The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim (a.k.a. The New Adventures of Lucky Jim) is a British television sitcom which first aired on BBC 2 in 1982.[1][2] It is inspired by the 1954 novel Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis, updated to the Swinging Sixties.[3] It was intended as a sequel to the 1967 series Further Adventures of Lucky Jim also written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, which had starred Keith Barron in the title role.
| The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Based on | Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis |
| Written by | Dick Clement Ian La Frenais |
| Starring | Enn Reitel Glynis Barber |
| Composer | Alan Price |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Harold Snoad |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 1 November – 13 December 1982 |
Actors who appeared in individual episodes include Miranda Richardson, Clive Swift, Antony Sher, Tony Haygarth, Albert Moses, Trevor Bannister, Tim Barrett, Timothy Carlton, Geoffrey Chater and Wanda Ventham.
Synopsis
editIn 1967 returning from a year abroad, university lecturer Jim Dixon is determined to get into the spirit of the times.
Main cast
edit- Enn Reitel as Jim Dixon
- Glynis Barber as Lucy Simmons
- David Simeon as Philip Lassiter
- Barbara Flynn as Joanna Lassiter
- Nick Stringer as George Bowles
- Debbie Wheeler as Susan
- Peter Hughes as Mr. Dixon
- Margery Mason as Mrs. Dixon
- Jane Myerson as Penny Davenport
References
edit- ^ Newcomb p.1303
- ^ "The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim - BBC2 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "Broadcast - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
Bibliography
edit- Horace Newcomb. Encyclopedia of Television. Routledge, 2014.
