

A sweeping story of Passion, Power and Greed
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.
Jackie Collins
NBC

Nicollette Sheridan
Lucky Santangelo

Vincent Irizarry
Gino Santangelo

Eric Braeden
Dimitri Stanislopolous

Michael Nader
Enzio Bonnatti

David McCallum
Bernard Dimes

Anne-Marie Johnson
Carrie Jones

Sandra Bullock
Maria Santangelo

Stephanie Beacham
Susan Martino Santangelo

Shawnee Smith
Olympia Stanislopolous

Alan Rosenberg
Costa

Luca Bercovici
Santino Bonnatti

Richard Anderson
Mr. Duke

1. Episode 1
Gino scrambles to finish his resort hotel after his benefactors (Mary Frann, Richard Anderson) are killed; Gino's wife (Sandra Bullock) is murdered.

2. Episode 2
Gino's son is an attorney who is investigating the Santangelos; Gino forces Lucky to marry a U.S. senator's son.

3. Episode 3
In 1970, Lucky is cleared of murdering Enzio Bonnatti; Gino (Vincent Irizarry) regains control of the hotel; Lucky's child is kidnapped.