List of Outrageous Fortune episodes

Outrageous Fortune is a New Zealand comedy-drama television series that premiered on 12 July 2005[1] and concluded on 9 November 2010 on TV3 in New Zealand. 107 episodes of Outrageous Fortune aired over the course of six series'. All six series' have been released on DVD in Region 4.

The series follows the lives of the Wests, a family of petty criminals living in west Auckland, New Zealand. Mother Cheryl (Robyn Malcolm) is the family matriarch, desperately trying to keep her family out of trouble, who decides to put an end to their criminal ways and become respectable citizens, when her husband Wolf (Grant Bowler) is sent to jail for four years. This is met with much resistance from twin sons Van and Jethro (Antony Starr), older daughter Pascalle (Siobhan Marshall), younger daughter Loretta (Antonia Prebble), and father-in-law Ted (Frank Whitten).

Each episode title is a quotation from Hamlet.[2]

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
11312 July 2005 (2005-07-12)4 October 2005 (2005-10-04)
2165 September 2006 (2006-09-05)19 December 2006 (2006-12-19)
Special26 December 2006 (2006-12-26)
32217 July 2007 (2007-07-17)11 December 2007 (2007-12-11)
41817 June 2008 (2008-06-17)14 October 2008 (2008-10-14)
5192 June 2009 (2009-06-02)6 October 2009 (2009-10-06)
61813 July 2010 (2010-07-13)9 November 2010 (2010-11-09)

Episode list

Series 1 (2005)

The first series opens with the introduction of the Wests, known far and wide as a small-time crime family. When patriarch Wolf is sent to prison for four years, his wife Cheryl decides that she wants better for her children and tells the family that they're all going legit from now on. However, she finds that it's not easy making an honest buck in this world, and the rest of the family must fight their natural instincts to stay on the straight and narrow, especially when Wolf is still pulling the strings from inside.

No.
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No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Slings and Arrows"Vanessa AlexanderJames Griffin12 July 2005 (2005-07-12)
When Cheryl's husband Wolf is sentenced to prison, she declares that the West family is out of the crime business for good.
22"The Rub"Vanessa AlexanderJames Griffin19 July 2005 (2005-07-19)
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.
33"A Little More Than Kin"Mark BeesleyJames Griffin26 July 2005 (2005-07-26)
Pascalle has a new career, Jethro lies about having Māori heritage and Cheryl receives some undesired attention.
44"The Cause of This Defect"Mark BeesleyJames Griffin8 August 2005 (2005-08-08)
Wolf is on day release from prison to attend a funeral, and all hell breaks loose for the West family.
55"The Infants of Spring"Mark BeesleyJames Griffin9 August 2005 (2005-08-09)
As Cheryl starts to realise that going straight it harder than it looks, the family tries to help out in the only way they know how.
66"But Never Doubt I Love"Mark BeesleyJames Griffin16 August 2005 (2005-08-16)
Pascalle realises she has a secret admirer, while Grandpa finds love.
77"Foul Deeds Will Rise"Jonathan BroughJames Griffin23 August 2005 (2005-08-23)
Loretta has to attend school again; Jethro and Caroline (Katrina Browne) announce themselves as a couple, while Grandpa says he is moving away with Margaret (Jane Collins).
88"My Dearest Foe"Jonathan BroughJames Griffin30 August 2005 (2005-08-30)
Pascalle discovers all is not beautiful in the modeling world, Grandpa takes up poker and Cheryl has yet another job.
99"When the Blood Burns"Michael BennettMaxine Fleming6 September 2005 (2005-09-06)
1010"The Fat Weed That Roots Itself"Michael BennettJames Griffin13 September 2005 (2005-09-13)
1111"It Cannot Come to Good"Jonathan BroughJames Griffin20 September 2005 (2005-09-20)
The crime of the century, Van West style; Cheryl is the victim of rumor and innuendo; and Pascalle gets a taste of fame.
1212"To Be Honest as This World Goes"Jonathan BroughMaxine Fleming and James Griffin27 September 2005 (2005-09-27)
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.
1313"Go, Bid the Soldiers Shoot"Mark BeesleyJames Griffin4 October 2005 (2005-10-04)
Van and Draska (Aidee Walker) are kicked out of the Doslic family home and are also on the run from the law. Despite this, Draska is still determined to carry on with the wedding and enlists Pascalle as her bridesmaid. Cheryl has bottomed out but finds Judd may be Van's saviour.

Series 2 (2006)

The second series picks up the story of the West family and their attempts to stay out of trouble, but one major thing has changed: Wolf is out of prison and on home detention. And he, for one, never bought into Cheryl's grand plan for his family. Cheryl must deal with constant opposition from her husband Wolf to stay straight. Although she deals with the occasional temptation to veer from her chosen path, Cheryl leads by example and tries to keep her family on the same track.

No.
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No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
141"Thy Name Is Woman"Simon BennettRachel Lang5 September 2006 (2006-09-05)
153"Think Yourself a Baby"Simon BennettTim Balme12 September 2006 (2006-09-12)
163"The Secrets of My Prison House"Simon BennettJames Griffin19 September 2006 (2006-09-19)
174"This Two-Fold Force"Simon BennettRachel Lang26 September 2006 (2006-09-26)
185"Shall We to the Court?"Mark BeesleyTim Balme3 October 2006 (2006-10-03)
196"The Affliction of His Love"Mark BeesleyJames Griffin10 October 2006 (2006-10-10)
207"All That Fortune, Death and Danger Dare"Mark BeesleyJan Prettejohns17 October 2006 (2006-10-17)
218"The Steep and Thorny Way to Heaven"Mark BeesleyNick Ward and James Griffin24 October 2006 (2006-10-24)
229"To Be, Or Not to Be"Murray KeaneMichael Bennett31 October 2006 (2006-10-31)
2310"The Indifferent Children of the Earth"Murray KeaneRachel Lang7 November 2006 (2006-11-07)
2411"Get Thee to Bed"Mark BeesleyJames Griffin14 November 2006 (2006-11-14)
2512"By a Brother's Hand"Mark BeesleyTim Balme and James Griffin21 November 2006 (2006-11-21)
2613"An Old Man Is Twice a Child"Murray KeaneGavin Strawhan and James Griffin28 November 2006 (2006-11-28)
2714"Fathers, Mothers, Daughters, Sons"Murray KeaneKate McDermott5 December 2006 (2006-12-05)
2815"O God!"Simon BennettJames Griffin12 December 2006 (2006-12-12)
2916"Now Cracks a Noble Heart"Simon BennettRachel Lang19 December 2006 (2006-12-19)

Special (2006)

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series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
3017"Wherein Our Saviour's Birth Is Celebrated"
"Outrageous Fortune: The Movie"
Mark BeesleyJames Griffin26 December 2006 (2006-12-26)
Wolf's in prison to stay, Judd's in prison and trying to get out. The family goes to Tutaekuri Bay for their annual summer holiday.

Series 3 (2007)

The third series sees West family matriarch Cheryl still battling to keep her family (and herself) on the straight and narrow. Both the men in her life are inside, Wolf, after turning himself into the cops as part of his master plan to frame Judd; Judd, because he fell in love with the wrong woman. As Cheryl ploughs on regardless, balancing the needs of family with those of Hoochie Mama, her burgeoning naughty knicker business, her offspring are going their own merry ways. Van is still managing the Lucky Dollar Store and planning his dream wedding with Aurora Bay (Claire Chitham). Jethro is branching out from defending the scum of the Earth (and his family) to working for property developer Gary Savage (Aaron Jeffery). Pascalle is enthusiastically embracing both her new-found vocation in caring for the elderly and her new-found love for Dr. Bruce Khan (Jacob Rajan). Loretta is happily ensconced with her older man, Hayden Peters (Shane Cortese), and is gleefully plotting her directorial debut, helming the next great erotic film, especially for women.

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
311"What Loss Your Honour May Sustain"Mark BeesleyJames Griffin17 July 2007 (2007-07-17)
322"While the Grass Grows"Mark BeesleyTim Balme, James Griffin and Rachel Lang24 July 2007 (2007-07-24)
333"Most True, She Is a Strumpet"Rachel LangSimon Bennett31 July 2007 (2007-07-31)
344"Contagious Blastments"Simon BennettRachel Lang7 August 2007 (2007-08-07)
355"What Did You Enact?"Michael BennettJames Griffin14 August 2007 (2007-08-14)
366"Put the Strong Law on Him"Michael BennettTim Balme21 August 2007 (2007-08-21)
377"I Dare Damnation"Britta JohnstoneJan Prettejohns and James Griffin28 August 2007 (2007-08-28)
388"Oh Horrible! Most Horrible!"Britta JohnstoneKate McDermott and Rachel Lang4 September 2007 (2007-09-04)
399"No Noble Rite"Murray KeaneFiona Samuel and James Griffin11 September 2007 (2007-09-11)
4010"Feats So Crimeful"Murray KeaneMichael Bennett18 September 2007 (2007-09-18)
4111"Unpregnant of My Cause"Mark BeesleyRachel Lang25 September 2007 (2007-09-25)
4212"Good Friends, As You Are Friends"Mark BeesleyNick Ward and James Griffin2 October 2007 (2007-10-02)
4313"To Sleep; No More"Britta JohnstoneJames Griffin9 October 2007 (2007-10-09)
4414"Natural Magic and Dire Property"Britta JohnstoneGavin Strawhan16 October 2007 (2007-10-16)
4515"Bow Stubborn Knees"Murray KeaneMichael Bennett23 October 2007 (2007-10-23)
4616"A Jig or a Tale of Bawdry"Murray KeaneTim Balme30 October 2007 (2007-10-30)
4717"The Secret Parts of Fortune"Peter BurgerJames Griffin6 November 2007 (2007-11-06)
4818"Who Calls Me Villain?"Peter BurgerRachel Lang13 November 2007 (2007-11-13)
4919"Most Free and Bounteous"Mark BeesleyTim Balme and Rachel Lang20 November 2007 (2007-11-20)
5020"Something Is Rotten"Mark BeesleyGavin Strawhan27 November 2007 (2007-11-27)
5121"The Corrupted Currents of This World"Simon BennettJames Griffin4 December 2007 (2007-12-04)
5222"Where the Offence Is, Let the Great Axe Fall"Simon BennettRachel Lang11 December 2007 (2007-12-11)

Series 4 (2008)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateN.Z. viewers
(thousand)
531"Thinking Makes It So"Mark BeesleyRachel Lang17 June 2008 (2008-06-17)N/A
Cheryl attempts to get custody of Loretta's baby, Pascalle returns home, Wolf attempts to bring his errant family back into line.
542"The Edge of Husbandry"Mark BeesleyJames Griffin24 June 2008 (2008-06-24)N/A
Wolf is suspicious of Pascalle's new husband, Milt (Michael Saccente), but doesn't have long to be act on his hunch; Van continues to miss Aurora while Cheryl and Wolf's divorce starts to get messy.
553"As Much Containing"Britta JohnstoneTim Balme and Rachel Lang1 July 2008 (2008-07-01)N/A
A mysterious container belonging to Wolf arrives on Cheryl's doorstep; Judd investigates before Van and Munter destroy the contents; Pascalle organises a memorial for Milt.
564"Revenged Most Thoroughly"Britta JohnstoneRachel Lang8 July 2008 (2008-07-08)N/A
575"Remorseless, Treacherous, Lecherous"Peter SalmonJames Griffin15 July 2008 (2008-07-15)N/A
586"A Good Child and a True Gentleman"Peter SalmonTim Balme22 July 2008 (2008-07-22)N/A
597"What Is a Man?"Britta JohnstoneKate McDermott29 July 2008 (2008-07-29)N/A
608"Guilty Creatures"Britta JohnstoneFiona Samuel5 August 2008 (2008-08-05)N/A
619"Most Foul, Strange and Unnatural"Simon BennettJan Prettejohns12 August 2008 (2008-08-12)N/A
6210"The King, The King's to Blame"Simon BennettJames Griffin and Rachel Lang19 August 2008 (2008-08-19)N/A
6311"Most Valiant"Britta JohnstoneTim Balme26 August 2008 (2008-08-26)N/A
6412"Let Them Throw Millions"Britta JohnstoneRachel Lang2 September 2008 (2008-09-02)N/A
6513"Your Chaste Treasure"Richard BarrGavin Strawhan9 September 2008 (2008-09-09)N/A
6614"Rest Her Soul"Richard BarrJan Prettejohns and Rachel Lang16 September 2008 (2008-09-16)N/A
6715"Affection! Pooh!"Britta JohnstoneJames Griffin23 September 2008 (2008-09-23)N/A
6816"A Sister Driven Into Desperate Terms"Britta JohnstoneTim Balme and Rachel Lang30 September 2008 (2008-09-30)N/A
6917"Dangerous Conjectures"Peter SalmonRachel Lang7 October 2008 (2008-10-07)N/A
7018"Who Comes Here?"Peter SalmonJames Griffin14 October 2008 (2008-10-14)N/A

Series 5 (2009)

The fifth series begins with the aftermath of Ted's fateful wedding day. Newly pregnant Cheryl and boyfriend Wayne Judd must adapt to the ever-changing family dynamic. Van gets the short end of the stick during a raid on the West house. But it isn't a West that newcomer, Detective Sergeant Zane Gerard (Charles Mesure) is after. Sheree Greegan (Tyler-Jane Mitchel) is arrested instead for robbery, after trying to acquire cash for her unborn babies. However, it turns out Gerard is not after Sheree, but instead has a personal vendetta against her brother, Nicky Greegan (Craig Hall). He's doing whatever it takes to put Nicky behind bars, including blackmailing Van to give up information regarding Nicky. Meanwhile, Loretta hooks up with her brother Jethro and her ex-boyfriend Hayden, with whom she had a child, Jane. They conspire to sell a newly manufactured drug named Excellence, before it becomes illegal.

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateN.Z. viewers
(thousand)
711"All My Sins Remember'd"Simon BennettJames Griffin2 June 2009 (2009-06-02)N/A
722"The Fatness of These Pursy Times"Simon BennettRachel Lang9 June 2009 (2009-06-09)N/A
733"A Rat, A Rat"Murray KeaneTim Balme16 June 2009 (2009-06-16)N/A
744"Drive His Purpose"Murray KeaneKate McDermott and Rachel Lang23 June 2009 (2009-06-23)N/A
755"What Company at What Expense?"Britta JohnstoneJan Prettejohns and Rachel Lang30 June 2009 (2009-06-30)N/A
766"We Will Our Kingdom Give"Britta JohnstoneTim Balme7 July 2009 (2009-07-07)N/A
777"Inform Against Me"Richard BarrJames Griffin14 July 2009 (2009-07-14)N/A
788"Some Vicious Mole of Nature"Richard BarrRachel Lang21 July 2009 (2009-07-21)N/A
799"Honour's at the Stake"Simon BennettTim Balme and Rachel Lang28 July 2009 (2009-07-28)N/A
8010"O Villany!"Simon BennettJames Griffin4 August 2009 (2009-08-04)N/A
8111"A Serpent Stung Me"Simon BennettJames Griffin and Rachel Lang11 August 2009 (2009-08-11)N/A
8212"Unpack My Heart"Britta JohnstoneTim Balme and Rachel Lang18 August 2009 (2009-08-18)N/A
8313"Constant to My Purpose"Britta JohnstoneGavin Strawhan25 August 2009 (2009-08-25)N/A
8414"The Power to Charm"Murray KeaneTim Balme1 September 2009 (2009-09-01)N/A
8515"Mine Own Room"Murray KeaneJames Griffin8 September 2009 (2009-09-08)N/A
8616"O Wonderful Son (That Can So Astonish a Mother)"Murray KeaneJames Griffin15 September 2009 (2009-09-15)N/A
8717"They Bleed on Both Sides"Britta JohnstoneRachel Lang22 September 2009 (2009-09-22)N/A
8818"How Like an Angel!"Britta JohnstoneRachel Lang29 September 2009 (2009-09-29)N/A
8919"I Have a Daughter!"Simon BennettRachel Lang6 October 2009 (2009-10-06)N/A

Series 6 (2010)

John Campbell appeared as himself in a small cameo in "What a Rash and Bloody Deed Is This".

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateN.Z. viewers
(thousand)
901"What a Rash and Bloody Deed Is This"Britta JohnstoneRachel Lang13 July 2010 (2010-07-13)N/A
912"Do Your Mother's Commandment"Britta JohnstoneTim Balme20 July 2010 (2010-07-20)N/A
923"To a Radiant Angel Link'd"Murray KeaneJames Griffin27 July 2010 (2010-07-27)N/A
934"Make Mad the Guilty and Appal the Free"Murray KeaneMaxine Fleming and James Griffin3 August 2010 (2010-08-03)N/A
945"The Power to Seduce"Simon BennettJames Griffin10 August 2010 (2010-08-10)N/A
956"When Both Contend"Simon BennettTim Balme17 August 2010 (2010-08-17)N/A
967"Go Seek Him Out"Murray KeaneJames Griffin24 August 2010 (2010-08-24)N/A
978"Help, Help, Ho!"Murray KeaneFiona Samuel and James Griffin31 August 2010 (2010-08-31)N/A
989"Follow Her Close"Simon BennettRachel Lang7 September 2010 (2010-09-07)N/A
9910"Thy Loving Father"Simon BennettJan Prettejohns and Rachel Lang14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)N/A
10011"Make Love to This Employment"Britta JohnstoneTim Balme21 September 2010 (2010-09-21)N/A
10112"Let the Door Be Lock'd"Britta JohnstoneJames Griffin28 September 2010 (2010-09-28)N/A
10213"Look Here, Upon This Picture"Murray KeaneGavin Strawhan and James Griffin5 October 2010 (2010-10-05)N/A
10314"Their Grand Commission"Murray KeaneRachel Lang12 October 2010 (2010-10-12)N/A
10415"Desperate Undertakings"Britta JohnstoneTim Balme19 October 2010 (2010-10-19)N/A
10516"Give Me Up the Truth"Britta JohnstoneRachel Lang26 October 2010 (2010-10-26)N/A
10617"Blood and Judgment"Simon BennettJames Griffin2 November 2010 (2010-11-02)N/A
10718"Tis So Concluded"Simon BennettRachel Lang, James Griffin and Tim Balme9 November 2010 (2010-11-09)N/A

References

  1. "All of Outrageous Fortune streaming on 3NOW". 3 News. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. "A Series Perspective". NZ on Screen. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
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