684 Chance in a Million

First  viewed : Uncertain

This  quirky  Channel  4  sitcom  started  around  this  time  but  as  I  never  watched  it  regularly  I've  no  idea  when  I  first  dipped  into  it.

It  starred  Simon  Callow  and  Brenda  Blethyn,  neither  of  whom  were  particularly  well  known  at  the  time,  as  Tom  and  Alison  Chance, a  couple  whose  life  together  is  bedevilled  by  unlikely  events  and  coincidences. For  a  mid-evening  sitcom  it  had  quite  a  high  sexual  content  and  most  episodes  involved  somebody, usually  Blethyn, stripping  down  to  their  underwear. It  was  amusing  and  inventive  but  did  require  tolerance  of  Callow's  constantly   clipped  and  fruity  manner  of  speaking  and  holy  fool  persona.

It  ran  for  three  seasons  from  1984  to  1986. Both  actors  have  expressed  interest  in  reviving  the  series  but  it  hasn't  happened  yet.