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Outrageous Fortune

Season 1 2005
TV-MA

  • 2005-07-12T08:30:00Z on TV3
  • 1h
  • 9h 19m (13 episodes)
  • New Zealand
  • English
  • Comedy, Drama
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.

13 episodes

Series Premiere

2005-07-12T08:30:00Z

1x01 Slings and Arrows

Series Premiere

1x01 Slings and Arrows

  • 2005-07-12T08:30:00Z43m

When Cheryl's husband Wolf is sentenced to prison, she decides that the family is leaving the crime business.

2005-07-19T08:30:00Z

1x02 The Rub

1x02 The Rub

  • 2005-07-19T08:30:00Z43m

Van ends up working for the Hong family to pay off his debts. Pascalle is forced to get a job, and Cheryl sticks up for her coworkers.

2005-07-26T08:30:00Z

1x03 A Little More Than Kin

1x03 A Little More Than Kin

  • 2005-07-26T08:30:00Z43m

Pascalle has a new career, Jethro lies about having Kiwi heritage and Cheryl receives some undesired attention.

2005-08-02T08:30:00Z

1x04 The Cause of This Defect

1x04 The Cause of This Defect

  • 2005-08-02T08:30:00Z43m

Wolf is on day release to attend a funeral, and all hell breaks loose for the West family.

2005-08-09T08:30:00Z

1x05 The Infants of Spring

1x05 The Infants of Spring

  • 2005-08-09T08:30:00Z43m

As Cheryl starts to realise that going straight is harder than it looks, the family tries to help out in the only ways they know how to.

2005-08-16T08:30:00Z

1x06 But Never Doubt I Love

1x06 But Never Doubt I Love

  • 2005-08-16T08:30:00Z43m

Pascalle realises she has a secret admirer, while Grandpa West finds love.

2005-08-23T08:30:00Z

1x07 Foul Deeds Will Rise

1x07 Foul Deeds Will Rise

  • 2005-08-23T08:30:00Z43m

Loretta has to attend school again; Jethro and Caroline announce themselves as a couple while Grandpa says he is moving away with Margaret.

2005-08-30T08:30:00Z

1x08 My Dearest Foe

1x08 My Dearest Foe

  • 2005-08-30T08:30:00Z43m

Pascalle discovers all is not beautiful in the modeling world, Grandpa takes up poker and Cheryl has yet another job.

2005-09-06T08:30:00Z

1x09 When the Blood Burns

1x09 When the Blood Burns

  • 2005-09-06T08:30:00Z43m

Van starts a race war and Jethro realises he lacks the ability to say 'sorry'.

Pascalle bags herself a real live TV star and Hoochie Mama's finances end up in the wrong pockets.

2005-09-20T08:30:00Z

1x11 It Cannot Come to Good

1x11 It Cannot Come to Good

  • 2005-09-20T08:30:00Z43m

The crime of the century - in a Van West style; Cheryl is the victim of rumour and innuendo; and Pascalle gets a taste of fame.

In the fallout from the Tongan job, Van's having problems with the woman in his life; Cheryl's having problems with the men in hers; and Wolf is presented with a 'Get Out Of Jail' ticket.

Season Finale

2005-10-04T07:30:00Z

1x13 Go, Bid the Soldiers Shoot

Season Finale

1x13 Go, Bid the Soldiers Shoot

  • 2005-10-04T07:30:00Z43m

Will Wolf get out? Will Van go inside? Will Draska get her man? Has Cheryl got one man too many?

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