Lucky Feller - ITV1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Lucky Feller. Image shows from L to R: Kathleen Peake (Cheryl Hall), Bernard 'Shorty' Mepstead (David Jason). Copyright: London Weekend Television

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

1976

Channel

ITV

Episodes

14 (1 pilot + 1 series)

Stars

David Jason, Peter Armitage, Cheryl Hall and Pat Heywood

Writer

Terence Frisby

Director

Mike Vardy

Producer

Humphrey Barclay

Company

Brothers Shorty and Randolph Mepsted both live at home with their mum in Brockley, south east London. Shorty is the shy, retiring type while Randolph is a ladies' man. Together they run a small plumbing and repair business.

Over the course of the series, our incredibly unlucky 'Lucky Feller' attempts to come up trumps in getting the girl of his dreams, Kath. Unfortunately for Shorty, she's fallen for his womanising brother...

Additional details

Production

Studio

Camera set-up

Multi-camera

Picture

Colour

Soundtrack

Theme song performed by The Tony Mansell Singers.

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Friday 3rd September 1976 at 6:30pm on ITV1

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Recording details