Further Adventures of Lucky Jim
British TV series or programme
| Further Adventures of Lucky Jim | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Based on | Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis |
| Written by | Dick Clement Ian La Frenais |
| Starring | Keith Barron Colin Jeavons |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Duncan Wood |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 2 May (1967-05-02) – 13 June 1967 (1967-06-13) |
Further Adventures of Lucky Jim or The New Adventures of Lucky Jim is a comedy television series which first aired on BBC 1 in 1967.[1][2] Inspired by the novel Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis, it updates the story from the early 1950s of the novel to mid-1960s Swinging London. It stars Keith Barron as the young university lecturer Jim Dixon. The scriptwriters wrote a belated sequel The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim starring Enn Reitel in 1982.
The majority of the episodes are now considered lost.
Other actors who appeared in the series include Suzy Kendall, Nerys Hughes, John Le Mesurier, Francis Matthews, Eunice Gayson, John Junkin, Donald Hewlett, William Kendall, Robert Raglan, Felix Bowness, Janina Faye, Patrick Newell, Diana King and Michael Balfour.
Main cast
- Keith Barron as Jim Dixon
- Colin Jeavons as Brian
References
- ^ Pringle p.66
- ^ "Further Adventures of Lucky Jim - BBC1 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide.
Bibliography
- David Pringle. Imaginary People: A Who's who of Fictional Characters from the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day. Scolar Press, 1996.
External links
- Further Adventures of Lucky Jim at IMDb
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Works by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
- The Likely Lads (1964–66)
- Further Adventures of Lucky Jim (1967)
- Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973–74)
- Porridge (1974–77)
- Thick as Thieves (1974)
- Going Straight (1978)
- The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim (1982)
- The Old Boy Network (1992)
- Tracey Takes On... (1996–99)
- Parents of the Band (2008–09)
- Henry IX (2017)
- Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983–2004)
- Lovejoy (1986–94)
- Full Stretch (1993)
- Archangel (2005)
- The Rotters' Club (2005)
- Spies of Warsaw (2013)
- The Jokers (1967)
- Otley (1968)
- Hannibal Brooks (1969)
- To Catch a Spy (1971)
- Villain (1971)
- The Likely Lads (1976)
- Porridge (1979)
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
- Never Say Never Again (1983)
- Bullshot (1983)
- Water (1985)
- Vice Versa (1988)
- The Commitments (1991)
- Excess Baggage (1997)
- Still Crazy (1998)
- Honest (2000)
- Goal! (2005)
- Flushed Away (2006)
- Across the Universe (2007)
- The Bank Job (2008)
- Killing Bono (2011)
- Billy (1974)
- Anyone for Denis? (1982)
- Percy's Progress (film, 1971)
- The Other 'Arf (1980–84)
- Spender (1991–93)
