Chances

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.

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1. Wr: David Phillips Dir:Richard Sarell

Air Date: 1991-01-29

2. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Richard Sarell

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3. Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Mark Callan

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4. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark Callan

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5. Wr:Leon Saunders/Katherine Thomson Dir:Mike Smith

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6. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Mike Smith

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7. Wr:Bill Garner Dir:Richard Sarell

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8. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Richard Sarell

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9. Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Mike Smith

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10. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mike Smith

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11. Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Peter Andrikidis

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12. Wr:Annie Beach Dir:Peter Andrikidis

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13. Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Richard Sarell

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14. Wr:Alan Hopgood Dir:Richard Sarell

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15. Wr:Margaret Kelly Dir:Mark Defriest

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16. Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Mark Defriest

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17. Wr:Judith Colquhoun Dir:Colin Budds

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18. Wr:David Phillips Dir: Colin Budds

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19. Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Peter Dodds

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20. Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Peter Dodds

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21. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Gary Conway

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22. Wr:Annie Beach Dir:Gary Conway

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23. Wr:Michael Hunter Dir:Mark Defriest

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24. Wr:Peter Hepworth Dir:Mark Defriest

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25. Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Peter Dodds

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26. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Peter Dodds

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27. Wr:Linden Wilkinson Dir:Gary Conway

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28. Wr:Bill Garner Dir:Gary Conway

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29. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Colin Budds

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30. Wr:Helen Steel Dir:Colin Budds

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31. Wr:Judith Colquhoun Dir:Helen Gaynor

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32. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Helen Gaynor

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33. Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Gary Conway

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34. Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Gary Conway

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35. Wr:Bill Garner Dir:Gary Conway

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36. Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Chris Adshead

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37. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Chris Adshead

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38. Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Helen Gaynor

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39. Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Helen Gaynor

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40. Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Helen Gaynor

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41. Wr:Alan Hopgood Dir:Gary Conway

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42. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Gary Conway

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43. Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Colin Budds

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44. Wr:David Phillips Dir: Colin Budds

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45. Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Helen Gaynor

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46. Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Helen Gaynor

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47. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Gary Conway

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48. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Gary Conway

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49. Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Mark Piper

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50. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark Piper

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51. Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Helen Gaynor

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52. Wr:Helen Steel Dir:Helen Gaynor

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53. Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Gary Conway

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54. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Gary Conway

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55. Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Richard Sarell

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56. Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Richard Sarell

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57. Wr:Craig Wilkins Dir:Helen Gaynor

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58. Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Helen Gaynor

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59. Wr:Margaret Kelly Dir:Mark Piper

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60. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark Piper

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61. Wr:Andrew Kennedy Dir:Julie Bates

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62. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Richard Sarell

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63. Wr:Everett DeRoche/Leon Saunders Dir:Karl Steinberg

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64. Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Karl Steinberg

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65. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark Piper

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66. Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Mark Piper

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67. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Tony Osicka

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68. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Steve Mann

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69. Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Richard Sarell

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70. Wr:Keith Aberdein/Paul Leadon Dir:Tony Osicka

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71. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Tony Osicka

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72. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Steve Mann

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73. Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Chris Adshead

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74. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Helen Gaynor

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75. Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Steve Mann

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76. Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Helen Gaynor

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77. Wr:Margaret Kelly Dir:Steve Mann

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78. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Karl Steinberg

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79. Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Helen Gaynor

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80. Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Karl Steinberg

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81. Wr:Chris Roache Dir:Helen Gaynor

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82. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Kendal Flanagan

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83. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Mark Defriest

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84. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Kendal Flanagan

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85. Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Steve Mann

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86. Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Kendal Flanagan

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87. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Mark Defriest

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88. Wr:Graham Hartley Dir:Karl Steinberg

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89. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Karl Steinberg

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90. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Kendal Flanagan

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91. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Tony Osicka

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92. Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Karl Steinberg

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93. Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Tony Osicka

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94. Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Kendal Flanagan

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95. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Tony Osicka

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96. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Kendal Flanagan

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97. A dish called Wanda

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98. Diamonds Are For Everyone

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99. Here Comes The Bride

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100. Venus Fly Trap

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101. Thrust In Me

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102. Alex The God

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103. Call Me Madam

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104. Party Games

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105. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Mark Defriest

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106. Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Karl Steinberg

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107. Gold Digger

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108. Wr:Mary Dagmar Davies Dir:Mark Defriest

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109. The Naked and the Dead

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110. The Royal Flush

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111. The Switch

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112. White Cargo

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113. The Beast Within

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114. Utangi

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115. Episode 115

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116. Contained

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117. What Rough Beast

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118. Episode 118

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119. Episode 119

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120. Cowboy Lover

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121. Blood Lines

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122. Blood Lust

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123. Organ Grinder

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124. Fangs For The Mammaries

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125. The Right Stuff

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126. Valkeries Last Ride

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127. It's Now or Never

Air Date: 1992-12-30

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Rating

3.0/10

Release Date

1991-01-29

Episodes

127 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

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

Stephen Whittaker

Sean Becker

Lynda Stoner

Lynda Stoner

Dee Dee Nelson