Can a family of small-time criminals go legit? Scoundrels tells the story of the Wests, who are forced to change their lifestyle after the man of the house gets sent to the big house. Cheryl, loving mother and devoted wife, will do everything she can to keep her family together and on the straight and narrow.
Scoundrels stars Virginia Madsen as Cheryl West; David James Elliott as Wolfgang "Wolf" West; Patrick Flueger as Logan West/Calvin "Cal" West; Leven Rambin as Heather West; Vanessa Marano as Hope West and Carlos Bernard as Sergeant Mack.
Scoundrels is an adaptation of the New Zealand series
Outrageous Fortune, which follows the attempted reformation of a small-time crime family while its patriarch is away in prison.
8.7/10 (10 Votes cast)
Recaps
1x6: Birds of a Feather Flock Together recap: The mother has gotten flowers from her son Logan. Her day has been made. They made her pancakes and it seems like she isn't going to want to see Wolf that night. Cal got her a present and it is a really old clock with a deer at the type. She goes to work and everyone is happy that she has been hired. She goes to talk to her boss, Penny, and she tells her that it is her birthday and invites her to the party. She discusses a situation with her and it seems that she is very much shady...
read more.1x5: Yes, Sir, Yes, Sir, Three Bags Full recap: Wolf and the wifey are talking on the phone. Wolf thinks that it would be nice if Logan will stop by. The fuse just got blown and she wigs out. They think that she's going to probably not going to get a job. She goes to speak to Logan and he gives him a bunch of money. Cal asks for actual paychecks from work because he needs it...
read more.1x4: Where Have You Been, Charming Billy? recap: As the episode opens, cops are chasing a criminal that is running away with a giant bag. He actually gets away from them by jumping into a dumpster and they drive past, but as soon as they drive past he is picked up by a trash truck and thrown into the back. Obviously being compacted like the rest of the trash that gets thrown back there. At the West's there is a lot going on. Hope finds that there is quite a lot of beer and Cal is sad with his head on the counter...
read more.1x3: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire recap: Logan has jumped in the deep end regarding trying to make himself seem more important. He has taken on a pretty large lawsuit and it wasn't for the reasons that he thought they were. He at one point told his boss that he had Native American in him and that is why he even got the case. Unfortunately for him, the people he is representing are part of the exact tribe that he had claimed to be a part of. We all know that he isn't really part of that tribe so he has to find help and fast!..
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