South Pacific Pictures' acclaimed drama series OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE returns to TV3 on Tuesday September 5 at 9.30pm.

Since premiering in July 2005, the show has been consistently recognized as New Zealand's stand-out drama. At the recent Air NZ Screen Awards, OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE was named Best Drama Series and Best Drama Programme and last year the show won six Qantas Awards including Best Drama, Best Actress (Robyn Malcolm) and Best Actor (Antony Starr).

The Wests are a one-family crime wave with a proud tradition in thievery, larceny and petty crime. Or at least they used to be. During the first series, family matriarch Cheryl West (Robyn Malcolm) decided enough is enough - the family must clean up their act and go straight.

While her husband, Wolf (Grant Bowler) was in prison, Cheryl took control of the family and led by example. Sure, there were a few laws broken along the way in the name of the greater good…and she did end up falling in love with a policeman - but even Cheryl is not perfect.

The second series of OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE picks up the story of the West family and their attempts to stay out of trouble. But one major thing has changed: Wolf is out of prison and on home detention. Now there is a power struggle as Cheryl, still determined to save her brood from following in their father's fingerprints, must contend with Wolf who does not intend to take his wife's sudden wave of righteousness lying down.

Cheryl also has the issue of juggling the two men in her life, after her affair with Detective Sergeant Wayne Judd (who was once the West family's nemesis), while Wolf was in prison.

The second series of OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE is comprised of 16 one-hour episodes as well as a 90-minute Christmas telefeature which is currently being shot out of Auckland.

Created by James Griffin (Sione's Wedding, Serial Killers) and Rachel Lang (Mercy Peak, Maddigan's Quest), OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE stars Robyn Malcolm as Cheryl West, Grant Bowler as Wolfgang West, Antony Starr as twins Jethro and Van West, Siobhan Marshall as Pascalle West, Antonia Prebble as Loretta West and Frank Whitten as Grandpa Ted West. Regular guest cast also include Kirk Torrance as Det. Sgt Wayne Judd, Tammy Davis as Munter, Brian Sergent as Eric and two new but familiar faces: Shane Cortese (as Hayden Parker) and Claire Chitham (as Aurora Bay).