Lucky Jim (2003)
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.
Director: Robin Sheppard
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Stephen Tompkinson as Jim Dixon |
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Robert Hardy as Professor Neddy Welch |
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Keeley Hawes as Christine Callaghan |
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Helen McCrory as Margaret Peel |
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Stephen Mangan as Bertrand Welch |
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Penelope Wilton as Celia Welch |
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David Ryall as Stanley |
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Anthony Calf as Cecil Goldsmith |
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Hermione Norris as Carol Goldsmith |
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Denis Lawson as Julius Gore-Urqhart |
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Robert Wilfort as Evan Johns |
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Hugh Parker as Beesley |
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Rick Warden as Mr. Catchpole |
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Ursula Jones as Mrs Cutler |
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Anthony Smee as Mr Pringle |
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Tim Wylton as Mr Wilson |
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Ian Lindsay as Bus Conductor |
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Dorian Lough as Taxi Driver |
| Writing | Kingsley Amis | Novel |
| Directing | Robin Sheppard | Director |
| Production | Rebecca Eaton | Executive Producer |
| Production | Analisa Barreto | Producer |
| Art | Sharon Cartwright | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sue Woodbridge | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Tim Hutchinson | Production Design |
| Camera | Julian Court | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kate Hodgson | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandy Staples | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anushia Nieradzik | Costume Design |
| Sound | Chris Nuttall | Sound Editor |
| Production | Simon Wright | Executive Producer |
| Production | Janey Fothergill | Casting |
| Production | Sanne Wohlenberg | Producer |
| Sound | Clive Derbyshire | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Mark Russell | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Chris Dickens | Editor |
| Writing | Jack Rosenthal | Writer |
