The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim

The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim
GenreComedy
Based onLucky Jim
by Kingsley Amis
Written byDick Clement
Ian La Frenais
StarringEnn Reitel
Glynis Barber
ComposerAlan Price
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerHarold Snoad
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release1 November (1982-11-01) –
13 December 1982 (1982-12-13)
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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.

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.

  1. ^ Newcomb p.1303
  2. ^ "The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim - BBC2 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide.
  3. ^ "Broadcast - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.