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Lucky Feller

★ 6.5 147 votes 1975–1976 1 seasons · 14 episodes Ended ITV1
Starring
David JasonCheryl HallPeter ArmitagePat HeywoodGlynn EdwardsMaggie Jones
Starring
David JasonCheryl HallPeter ArmitagePat HeywoodGlynn EdwardsMaggie Jones
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
05101520
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About

Lucky Feller is a 1976 ITV sitcom written by Terence Frisby and produced by Humphrey Barclay. It featured David Jason and ran for just one series of 13 episodes. It is reported that London Weekend Television later tried to revive it in the 1990s but Jason did not agree to this as he felt at the time he was being over-exposed. About two brothers in South-East London, the basic set-up can be seen as a dry run for Only Fools and Horses, except with David Jason playing the nerdy "Rodders" part, Shorty Mepstead. The other brother, Randolph Mepstead, was played by Peter Armitage. In the sitcom, Jason was in love with a girl, who was sexually infatuated with - and indeed pregnant by - Randolph Mepstead. Despite her feelings for Randolph, she was engaged to Shorty and had to bed him before the end of the series to make sure that he would think he was the father. But despite her best attempts, and Jason's feelings for her, the consummation never quite happened. Guest stars included such names as Pat Heywood, Prunella Scales and Mike Grady as well as international stars such as Bert Kwouk and Saeed Jaffrey. The show was directed by both Gerry Mill and Mike Vardy and was mainly filmed in and around South London. The show was offered a second series, however writer Terence Frisby didn't feel he had enough ideas for the series to continue and therefore the show was axed after the final episode.

All Seasons

Season 11976
6.4251146h 4m
EpTitleRatingVotesRuntime
0Lucky Feller: Pilot6.11928 min
1Mother's Day6.92027 min
2All the Tea in China6.31927 min
3Breaking the Ice6.31925 min
4Kath's Family6.81925 min
5It's a Dog's Life6.41925 min
6The Game6.41626 min
7The Power and the Glory5.91626 min
8The Families Meet6.21727 min
9Where There's Life, There's Soap6.32025 min
10Ever Been Had?5.71525 min
11The Boat6.41726 min
12A Night on the Moors7.51926 min
13The Wedding6.21626 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

David Jason Bernard 'Shorty' Mepstead
Cheryl Hall Kathleen Peake
Peter Armitage Randolph 'Randy' Mepstead
Pat Heywood Mrs. Mepstead
Glynn Edwards Mr. Cecil Peake
Maggie Jones Mrs. Tanya Peake
Christopher Owen Vicar
Desmond Jones Barman, Wedding Guest
Burt Kwouk Chinese Waiter, Wedding Guest
Janet Davies First Woman, Wedding Guest

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