Lucky Jim

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A rollicking adaptation of Kingsley Amis's first novel, Lucky Jim stars Stephen Tompkinson as Jim Dixon, a luckless lecturer at a provincial British university, trying to make a splash with his pompous boss, Professor Neddy Welch (Robert Hardy). Jim is also trying to make it with the woman of his dreams, Christine Callaghan (Keeley Hawes, Othello and Wives and Daughters), while simultaneously being pursued by the woman of his nightmares, fellow lecturer Margaret Peel (Helen McCrory, Anna Karenina). One (of many) complications is that Christine is the girlfriend of Professor Welch's egotistical artist son, Bertrand. Another is that Margaret keeps attempting suicide to get Jim's attention. But despite his misadventures, Jim keeps his eyes on the prize: a leg up on the ladder to a professorship in medieval history.

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Creators

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Robin Sheppard

director

Kingsley Amis

writer

Jack Rosenthal

writer

Cast

Stephen Tompkinson actor Robert Hardy actor Keeley Hawes actor Helen McCrory actor Stephen Mangan actor Penelope Wilton actor David Ryall actor Anthony Calf actor Hermione Norris actor Denis Lawson actor Robert Wilfort actor

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Hugh Parker actor Rick Warden actor

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Ursula Jones actor Anthony Smee actor Tim Wylton actor Ian Lindsay actor Dorian Lough actor