This article is about the 1982 TV series. For the similarly named 1967 TV series, see Further Adventures of Lucky Jim.
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 (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.
^Newcomb p.1303
^"The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim - BBC2 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide.
^"Broadcast - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
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