About this season
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.
Episodes (127)
1
E1
1. Wr: David Phillips Dir:Richard Sarell
Aired 29 January 1991 • 60 min
2
E2
2. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Richard Sarell
3
E3
3. Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Mark Callan
4
E4
4. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark Callan
5
E5
5. Wr:Leon Saunders/Katherine Thomson Dir:Mike Smith
6
E6
6. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Mike Smith
7
E7
7. Wr:Bill Garner Dir:Richard Sarell
8
E8
8. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Richard Sarell
9
E9
9. Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Mike Smith
10
E10
10. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mike Smith
11
E11
11. Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Peter Andrikidis
12
E12
12. Wr:Annie Beach Dir:Peter Andrikidis
13
E13
13. Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Richard Sarell
14
E14
14. Wr:Alan Hopgood Dir:Richard Sarell
15
E15
15. Wr:Margaret Kelly Dir:Mark Defriest
16
E16
16. Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Mark Defriest
17
E17
17. Wr:Judith Colquhoun Dir:Colin Budds
18
E18
18. Wr:David Phillips Dir: Colin Budds
19
E19
19. Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Peter Dodds
20
E20
20. Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Peter Dodds
21
E21
21. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Gary Conway
22
E22
22. Wr:Annie Beach Dir:Gary Conway
23
E23
23. Wr:Michael Hunter Dir:Mark Defriest
24
E24
24. Wr:Peter Hepworth Dir:Mark Defriest
25
E25
25. Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Peter Dodds
26
E26
26. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Peter Dodds
27
E27
27. Wr:Linden Wilkinson Dir:Gary Conway
28
E28
28. Wr:Bill Garner Dir:Gary Conway
29
E29
29. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Colin Budds
30
E30
30. Wr:Helen Steel Dir:Colin Budds
31
E31
31. Wr:Judith Colquhoun Dir:Helen Gaynor
32
E32
32. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Helen Gaynor
33
E33
33. Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Gary Conway
34
E34
34. Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Gary Conway
35
E35
35. Wr:Bill Garner Dir:Gary Conway
36
E36
36. Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Chris Adshead
37
E37
37. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Chris Adshead
38
E38
38. Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Helen Gaynor
39
E39
39. Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Helen Gaynor
40
E40
40. Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Helen Gaynor
41
E41
41. Wr:Alan Hopgood Dir:Gary Conway
42
E42
42. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Gary Conway
43
E43
43. Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Colin Budds
44
E44
44. Wr:David Phillips Dir: Colin Budds
45
E45
45. Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Helen Gaynor
46
E46
46. Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Helen Gaynor
47
E47
47. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Gary Conway
48
E48
48. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Gary Conway
49
E49
49. Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Mark Piper
50
E50
50. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark Piper
51
E51
51. Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Helen Gaynor
52
E52
52. Wr:Helen Steel Dir:Helen Gaynor
53
E53
53. Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Gary Conway
54
E54
54. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Gary Conway
55
E55
55. Wr:Shane Brennan Dir:Richard Sarell
56
E56
56. Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Richard Sarell
57
E57
57. Wr:Craig Wilkins Dir:Helen Gaynor
58
E58
58. Wr:Patricia Johnson Dir:Helen Gaynor
59
E59
59. Wr:Margaret Kelly Dir:Mark Piper
60
E60
60. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark Piper
61
E61
61. Wr:Andrew Kennedy Dir:Julie Bates
62
E62
62. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Richard Sarell
63
E63
63. Wr:Everett DeRoche/Leon Saunders Dir:Karl Steinberg
64
E64
64. Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Karl Steinberg
65
E65
65. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Mark Piper
66
E66
66. Wr:Terry Stapleton Dir:Mark Piper
67
E67
67. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Tony Osicka
68
E68
68. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Steve Mann
69
E69
69. Wr:Ysabelle Dean Dir:Richard Sarell
70
E70
70. Wr:Keith Aberdein/Paul Leadon Dir:Tony Osicka
71
E71
71. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Tony Osicka
72
E72
72. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Steve Mann
73
E73
73. Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Chris Adshead
74
E74
74. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Helen Gaynor
75
E75
75. Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Steve Mann
76
E76
76. Wr:Paul Leadon Dir:Helen Gaynor
77
E77
77. Wr:Margaret Kelly Dir:Steve Mann
78
E78
78. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Karl Steinberg
79
E79
79. Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Helen Gaynor
80
E80
80. Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Karl Steinberg
81
E81
81. Wr:Chris Roache Dir:Helen Gaynor
82
E82
82. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Kendal Flanagan
83
E83
83. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Mark Defriest
84
E84
84. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Kendal Flanagan
85
E85
85. Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Steve Mann
86
E86
86. Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Kendal Flanagan
87
E87
87. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Mark Defriest
88
E88
88. Wr:Graham Hartley Dir:Karl Steinberg
89
E89
89. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Karl Steinberg
90
E90
90. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Kendal Flanagan
91
E91
91. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Tony Osicka
92
E92
92. Wr:Everett DeRoche Dir:Karl Steinberg
93
E93
93. Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Tony Osicka
94
E94
94. Wr:Sandy Cashman Dir:Kendal Flanagan
95
E95
95. Wr:Peter Kinloch Dir:Tony Osicka
96
E96
96. Wr:David Phillips Dir:Kendal Flanagan
97
E97
97. A dish called Wanda
98
E98
98. Diamonds Are For Everyone
99
E99
99. Here Comes The Bride
100
E100
100. Venus Fly Trap
101
E101
101. Thrust In Me
102
E102
102. Alex The God
103
E103
103. Call Me Madam
104
E104
104. Party Games
105
E105
105. Wr:Keith Aberdein Dir:Mark Defriest
106
E106
106. Wr:Tom Hegarty Dir:Karl Steinberg
107
E107
107. Gold Digger
108
E108
108. Wr:Mary Dagmar Davies Dir:Mark Defriest
109
E109
109. The Naked and the Dead
110
E110
110. The Royal Flush
111
E111
111. The Switch
112
E112
112. White Cargo
113
E113
113. The Beast Within
114
E114
114. Utangi
115
E115
115. Episode 115
116
E116
116. Contained
117
E117
117. What Rough Beast
118
E118
118. Episode 118
119
E119
119. Episode 119
120
E120
120. Cowboy Lover
121
E121
121. Blood Lines
122
E122
122. Blood Lust
123
E123
123. Organ Grinder
124
E124
124. Fangs For The Mammaries
125
E125
125. The Right Stuff
126
E126
126. Valkeries Last Ride
127
E127
127. It's Now or Never
Aired 30 December 1992 • 60 min