal FlushEP 111The SwitchEP 112White CargoEP 113The Beast WithinEP 114UtangiEP 115Episode 115EP 116ContainedEP 117What Rough BeastEP 118Episode 118EP 119Episode 119EP 120Cowboy LoverEP 121Blood LinesEP 122Blood LustEP 123Organ GrinderEP 124Fangs For The MammariesEP 125The Right StuffEP 126Valkeries Last RideEP 127It's Now or Never