• Air date: 17 Jul '07 22 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 (22)
    • 1. What Loss Your Honour May Sustain

      17 Jul '07
      Cheryl faces a vengeful harpy and a whiteware crisis; as Van fights for love, honour and the Lucky Dollar.
    • 2. While The Grass Grows

      24 Jul '07
      Van and Munter go green; Grandpa sees red; and to stay in the black, Hayden finds a man with enormous potential.
    • 3. Most true, she is a strumpet

      31 Jul '07
      Van’s road to true love hits a handicap. And Loretta finds that Grandpa’s rooting is also a problem.
    • 4. Contagious Blastments

      07 Aug '07
      Tragedy leads to love; and family honour is tested with bodies, bikies and the truth about the curse of the Wests.
    • 5. What did you enact?

      14 Aug '07
      Pascalle reveals all for love as Loretta makes her erotic masterpiece. But can Cheryl and Bruce be kept out of the movie business?
    • 6. Put the Strong Law on Him

      21 Aug '07
      Cheryl wants the right thing; Jethro is asked to do the wrong thing; and Pascalle takes on the thong thing…
    • 7. I dare damnation

      28 Aug '07
      Judd breaks down doors to save Van; a force from the past is back with a vengeance; and a trip to the Coromandel reveals all about Munter’s mum.
    • 8. Oh Horrible! Most Horrible!

      04 Sep '07
      Hell has no fury like a Loretta scorned, and Cheryl works to reunite the world’s most perfect couple.
    • 9. No Noble Rite

      11 Sep '07
      Pascalle banishes all men in her quest to be the best Muslim bride ever; as Jethro finds that breaking up is hard to do.
    • 10. These Feats So Crimeful

      18 Sep '07
      The Wests take sides as Judd faces trial, and Pascalle fears for the honour of her bridesmaid.
    • 11. Unpregnant of My Cause

      25 Sep '07
      Cheryl and Pascalle sniff out something interesting about Loretta, while Van has the plan to end all plans, while also becoming a model.
    • 12. Good friends, as you are friends

      02 Oct '07
      Van, the legend, makes a new best friend. Judd gets a big cheque and a new associate - if an old adversary doesn’t stuff things up.
    • 13. To Sleep; No More

      09 Oct '07
      A piddling piece of fabric causes much sexy strife between Cheryl and Kasey; and Loretta loses sleep when Pascalle turns ugly over the pizza guy.
    • 14. Natural Magic and Dire Property

      16 Oct '07
      Jethro takes a fall for his major client; and Judd’s devotion to duty gets him in hot water. As Van and Munter find strange forces at work…
    • 15. Bow Stubborn Knees

      23 Oct '07
      Loretta reels before a nemesis as she faces her future; and Cheryl fears her nemesis is still pulling strings.
    • 16. A Jig or a Tale of Bawdry

      30 Oct '07
      A bold new venture gets Van and Munter on the job; and Pascalle gets jiggy with it to find the meaning of life.
    • 17. The Secret Parts of Fortune

      06 Nov '07
      Secrets from the past mean Jethro gets an opportunity, and Cheryl has the chance to dig up gold.
    • 18. Who Calls Me Villain?

      13 Nov '07
      Jethro’s plans start to unravel, but who is the real villain? And Pascalle is accused of crimes most terrible.
    • 19. Most Free and Bounteous

      20 Nov '07
      Judd and Van have different reasons to fear Cheryl’s new business partner. But will Cheryl take the bait?
    • 20. Something is Rotten

      27 Nov '07
      Grandpa sees something rotten in the state of West House, as Loretta has goods for sale, if she can outplay the system - and Cheryl.
    • 21. The Corrupted Currents of this World

      04 Dec '07
      Van saves the world, or his sisters, because Pascalle’s new job is definitely not as a cheerleader. And Jethro’s mission to save Cheryl goes interesting places.
    • 22. Where the offence is, let the great axe fall

      11 Dec '07
      Van tries to be the best, best man, as Cheryl takes a prisoner; learns a secret; meets her nemesis, and plans to host a wedding.