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NZ On Air 30th Birthday - Outrageous Fortune

Web (Full Length) – 2019

The bogan just oozed out of them in every kind of scene.
– National Party Deputy Leader Paula Bennett on the characters in Outrageous Fortune
.....I really feel like it was the show where New Zealanders fell in love with themselves. Finally, it was quite awesome to be a Kiwi, and quite awesome to be a working class Kiwi. And it was to do with the attitude of the Wests I think — it was a bit like "we don't give a f*** what you think, we actually like us".
– Actor Robyn Malcolm on the impact of Outrageous Fortune
Everyone believed that Outrageous Fortune was a risk back then. I hope it's created more courage to take greater risks with TV....
– Outrageous Fortune actor Robyn Malcolm