One of the quirkiest and funniest sitcoms of the 1980s, this series captivates me. The very English middle class awkwardness of the relationship between the two central characters, the array of coincidences which dog poor Tom's life, Tom's bizarre way of speaking,the acting, the music - it's absolute perfection.
This amusing Thames Television sitcom starred Simon Callow and Brenda Blethyn as Tom Chance and Alison Little, a young courting couple who are brought together by a series of strange coincidences. Tom is frequently a member of unlikely circumstances.
Watching Chance in a Million again makes me think of Fleabag, because of the quirkiness of the writing, the gloriously rich characterisation and the sheer intelligence behind it all. Rare in a TV comedy of any decade.
It's a testament to the talent of Callow & Blethyn that this is not unwatchable but in fact still bloody funny and charming.All the clichés of early 80's sitcoms in abundance - awful lighting, wooden sets, even more wooden acting from the other characters and extras, past-it's-sell-by-date canned laughter.
I was first introduced to this superb little TV sitcom in 1985 when a friend recommended it (cheers Mike). Chance in a Million is not your run of the mill TV sitcom, it is very cleverly written, well acted and a little surreal.
"Chance in a Million" was a gem and it is sad that it has never been repeated.Tom Chance (Simon Callow) accepted the twists fate threw at him with unflinching cheerfulness and it was a pleasure trying to anticipate what could go wrong next.
One of the finest British TV comedies. Superb performances from both Callow and the very versatile Brenda Blethyn.
Just received all 18 episodes on DVD which I ordered, I've watched three of them so far.You know how for years you tell younger people how great an old series was and then it comes on and you don't even crack a smile when watching it?
When considering the junk that does make it to DVD, why, oh why, has this been overlooked for so long? It is superb and certainly not another twee safe little 'middle-england' sitcom where it is compulsory for EVERY actor's line to be funny then followed by canned laughter.
