''Lucky Feller'' is a
British television sitcom
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written by
Terence Frisby
Terence Peter Michael Frisby (28 November 1932 – 22 April 2020) was a British playwright, actor, director and producer, best known as the author of the play ''There's a Girl in My Soup''.
Early life
Frisby was born in 1932 in New Cross, s ...
and produced by
Humphrey Barclay
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Career
Barclay was educated at Harrow School, before reading Classics at Trinity College, Cambridge, where his first foray into sh ...
. It was broadcast on
ITV in 1976. The series stars
David Jason
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and ran for one series of 13 episodes.
The series is about two
plumber
A plumber is a tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable (drinking) water, and for sewage and drainage in plumbing systems. brothers who live in
Brockley
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History
The name Brockley is derived from "Broca's woodland clearing", a wood where badgers are seen (' ...
, South East
London
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. The basic set-up can be compared to ''
Only Fools and Horses
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'', except with David Jason playing the Rodney part, Bernard 'Shorty' Mepstead. The elder brother, Randolph 'Randy' Mepstead, is played by
Peter Armitage (
Nicky Henson in the
pilot episode). Shorty is naive, hopeful and in love with a girl named Kathleen Peake (
Cheryl Hall
Cheryl Hall (born 23 July 1950 in London) is a British actress. She is best known for playing Shirley Johnson in the British sitcom ''Citizen Smith'' (1977–1979) and had a recurring role as Sadie in ''The Bill'' (1984–1988).
Biography
One ...
). She is sexually
infatuated with – and thinks she is
pregnant by – Randy. Despite her
attraction to Randy, she becomes
engaged
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to Shorty and has to bed him before the end of the series so that he will believe that he is the father. But despite her best attempts, and Shorty's feelings for her, the consummation never happens. In the final episode, it becomes clear that Kath is not pregnant.
Guest stars include
Pat Heywood
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,
Prunella Scales
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and
Mike Grady as well as
Burt Kwouk
Herbert Tsangtse Kwouk, (; ; 18 July 1930 – 24 May 2016) was a British actor, known for his role as Cato in the ''Pink Panther'' films. He made appearances in many television programmes, including a portrayal of Imperial Japanese Army Ma ...
and
Saeed Jaffrey
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. The show was directed by both Gerry Mill and Mike Vardy and location sequences were mainly filmed in and around South London. The show was offered a second series; however writer Terence Frisby did not feel he had enough ideas for the series to continue, so the show ended with the thirteenth and final episode.
The complete series was released on DVD on 22 September 2014 and was repeated on
Gold
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in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Episode list
External links
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*{{IMDb title, id=0074019, title=Lucky Feller
1976 British television series debuts
1976 British television series endings
1970s British sitcoms
Casual sex in television
English-language television shows
ITV sitcoms
London Borough of Lewisham
London Weekend Television shows
Pregnancy-themed television shows
Television series about brothers
Television series about dysfunctional families
Television series by ITV Studios
Television shows set in London