Lucky Jim (TV 2003)

Director:

Robin Shepperd

Writers:

Kingsley Amis (novel), Jack Rosenthal (adaptation)

Stars:

Stephen Tompkinson, Robert Hardy, David Ryall

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen Tompkinson	...	Jim Dixon
Robert Hardy	...	Professor Neddy Welch
David Ryall	...	Stanley
Helen McCrory	...	Margaret Peel
Anthony Calf	...	Cecil Goldsmith
Hugh Parker	...	Alfred Beesley
Robert Wilfort	...	Evan Johns
Tim Wylton	...	Mr. Wilson
Ursula Jones	...	Mrs. Cutler
Penelope Wilton	...	Celia Welch
Stephen Mangan	...	Bertrand Welch
Keeley Hawes	...	Christine Callaghan
Hermione Norris	...	Carol Goldsmith
Anthony Smee	...	Mr. Pringle
Denis Lawson	...	Julius Gore-Urqhart

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

pbs.org [us]- information and pictures

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 April 2003 (UK)

Also Known As:

Jim

Filming Locations:

The Royal Masonic School, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Working Title Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

They don't get much worse than this. Crass, dull, superficial adaptation of a novel that could have made a good TV comedy.

Very dull, laborious adaptation of Amis's amusing satire. The hero is portrayed not as a likeable loser but a merely oafish cretin. Most of the rest are pure caricatures with only Helen McCrory putting in real quality and providing something of the novel's wit. The period setting is camped up as if it were the 1920s, not the post-war period of horror comics and rock'n' roll. A real dud even by the standards of bad UK TV.