Cases of mistaken identity bring about the chance first meeting between Tom and Alison.
Tom is mistaken for a crooked car dealer.
The bank fails to pay Tom's bills.
Tom's party for Alison is a disaster.
Tom's bad luck affects Alison's visiting cousin.
Reporters expect to find a crime boss at Tom's.
Tom and Alison find a Portuguese couple on their doorstep looking for work. Later, Tom meets the tax inspector.
Alison and Tom go to a wedding. At the reception, chaos ensues.
Tom takes his car to the garage where he unknowingly becomes involved in a drug deal. Alison’s parents are mistaken for thieves.
While looking for an engagement ring for Alison, Tom encounters a robbery.
Tom suddenly begins to win things.
Tom visits the local newspaper office to correct the announcement of his engagement to Alison.
Tom and Alison get lost on the way to a funeral, but when they eventually arrive at the church, there's confusion with a wedding party.
Tom takes Alison to visit his uncle and cousins for the weekend at their country estate.
After a cricketing tour of Norway, Tom is taken into police custody and Alison tries to rescue him.
While Tom and Alison try to plan their wedding arrangements, they're asked to do some babysitting.
On the day before the wedding, photos of a scantily clad woman appear in Tom's car.
Tom and Alison host a vicars and tarts party before their Wedding, but none of the guests can get there.
Various unfortunate coincidences bring about Tom Chance's arrest. This version has a differently-scripted and acted second half to the first episode proper, although the ending is similar.