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Lucky Jim (2003)
Director: Robin Sheppard
Cast: Stephen Tompkinson, Robert Hardy, Keeley Hawes, Helen McCrory
Runtime104 min
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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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Lucky Jim is a critically acclaimed 2003 TV movie adaptation of Kingsley Amis's first novel, directed by Robin Sheppard. The film stars Stephen Tompkinson as a luckless lecturer trying to navigate his work and romantic life at a provincial British university. While the film has not received major awards recognition, it has been praised by critics for its witty and charismatic performances.
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Lucky Jim is a 2003 British television comedy film directed by Robin Sheppard and starring Stephen Tompkinson, Robert Hardy and Keeley Hawes. It is the third television adaptation of the 1954 novel Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis, following Further Adventures of Lucky Jim and The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim.
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