• Air date: 05 Sep '06 17 episodes
      Outrageous Fortune is a New Zealand comedy-drama television series, which ran from 12 July 2005 to 9 November 2010 on TV3. The series followed the lives of the career criminal West family after the matriarch, Cheryl, decided the family should go straight and abide by the law. The show was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and produced by South Pacific Pictures. Like the show itself, episodes took their names from Shakespeare quotations. The show concluded after 6 seasons and 107 episodes making it the longest running drama series made in New Zealand. The primary cast for the show's run consisted of Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Siobhan Marshall, Antonia Prebble, Frank Whitten and Kirk Torrance; Grant Bowler appeared in a sporadic role throughout the show's first five seasons. The show premiered on 12 July 2005 and was welcomed by high acclaim. It won many of the major categories in the New Zealand television awards for its first 4 years, with Malcolm's performance warmly recognised by...
  • List of Episodes (17)
    • 1. Thy Name Is Woman

      05 Sep '06
      The West family is attacked on all fronts by an evil malevolent force.
    • 2. Think Yourself A Baby

      12 Sep '06
      Van\\\'s sperm becomes the stuff of legend and Munter takes the piss; Hoochie Mama turns it all the way up to 11; and Pascalle gets herself a bloke.
    • 3. The Secrets Of My Prison House

      19 Sep '06
      Wolf feels violated; Pascalle�s new boyfriend has the hots for an entirely different member of the family; and Loretta and Grandpa repair a few fences and crack a safe.
    • 4. This Two-Fold Force

      26 Sep '06
      Loretta fights a double-headed parental monster; tries to flout family tradition and may be batting for the other team; and Van and Munter are the Cray Brothers.
    • 5. Shall We To The Court?

      03 Oct '06
      Jethro puts himself on the stand as Van becomes Sparky�s private fantasy; a Hoochie Mama fantasy gets a man literally crotchless; and Pascalle fantasises about Hayden�s marital intentions.
    • 6. The Affliction Of His Love

      10 Oct '06
      Three women are prisoners of love � and two men are knights in shining armour.
    • 7. All That Fortune, Death And Danger Dare

      17 Oct '06
      A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing: Cheryl gets wind of the Big Job, and her attempts to save Van from Wolf and peril have big consequences; and Pascalle decides to share the love and takes up a temporary career in nursing.
    • 8. The Steep And Thorny Way To Heaven

      24 Oct '06
      Wolf goes to work; Van goes to the rescue and Cheryl goes to purgatory.
    • 9. To Be, Or Not To Be

      31 Oct '06
      Wolf�s disappearance gives everyone a chop to chew on; Cheryl doubts her future with Judd; Pascalle goes bush; and Van fears the wrath of Tyson.
    • 10. The Indifferent Children Of The Earth

      07 Nov '06
      Cheryl audits her life and Loretta finds she has trusted her education to a worthy opponent.
    • 11. Get Thee To Bed

      14 Nov '06
      There are all manner of bedfellows � some more unlikely than others.
    • 12. By A Brother's Hand

      21 Nov '06
      Van tries to buy a dream home and Pascalle finds her dream job. Meanwhile Munter's middle name is Iago; Judd feels like Judas; and Jethro does a Hamlet.
    • 13. An Old Man Is Twice A Child

      28 Nov '06
      Grandpa�s safe cracking attempts nearly bring down the house, and also raise a ghost; and Loretta gets the awful truth about a very important question.
    • 14. Fathers, Mothers, Daughters, Sons

      05 Dec '06
      If you accidentally sleep with your half-brother, can that be counted as incest?
    • 15. Oh God!

      12 Dec '06
      When the least likely person finds salvation, Cheryl stands to lose; and Pascalle decides she needs to be born again.
    • 16. Now Cracks A Noble Heart

      19 Dec '06
      Cheryl is happy at last, but hasn�t reckoned on a lone Wolf with big plans.
    • 17. Wherein Our Saviour’s Birth is Celebrated

      26 Dec '06