The BEST episodes of Outrageous Fortune season 1

Every episode of Outrageous Fortune season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Outrageous Fortune season 1!

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. Outrageous Fortune follows one cheerfully trashy crime family's attempts to stay out of trouble: matriarch Cheryl, determined to save her brood from following in their father's footsteps, eldest son Jethro, an ambitious lawyer-to-be with a few secrets, Jethro's twin Van (identical except in the brains department) who only wants to be like his dad, 18-year-old Pascalle, who wants to be Rachel Hunter, 15-year-old movie buff Loretta, who is blackmailing her teacher, and Grandpa Ted, who may have Alzheimer's - unless he's just playing it up to annoy people. Then there's Detective Sergeant Wayne Judd, the West family nemesis; the Hongs, a wealthy Asian family who may or may not have Triad connections, Caroline Darling, Loretta's deputy principal, who has been having an affair with Jethro since he was a 15-year-old student, Munter, Van's best mate and partner in crime, and Wolf himself, who does not intend to take his wife's sudden wave of righteousness lying down. Outrageous Fortune is a family comedy-drama about the wrong sort of people trying to do the right thing when the rewards for going straight are neither immediate nor bountiful. Outrageous Fortune is a bold, fresh comedy-drama which is by turns bawdy, action-packed, satirical and trashy - but only ever a heartbeat away from reality.

Last Updated: 12/10/2024Network: TV3 (NZ)Status: Ended
Foul Deeds Will Rise
star
7.47
76 votes

#1 - Foul Deeds Will Rise

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/23/2005

Loretta has to attend school again; Jethro and Caroline announce themselves as a couple while Grandpa says he is moving away with Margaret.

Directors: Jonathan Brough
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But Never Doubt I Love
star
7.45
76 votes

#2 - But Never Doubt I Love

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/16/2005

Pascalle realises she has a secret admirer, while Grandpa West finds love.

Directors: Mark Beesley
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Slings and Arrows
star
7.26
93 votes

#3 - Slings and Arrows

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/12/2005

When Cheryl's husband Wolf is sentenced to prison, she decides that the family is leaving the crime business.

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My Dearest Foe
star
7.12
74 votes

#4 - My Dearest Foe

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/30/2005

Pascalle discovers all is not beautiful in the modeling world, Grandpa takes up poker and Cheryl has yet another job.

Directors: Jonathan Brough
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A Little More Than Kin
star
7.11
110 votes

#5 - A Little More Than Kin

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2005

Pascalle has a new career, Jethro lies about having Kiwi heritage and Cheryl receives some undesired attention.

Directors: Mark Beesley
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The Rub
star
7.11
83 votes

#6 - The Rub

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/19/2005

Van ends up working for the Hong family to pay off his debts. Pascalle is forced to get a job, and Cheryl sticks up for her coworkers.

Writer: Rachel Lang
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To Be Honest as This World Goes
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7.10
42 votes

#7 - To Be Honest as This World Goes

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/27/2005

In the fallout from the Tongan job, Van's having problems with the woman in his life; Cheryl's having problems with the men in hers; and Wolf is presented with a 'Get Out Of Jail' ticket.

Directors: Jonathan Brough
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It Cannot Come to Good
star
7.05
41 votes

#8 - It Cannot Come to Good

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/20/2005

The crime of the century - in a Van West style; Cheryl is the victim of rumour and innuendo; and Pascalle gets a taste of fame.

Directors: Jonathan Brough
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Go, Bid the Soldiers Shoot
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7.05
42 votes

#9 - Go, Bid the Soldiers Shoot

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/4/2005

Will Wolf get out? Will Van go inside? Will Draska get her man? Has Cheryl got one man too many?

Directors: Mark Beesley
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The Infants of Spring
star
7.03
105 votes

#10 - The Infants of Spring

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/9/2005

As Cheryl starts to realise that going straight is harder than it looks, the family tries to help out in the only ways they know how to.

Directors: Mark Beesley
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The Fat Weed That Roots Itself
star
7.02
42 votes

#11 - The Fat Weed That Roots Itself

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/13/2005

Pascalle bags herself a real live TV star and Hoochie Mama's finances end up in the wrong pockets.

Directors: Michael Bennett
The Cause of This Defect
star
6.83
139 votes

#12 - The Cause of This Defect

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/2005

Wolf is on day release to attend a funeral, and all hell breaks loose for the West family.

Directors: Mark Beesley
Writer: Rachel Lang
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When the Blood Burns
star
6.54
71 votes

#13 - When the Blood Burns

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/6/2005

Van starts a race war and Jethro realises he lacks the ability to say 'sorry'.

Directors: Michael Bennett