Outrageous Fortune has once again proved itself the pick of New Zealand TV viewing. In the 2010 TV Guide Best on the Box People’s Choice Awards announced mid-March, Outrageous Fortune attracted over 45% of votes to win the Best Drama title.
Robyn Malcolm (Cheryl) netted a similar percentage of votes to be named Best TV Actress (for the sixth year running) as well as Sexiest Woman. And Antony Starr (Jethro and Van) scooped the Best Actor award for the third year, and also was chosen Sexiest Man.
Congratulations to all the cast, producers and crew of Outrageous Fortune. For the inside story on New Zealand’s greatest TV drama, pick up your copy of Outrageous Fortune: The West Family Album from any good bookseller or through www.outrageousfortune.co.nz.
The Going West Books and Writers Festival comprises an exciting range of word-based events including the theatre
season, poetry slam, rare and second-hand book market, writers in schools programme, the literary weekend - bringing together
writers and performers from around the country and Storyfest, the free family day.
The festival will be running from 17 August - 26 September
at various venues in Waitakere City.
Celebrate the West:
Saturday 12 September
4:30 to 5:30 - An insiders look at 'Outrageous Fortune' with James Griffin, Rachel Lang and Robyn Malcolm (Cheryl)
THE BOOK:
Outrageous Fortune: The West Family Album is the ultimate fan handbook to New Zealand's favourite family, the Wests, and their associates from the hit TV3 show Outrageous Fortunes. Written by the show's writers and featuring the actors’ take on the series, the album features script extracts, a trivia quiz and a drinking game – and probes the characters to reveal all from Cheryl’s recipes to Pascalle’s philosophy, Ted’s racing tips to the Tool Guy code.
Written by James Griffin and Rachel Lang, the multiple award-winning creators and executive producers of Outrageous Fortune, and Tim Balme, who has been a storyliner and scriptwriter since the show’s second season.
ISBN: 978-1-877514-00-5
