Outrageous Fortune
The Wests are a one-family crime wave with a proud tradition in thievery, larceny and petty crime, until now. When patriarch Wolfgang West is sentenced to four years in jail, his wife Cheryl decides enough is enough; the family are cleaning up their act and going straight. Can the Wests live up to Cheryl's resolve and stay out of crime? It's not easy to be a saint when you have the DNA of a sinner. Outrageous Fortune follows one cheerfully trashy crime family's attempts to stay out of trouble: matriarch Cheryl, determined to save her brood from following in their father's footsteps, eldest son Jethro, an ambitious lawyer-to-be with a few secrets, Jethro's twin Van (identical except in the brains department) who only wants to be like his dad, 18-year-old Pascalle, who wants to be Rachel Hunter, 15-year-old movie buff Loretta, who is blackmailing her teacher, and Grandpa Ted, who may have Alzheimer's - unless he's just playing it up to annoy people. Then there's Detective Sergeant Wayne Judd, the West family nemesis; the Hongs, a wealthy Asian family who may or may not have Triad connections, Caroline Darling, Loretta's deputy principal, who has been having an affair with Jethro since he was a 15-year-old student, Munter, Van's best mate and partner in crime, and Wolf himself, who does not intend to take his wife's sudden wave of righteousness lying down. Outrageous Fortune is a family comedy-drama about the wrong sort of people trying to do the right thing when the rewards for going straight are neither immediate nor bountiful. Outrageous Fortune is a bold, fresh comedy-drama which is by turns bawdy, action-packed, satirical and trashy - but only ever a heartbeat away from reality.
If love is a drug, then Loretta is tempted, and Van faces a threat to all he holds most dear.
There is a whole bag of trouble when Cheryl doubts Pascalle, and Judd finds that old is the new young.
Van wrestles with being a rat and finds an angel, as Loretta seeks a lab rat and finds a lover.
Van needs a very big plan to save Munter. Loretta needs to thwart the most unholy alliance.
The slings, arrows and infomercials of outrageous fortune cause Cheryl to doubt her offspring - with potentially tragic results.
Cheryl is forced to let go, Loretta is forced to take hold and the Mighty Munt is put to the test.
Van and Munter are involved in a custody battle. Cheryl sees red over the best news ever.
Pascalle is in peril as Sheree moves to strike, and Loretta finds that trees can also be dangerous.
Grandpa and Ngaire play for very high stakes, and Loretta's secret lover is no secret anymore.
Van's blow for freedom causes serious unravelling for the Wests and their associates.
The Wests are stung. Catastrophe abounds, and no one is safe from a woman on the warpath.
While Pascalle battles for the beautiful positive, Cheryl finds that Jethro has been fiddling with her knickers.
Grandpa meets old friends in jail, but Pascalle is still determined to be the best granddaughter ever.
Cheryl and Judd find Van has undergone a conversion. Loretta faces ultimate betrayal.
Van is asked to give the greatest gift, but Pascalle and Loretta most definitely refuse to share.
Cheryl goes on the assault against fashion crimes and a son called Jethro, as Judd fights for family.
Cheryl seeks solace from an unlikely quarter, and Pascalle decides that Judd may actually be a saint.
Where there's a will, there's a way. Pascalle and Grandpa both realize this, as they are visited with news that will have far-reaching results.
All's fair in love and war. Cheryl demands a high price for Jane, and Pascalle is also much wanted.
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Robyn Malcolm | Cheryl West |
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Antony Starr | Jethro West |
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Frank Whitten | 'Grandpa' Ted West |
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Kirk Torrance | Wayne Judd |
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Antonia Prebble | Loretta West |
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Siobhan Marshall | Pascalle West |
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Tammy Davis | Munter |
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Stella King | Jane West |
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Craig Hall | Nicky Greegan |
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Nicole Whippy | Kasey Mason |
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Shane Cortese | Hayden Peters |
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Charles Mesure | D.S. Zane Gerard |
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David Fane | Falani |
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Elizabeth Hawthorne | Ngaire Munroe |
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Tyler Jane | Sheree Greegan |
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Wesley Dowdell | Aaron Spiller |
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Jon Brazier | Bilkey Van der Heever |
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Roz Turnbull | Rochelle |
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Nick Kemplen | Graham |
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Pua Magasiva | Isaac |
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Hori Ahipene | Angel |
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Barnie Duncan | Dane Harris |
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Sarah Walden | Nadine Kronk |
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Dominique Crawford | Deleesha |
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Grant Bowler | Wolfgang West |
| Director | Simon Bennett |
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| Britta Johnstone |
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| Murray Keane |
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| Richard Barr |
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| Writer | Rachel Lang, James Griffin, Timothy Balme, Kate McDermott, Jan Prettejohns, Gavin Strawhan | |
| Producer | Simon Bennett, James Griffin, John Laing, Rachel Lang, Carmen J. Leonard | |
| Musician | Joel Haines | |
| Photography | Marty Smith | |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
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| Index | 184 |
| Added Date | Oct 03, 2016 04:42:29 |
| Modified Date | Aug 10, 2018 09:41:57 |