Outrageous Fortune: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Outrageous Fortune
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime
• Premiere date: 2005-07-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-11-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Three
• Network country: New Zealand
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3086

Cast and credited roles

• Frank Whitten — Ted West
• Antonia Prebble — Loretta West
• Siobhan Marshall — Pascalle West
• Antony Starr — Jethro and Van West
• Grant Bowler — Wolf West
• Robyn Malcolm — Cheryl West

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-07-12; final listed air date 2005-10-04; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2006-09-05; final listed air date 2006-12-19; episode order: 16.
• Season 3: premiered 2007-07-17; final listed air date 2007-12-11; episode order: 22.
• Season 4: premiered 2008-06-17; final listed air date 2008-10-14; episode order: 18.
• Season 5: premiered 2009-06-02; final listed air date 2009-10-07; episode order: 19.
• Season 6: premiered 2010-07-13; final listed air date 2010-11-09; episode order: 18.

Source and licence

Adapted from Outrageous Fortune 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.