Lucky Jim

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Stephen Tompkinson

Jim Dixon

Age : 59 | Popularity : 59%

Robert Hardy

Professor Neddy Welch

Age : N/A | Popularity : 61%

Keeley Hawes

Christine Callaghan

Age : 48 | Popularity : 100%

Helen McCrory

Margaret Peel

Age : 56 | Popularity : 100%

Stephen Mangan

Bertrand Welch

Age : N/A | Popularity : 25%

Penelope Wilton

Celia Welch

Age : 78 | Popularity : 73%

David Ryall

Stanley

Age : N/A | Popularity : 54%

Anthony Calf

Cecil Goldsmith

Age : 65 | Popularity : 33%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Novel	Kingsley Amis
	Writer	Jack Rosenthal
Directing	Director	Robin Sheppard
Production	Executive Producer	Rebecca Eaton Simon Wright
	Casting	Janey Fothergill
	Producer	Analisa Barreto Sanne Wohlenberg
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Kate Hodgson Sue Woodbridge Sandy Staples
	Costume Design	Anushia Nieradzik
Camera	Director of Photography	Julian Court
Sound	Sound Editor	Chris Nuttall
	Original Music Composer	Mark Russell
	Sound Mixer	Clive Derbyshire
Editing	Editor	Chris Dickens
Art	Art Direction	Sharon Cartwright
	Production Design	Tim Hutchinson
Department	Role	Name

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