Lucky Jim

Lucky Jim

104 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | April 11, 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.

Lucky Jim

104 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | April 11, 2003

Lucky Jim
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers
Original title Lucky Jim
Directors Robin Sheppard
Writers Kingsley Amis, Jack Rosenthal

Cast

Stephen Tompkinson

as Jim Dixon

Robert Hardy

as Professor Neddy Welch

Keeley Hawes

as Christine Callaghan

Helen McCrory

as Margaret Peel

Stephen Mangan

as Bertrand Welch

Penelope Wilton

as Celia Welch

David Ryall

as Stanley

Anthony Calf

as Cecil Goldsmith

Hermione Norris

as Carol Goldsmith

Denis Lawson

as Julius Gore-Urqhart

Robert Wilfort

as Evan Johns

Hugh Parker

as Beesley

Rick Warden

as Mr. Catchpole

Ursula Jones

as Mrs Cutler

Anthony Smee

as Mr Pringle

Tim Wylton

as Mr Wilson

Ian Lindsay

as Bus Conductor

Dorian Lough

as Taxi Driver