Chance in a Million
Chance in a Million
TV ShowEnded

Chance in a Million

6.7 / 10
1984
3 seasons
18 episodes
Comedy

Chance in a Million is a British sitcom broadcast between 1984 and 1986, produced by Thames Television for Channel 4. The series was co-written by Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen and starred Simon Callow and Brenda Blethyn. The producer and director of the series was Michael Mills.

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Seasons

  • Plumstones

    1.Plumstones

    10-09-198430m

    Shy librarian Alison Little arrives at a hotel to meet long-lost cousin Tom Cheyney. Eccentric, accident-prone Tom Chance turns up for a blind date with Alison Hughes but, due to m...

  • Ep 2

    2.Honour Thy Father and Mother

    17-09-198430m

    Alison's parents are not exactly warming to the notion of Tom after their daughter returns at three in the morning minus her dress. Tom returns it to her at the library but gets in...

  • Ep 3

    3.Flowing with the Tide

    24-09-198430m

    Tom believes he has had no post for six and a half weeks but in fact all his mail got stuck behind a heater and, as he has not paid his bills, tthe amenities are due to be cut off.

  • Ep 4

    4.The Birthday Party

    01-10-198430m

    Tom is arranging a surprise birthday for Alison which includes a pillar box singing telegram that arrives seven hours early and an odd caterer who puts plastic insects in the food...

  • Ep 5

    5.Man of Iron

    08-10-198430m

    Tom's bad luck affects Alison's visiting cousin Thomas.

  • Ep 6

    6.Stuff of Dreams

    15-10-198430m

    Tom and Allison are now living together. On the day that Tom won a boat years ago—which was stolen the next day—it is returned by Corporal Browning, who drops in—literally.

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