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Lucky Chances

TV·1990–1990·1 season, 3 episodes·NBC·Drama·1h 31m·Created by Jackie Collins

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Lucky Chances is a three-part 1990 television miniseries based on Jackie Collins' novels Chances (1981) and Lucky (1985), and produced by William Peters for NBC. It stars Vincent Irizarry, Nicollette Sheridan, Shawnee Smith, Alan Rosenberg, Anne-Marie Johnson, and Phil Morris. The Santangelo family builds a casino empire in Las Vegas. After Gino's death, his daughter Lucky fights to maintain control of the business and fortune.

Castfull cast & details

Nicollette SheridanNicollette SheridanLucky SantangeloVincent IrizarryVincent IrizarryGino SantangeloEric BraedenEric BraedenDimitri StanislopolousMichael NaderMichael NaderEnzio BonnattiDavid McCallumDavid McCallumBernard DimesAnne-Marie JohnsonAnne-Marie JohnsonCarrie JonesSandra BullockSandra BullockMaria SantangeloStephanie BeachamStephanie BeachamSusan Martino Santangelo

Episodes by season

Season013Episodes1990Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Lucky Chances S01E01Episode 1October 7, 1990—Gino scrambles to finish his resort hotel after his benefactors (Mary Frann, Richard Anderson) are killed; Gino's wife (Sandra Bullock) is m
  2. S01E02Lucky Chances S01E02Episode 2October 8, 1990—Gino's son is an attorney who is investigating the Santangelos; Gino forces Lucky to marry a U.S. senator's son.
  3. S01E03Lucky Chances S01E03Episode 3October 9, 1990—In 1970, Lucky is cleared of murdering Enzio Bonnatti; Gino (Vincent Irizarry) regains control of the hotel; Lucky's child is kidnapped.

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