Chances
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.
Cast
Peter Phelps
Alex Alter Ego
Tammy Macintosh
Mandy Foster
Sandy Gore
Connie Taylor
Michael Caton
Bill Anderson
Diane Craig
Barbara Taylor #2
Rhys Muldoon
Ben Taylor
Abigail
Bambi Chute
Peter Kowitz
Steve Harland
Jeremy Sims
Alex Taylor
Kevin J. Wilson
Sir Malcolm
Stephen Whittaker
Sean Becker
Lynda Stoner
Dee Dee Nelson
Cathy Godbold
Nikki Taylor
Deborah Kennedy
Connie Reynolds
Mark Kounnas
Chris Reynolds
Seasons
E1Wr: David Phillips Dir:Richard Sarell
Jan 29, 1991
E2Wr:David Phillips Dir:Richard Sarell
E3Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Mark Callan
E4Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark Callan
E5Wr:Leon Saunders/Katherine Thomson Dir:Mike Smith
E6Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Mike Smith
E7Wr:Bill Garner Dir:Richard Sarell
E8Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Richard Sarell
E9Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Mike Smith
E10Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mike Smith
E11Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Peter Andrikidis
E12Wr:Annie Beach Dir:Peter Andrikidis
E13Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Richard Sarell
E14Wr:Alan Hopgood Dir:Richard Sarell
E15Wr:Margaret Kelly Dir:Mark Defriest
E16Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Mark Defriest
E17Wr:Judith Colquhoun Dir:Colin Budds
E18Wr:David Phillips Dir: Colin Budds
E19Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Peter Dodds
E20Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Peter Dodds
E21Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Gary Conway
E22Wr:Annie Beach Dir:Gary Conway
E23Wr:Michael Hunter Dir:Mark Defriest
E24Wr:Peter Hepworth Dir:Mark Defriest
E25Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Peter Dodds
E26Wr:David Phillips Dir:Peter Dodds
E27Wr:Linden Wilkinson Dir:Gary Conway
E28Wr:Bill Garner Dir:Gary Conway
E29Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Colin Budds
E30Wr:Helen Steel Dir:Colin Budds
E31Wr:Judith Colquhoun Dir:Helen Gaynor
E32Wr:David Phillips Dir:Helen Gaynor
E33Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Gary Conway
E34Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Gary Conway
E35Wr:Bill Garner Dir:Gary Conway
E36Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Chris Adshead
E37Wr:David Phillips Dir:Chris Adshead
E38Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Helen Gaynor
E39Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Helen Gaynor
E40Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Helen Gaynor
E41Wr:Alan Hopgood Dir:Gary Conway
E42Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Gary Conway
E43Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Colin Budds
E44Wr:David Phillips Dir: Colin Budds
E45Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Helen Gaynor
E46Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Helen Gaynor
E47Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Gary Conway
E48Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Gary Conway
E49Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Mark Piper
E50Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark Piper
E51Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Helen Gaynor
E52Wr:Helen Steel Dir:Helen Gaynor
E53Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Gary Conway
E54Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Gary Conway
E55Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Richard Sarell
E56Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Richard Sarell
E57Wr:Craig Wilkins Dir:Helen Gaynor
E58Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Helen Gaynor
E59Wr:Margaret Kelly Dir:Mark Piper
E60Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark Piper
E61Wr:Andrew Kennedy Dir:Julie Bates
E62Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Richard Sarell
E63Wr:Everett DeRoche/Leon Saunders Dir:Karl Steinberg
E64Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Karl Steinberg
E65Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark Piper
E66Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Mark Piper
E67Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Tony Osicka
E68Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Steve Mann
E69Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Richard Sarell
E70Wr:Keith Aberdein/Paul Leadon Dir:Tony Osicka
E71Wr:David Phillips Dir:Tony Osicka
E72Wr:David Phillips Dir:Steve Mann
E73Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Chris Adshead
E74Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Helen Gaynor
E75Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Steve Mann
E76Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Helen Gaynor
E77Wr:Margaret Kelly Dir:Steve Mann
E78Wr:David Phillips Dir:Karl Steinberg
E79Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Helen Gaynor
E80Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Karl Steinberg
E81Wr:Chris Roache Dir:Helen Gaynor
E82Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Kendal Flanagan
E83Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Mark Defriest
E84Wr:David Phillips Dir:Kendal Flanagan
E85Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Steve Mann
E86Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Kendal Flanagan
E87Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Mark Defriest
E88Wr:Graham Hartley Dir:Karl Steinberg
E89Wr:David Phillips Dir:Karl Steinberg
E90Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Kendal Flanagan
E91Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Tony Osicka
E92Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Karl Steinberg
E93Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Tony Osicka
E94Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Kendal Flanagan
E95Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Tony Osicka
E96Wr:David Phillips Dir:Kendal Flanagan
E97A dish called Wanda
E98Diamonds Are For Everyone
E99Here Comes The Bride
E100Venus Fly Trap
E101Thrust In Me
E102Alex The God
E103Call Me Madam
E104Party Games
E105Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Mark Defriest
E106Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Karl Steinberg
E107Gold Digger
E108Wr:Mary Dagmar Davies Dir:Mark Defriest
E109The Naked and the Dead
E110The Royal Flush
E111The Switch
E112White Cargo
E113The Beast Within
E114Utangi
E115Episode 115
E116Contained
E117What Rough Beast
E118Episode 118
E119Episode 119
E120Cowboy Lover
E121Blood Lines
E122Blood Lust
E123Organ Grinder
E124Fangs For The Mammaries
E125The Right Stuff
E126Valkeries Last Ride
E127It's Now or Never
Dec 30, 1992
Storyline
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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