Stay Lucky is a British television comedy-drama series ran from 8 December 1989 to 6 August 1993. Made by Yorkshire Television and screened on the ITV network, it starred Jan Francis and Dennis Waterman.
| Stay Lucky | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Geoff McQueen |
| Written by | Geoff McQueen Alan Whiting Michael Aitkens |
| Directed by | Graeme Harper David Reynolds |
| Starring | Dennis Waterman Jan Francis Emma Wray Niall Toibin Susan George Ian McNeice Leslie Ash Dougray Scott |
| Composer | John Powell |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David Reynolds |
| Producer | Andrew Benson |
| Production locations | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including adverts) |
| Production company | Yorkshire Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 8 December 1989 – 6 August 1993 |
Plot
editDrama about a small-time gangster Thomas Gynn (Dennis Waterman) from London who discovers a new life up north in Yorkshire.
Helping widowed, self-sufficient businesswoman Sally Hardcastle (Jan Francis) when her car breaks down on the motorway, Thomas reluctantly accepts an offer of a lift to Leeds.
Over the coming months, the two become involved in a series of misadventures that soon find them being drawn closer together.
Cast
edit- Dennis Waterman as Thomas Gynn
- Jan Francis as Sally Hardcastle
- Emma Wray as Pippa
- Niall Toibin as John Lively
- Susan George as Samantha Mansfield
- Ian McNeice as Franklyn Bysouth
- Leslie Ash as Jo Blake
- Dougray Scott as Alex
- Willie Ross as Barney Potter
- Chris Jury as Kevin
- James Grout as Ken Warren
- Lou Hirsch as Monty
- Mac McDonald as Vinny
Others include Paul Chapman, Belinda Lang, Rula Lenska, Amanda Noar and Rosemary Martin.
Episodes
edit| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 3 | 8 December 1989 | 22 December 1989 | |
| 2 | 7 | 29 September 1990 | 10 November 1990 | |
| 3 | 7 | 12 October 1991 | 23 November 1991 | |
| 4 | 10 | 4 June 1993 | 6 August 1993 | |
Series 1 (1989)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "A1 Rain Dancer" | David Reynolds | Geoff McQueen | 8 December 1989 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Howling" | David Reynolds | Geoff McQueen | 15 December 1989 |
| 3 | 3 | "Fool's Gold" | David Reynolds | Geoff McQueen | 22 December 1989 |
Series 2 (1990)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | "Burning Your Boats" | David Reynolds | Geoff McQueen | 29 September 1990 |
| 5 | 2 | "Bring Back My Barney to Me!" | Graeme Harper | Michael Aitkens | 6 October 1990 |
| 6 | 3 | "A Woman's Lot" | John Glenister | Michael Aitkens | 13 October 1990 |
| 7 | 4 | "The Devil Wept in Leeds" | David Reynolds | Steven Moffat | 20 October 1990 |
| 8 | 5 | "Trial by Marriage" | Graeme Harper | Michael Aitkens | 27 October 1990 |
| 9 | 6 | "Hotrod Horace" | David Reynolds | Geoff McQueen | 3 November 1990 |
| 10 | 7 | "Bigamy Blues" | John Glenister | Geoff McQueen | 10 November 1990 |
Series 3 (1991)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Poetic Justice" | Lawrence Gordon Clark | Geoff McQueen | 12 October 1991 |
| 12 | 2 | "The Food of Love" | Graeme Harper | Michael Aitkens | 19 October 1991 |
| 13 | 3 | "Hard Times, Hard Men" | David Reynolds | Michael Aitkens | 26 October 1991 |
| 14 | 4 | "An Unsavoury Business" | David Reynolds | Alan Whiting | 2 November 1991 |
| 15 | 5 | "The Sisters of Achill" | Graeme Harper | Geoff McQueen | 9 November 1991 |
| 16 | 6 | "A Roman Empire" | Lawrence Gordon Clark | Alan Whiting | 16 November 1991 |
| 17 | 7 | "Shingle Beach" | David Reynolds | Geoff McQueen | 23 November 1991 |
Series 4 (1993)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | "Flameproof and Free!" | Keith Washington | Geoff McQueen | 4 June 1993 |
| 19 | 2 | "The Driving Instructor" | Ian White | Alan Whiting | 11 June 1993 |
| 20 | 3 | "A Quick Killing" | Keith Washington | Jonathan Rich, Julian Jones | 18 June 1993 |
| 21 | 4 | "Down to Earth" | David Reynolds | Jeff Povey | 25 June 1993 |
| 22 | 5 | "The Long Road... There!" | Lawrence Gordon Clark | Alan Whiting | 2 July 1993 |
| 23 | 6 | "The Long Road... Back!" | Lawrence Gordon Clark | Alan Whiting | 9 July 1993 |
| 24 | 7 | "Gilding the Lily" | Steve Goldie | Jeff Povey | 16 July 1993 |
| 25 | 8 | "Blowing Bubbles" | Mike Vardy | Bernard Dempsey | 23 July 1993 |
| 26 | 9 | "Sand Dancer" | Mike Vardy | Geoff McQueen | 30 July 1993 |
| 27 | 10 | "One Jump Ahead" | David Reynolds | Geoff McQueen | 6 August 1993 |
Locations
edit- Clarence Dock, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK (Series 1 – Sally's boatyard)
- Canal Basin, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, England, UK (Series 2 and 3 – Sally's boatyard)
- Armley Mills Industrial Museum, Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK (Series 4 – The Yorkshire Industrial Museum)
External links
edit- Dennis Waterman – Museum website.
- Stay Lucky! at IMDb
- Stay Lucky at epguides.com