Outrageous Week

Siobhan Marshall’s life in TV

‘Even after all these years’: Siobhan Marshall on forever being called Pascalle West

'Seeing what she got up to was always fun. It was like, 'what's in the next script, what happens in this one?''

By My Life in TV | 12th July, 2025

Wolf (Grant Bowler) and Cheryl (Robyn Malcolm) in Outrageous Fortune (Photo: SPP)

Twenty years on, Outrageous Fortune remains as relevant as ever

Do yourself a favour and enjoy a West family reunion this weekend.

By Tara Ward | 11th July, 2025

Image: Tina Tiller

The best needle drops in Outrageous Fortune, ranked

'Gutter Black' is just the beginning

By Gareth Shute | 11th July, 2025

Contributing Writer

Image: Tina Tiller

How the West was worn: The fashion of Outrageous Fortune

Whether it was Sharkies and slogan tees or leopard print and lace, the Wests' style remains unmatched.

By Emma Gleason | 10th July, 2025

Contributing writer

From Grandpa Ted’s ‘slutty pants’ to Pascalle’s ‘fuckity, fuckity, fuck’, Outrageous Fortune painted a picture of New Zealand swearing that we had never seen before.

‘Fuckity, fuckity, fuck’: The many riches of the Outrageous Fortune swear jar

'My favourite BSA ruling was the one where they basically said to the complainant: 'look, it's Outrageous Fortune – what were you expecting?''

By Alex Casey | 9th July, 2025

Image: Tina Tiller

Crime, chaos, and Christmas: the 20 moments that defined Outrageous Fortune

From Pascalle's porn disaster to the Christmas special, these are the moments that made Outrageous Fortune.

By Liam Rātana | 8th July, 2025

The birth of the Wests: How Outrageous Fortune came to be

The birth of the Wests: How Outrageous Fortune came to be

Twenty years ago this week, New Zealand television’s most famous family stormed onto our screens.

By Tara Ward | 7th July, 2025

The casts of Outrageous Fortune and Westside, both of which you can watch on Lightbox right now.

Then and now: Comparing the casts of Outrageous Fortune and Westside

Four seasons in, with a fifth along the way, it's time to look back, and then look even further back. Sam Brooks looks at who's who on Westside, and who originally played them on Outrageous Fortune.

By Sam Brooks | 22nd January, 2019

Contributing writer

Westside: The Outrageous Kiwi history lesson I never knew I needed

Westside: The Outrageous Kiwi history lesson I never knew I needed

Sometimes it just takes a bunch of Westie criminals to revive the scandals of Kiwi history.

By Amelia Petrovich | 15th July, 2016