Chance in a Million: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

For as long as he can remember, Tom Chance has had a life which lived up to his surname, from the coincidence that led to meeting his true love to his run-ins with the law for crimes he didn't commit (run-ins that eventually have the police sergeant ordering his men not to arrest Tom, no matter what the circumstances!). Tom Chance is a very likeable bloke to whom bizarre things which are a-million-to-one-chance for most people happen to Tom Chance as a matter of course. For example, his shy librarian girlfriend Alison Little becomes enmeshed in Tom's bizarre world when a series of strange "coincidences" lead to the pair being arrested for housebreaking while dressed only in underwear. Nothing is ever Tom's fault, of course, just the inevitable chain of coincidence that seems to follow him wherever he goes.

Series details

• Title: Chance in a Million
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1984-09-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 1986-12-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10281
• IMDb ID: tt0086680
• TVDB ID: 74580

Cast and credited roles

• Simon Callow — Tom Chance
• Brenda Blethyn — Alison Little

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1984-09-10; final listed air date 1984-10-15.
• Season 2: premiered 1986-01-06; final listed air date 1986-02-10.
• Season 3: premiered 1986-10-27; final listed air date 1986-12-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from Chance in a Million on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.