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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Lucky Jim Cast
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Character |
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Keeley Hawes
She was 27, now 48 years old
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as Christine Callaghan |
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Helen McCrory
She was 34, now 56 years old
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as Margaret Peel |
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Stephen Tompkinson
He was 37, now 59 years old
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as Jim Dixon |
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Denis Lawson
He was 55, now 77 years old
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as Julius Gore-Urqhart |
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Rick Warden
He was 31, now 53 years old
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as Mr. Catchpole |
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Robert Hardy
He was 77, 91 years old when he died
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as Professor Neddy Welch |
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Stephen Mangan
He was 30, now 52 years old
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as Bertrand Welch |
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Penelope Wilton
She was 56, now 78 years old
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as Celia Welch |
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Hermione Norris
She was 36, now 57 years old
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as Carol Goldsmith |
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David Ryall
He was 68, 79 years old when he died
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as Stanley |
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Robert Wilfort
He was 25, now 47 years old
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as Evan Johns |
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Anthony Smee
He was 53, now 75 years old
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as Mr Pringle |
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Anthony Calf
He was 43, now 65 years old
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as Cecil Goldsmith |
Lucky Jim Crew
