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Stay Lucky

British television series, 1989 to 1993

Summary

British television series, 1989 to 1993

Field	Value
image	Stay lucky dvd cover.jpg
image_size	200
image_alt	Stay Lucky
caption	DVD cover.
genre	Drama
creator	Geoff McQueen
writer	Geoff McQueen
Alan Whiting
Michael Aitkens
director	Graeme Harper
David Reynolds
starring	Dennis Waterman
Jan Francis
Emma Wray
Niall Toibin
Susan George
Ian McNeice
Leslie Ash
Dougray Scott
composer	John Powell
country	United Kingdom
language	English
num_series	4
num_episodes	27
executive_producer	David Reynolds
producer	Andrew Benson
location	Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
runtime	60 minutes
(including adverts)
company	Yorkshire Television
channel	ITV
first_aired
last_aired

Alan Whiting Michael Aitkens David Reynolds Jan Francis Emma Wray Niall Toibin Susan George Ian McNeice Leslie Ash Dougray Scott (including adverts)

Stay Lucky is a British television comedy-drama series ran from 8 December 1989 to 6 August 1993. Made by Yorkshire Television and screened on the ITV network, it starred Jan Francis (series 1 to 3) and Dennis Waterman.

Plot

Drama about a small-time gangster Thomas Gynn (Dennis Waterman) from London who discovers a new life up north in Yorkshire.

Helping widowed, self-sufficient businesswoman Sally Hardcastle (Jan Francis) when her car breaks down on the motorway, Thomas reluctantly accepts an offer of a lift to Leeds.

Over the coming months, the two become involved in a series of misadventures that soon find them being drawn closer together.

Cast

Dennis Waterman as Thomas Gynn
Jan Francis as Sally Hardcastle
Emma Wray as Pippa
Niall Toibin as John Lively
Susan George as Samantha Mansfield
Ian McNeice as Franklyn Bysouth
Leslie Ash as Jo Blake
Dougray Scott as Alex
Willie Ross as Barney Potter
Chris Jury as Kevin
James Grout as Ken Warren
Lou Hirsch as Monty
Mac McDonald as Vinny

Others include Paul Chapman, Belinda Lang, Rula Lenska, Amanda Noar and Rosemary Martin.

Episodes

Series 1 (1989)

Series 2 (1990)

Series 3 (1991)

Series 4 (1993)

Locations

Clarence Dock, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK (Series 1 – Sally's boatyard)
Canal Basin, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, England, UK (Series 2 and 3 – Sally's boatyard)
Armley Mills Industrial Museum, Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK (Series 4 – The Yorkshire Industrial Museum)

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