Chance in a Million

Season 2

1986 · 6 episodes · 3h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. The Taxman Cometh

   6 Jan 1986 · 30 min

   A Portuguese couple mistakenly arrive at Tom's, seeking hotel work. The language barrier is broken by Alison, who speaks fluent Portuguese, and the couple stays with them. Meanwhile, a taxman believes that Tom is well off despite having no income, and gives him an ultimatum: pay the bill or marry his daughter.

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   2. For Whom the Bell Tolls

   13 Jan 1986 · 30 min

   As Barbara's wedding approaches, chaos bounds on all fronts. Another bride, Penny, seeks help for her carriage horse but the vet is her ex, and she can't go through with her nuptials. Barbara's groom, Terence, is hospitalised by a fleeing horse.

3. 

   3. The Lost Weekend

   20 Jan 1986 · 30 min

   Tom visits a garage, explaining truthfully that 'a buzzard has shattered my windscreen', unaware that this is the code for a courier to be given a consignment of heroin.

4. 

   4. And What Shall We Do for a Ring?

   27 Jan 1986 · 30 min

   Another one of Tom's 'coincidences' brings him and Alison the spoils of a supermarket robbery and a jewel heist, a car identical to that of the criminals, and a stash of live ammunition.

5. 

   5. Winning Streak

   3 Feb 1986 · 30 min

   By good old chance, Tom's luck changes as he keeps winning huge prizes.

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   6. Naming the Day

   10 Feb 1986 · 30 min

   Tom finds the paper's announcement of his wedding... in the obituaries! The widow, now convinced her beloved has survived, latches onto Tom.