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Was chances the one with the dwarf in it?
Seeing the title "Chances" brought back a memory of the show but I had to look it up. How the hell could I have forgotten it? LOL
The show's early ratings proved disappointing, resulting in several cast re-shuffles that saw most of the original characters written out of the series, and new actors brought in, including Stephen Whittaker, Gerard Sont, Danielle Fairclough, Ciri Thompson, Kevin J. Wilson, Abigail, Lynda Stoner and Patsy Stephen.[3] Attempts to boost the ratings saw an increase in sex and nudity, including storylines involving bondage and lesbianism.[4] These sexual elements provoked considerable controversy, with some TV watchdogs attacking Chances as "teleporn".[4] The program's storylines also became increasingly bizarre and fantasy-oriented, with new stories involving the Asian Triads, ghosts, an angel on a Harley Davidson motorcycle, an Egyptian Sun Goddess, laser-wielding vampires, man-eating plants, and neo-Nazis hunting valuable Third Reich artifacts (in Melbourne, bizarrely).[5] The Age noted that Chances became "notorious" because of these elements.[2] These changes provoked much discussion and comment within the press and the public; however, they did not lead to a strong increase in ratings. Because of its "camp" elements, Chances did gain a small but devoted audience.[5]