Outrageous Fortune Series 4 DVD
Four Discs, PAL, Region 4, 804 mins playing time, 18 x 1 hr episodes
Restricted: R16 ( Restricted to persons 16 years and over).  Contains violence, offensive language, drug use and sex scenes.

I took a while to warm to Outrageous Fortune when it was first released on New Zealand television, but now I'm an avid fan, and I can't wait for Season 5 to roll around!  This is undoubtedly New Zealand's best comedy drama series - very, very funny and very good acting.

On this 4-disc set, Cheryl West battles the forces of ex-husband Wolf to defend her kids and castle, but as family tensions erupt, the worst villain may be the enemy within...

The Wests are a one-family crime wave with a proud tradition of thievery, larceny and petty crime.  Or at least they used to be.  At the beginning of series one of Outrageous Fortune, family matriarch Cheryl West decided enough was enough - the family must clean up their act and go straight.

They tried.  Well most of them gave it a bash, but it's not easy being a saint when you have the DNA of a sinner.  Despite much opposition from her husband Wolf, and the occasional temptation to veer from her chosen path, Cheryl led by example.  Sure there were a few laws broken along the way, and she did end up falling in love with a policeman, but even Cheryl finds it hard to maintain perfection, particularly when she's faced with:

(Series 4) Wolf wanting back in; Jethro trying to keep Wolf and Sheree out of his apartment ( and his bed); the Tool Guys being guys with tools; Loretta fighting to keep herself onside with the family; Grandpa on the hunt for the bastard who knocked up Rita; the Hoochie Girls falling to pieces and Pascalle trying to heal them all. 

And that isn't the half of what goes on!

The Outrageous Fortune Series 4 DVDs ( set of 4) includes 18 one-hour episodes, plus audio commentaries, outtakes, and a photo gallery.

Starring: Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Grant Bowler, Siobhan Marshall, Antonia Prebble, Frank Whitten.