Stay Lucky

Stay Lucky
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Genre	Drama
Created by	Geoff McQueen
Written by	Steven Moffat Alan Whiting
Directed by	Graeme Harper David Reynolds
Starring	Leslie Ash Jan Francis Susan George Ian McNeice Willie Ross Niall Toibin Dennis Waterman Emma Wray
Composer	John Powell
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	27
Production
Executive producer	David Reynolds
Producer	Andrew Benson
Production locations	Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Running time	60 minutes (including adverts)
Production company	Yorkshire Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	8 December 1989 (1989-12-08) – 6 August 1993 (1993-08-06)

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 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

• Leslie Ash as Jo Blake
• Jan Francis as Sally Hardcastle
• Susan George as Samantha Mansfield
• Ian McNeice as Franklyn Bysouth
• Willie Ross as Barney Potter
• Niall Toibin as John Lively
• Dennis Waterman as Thomas Gynn
• Emma Wray as Pippa

Others include Chris Jury, Belinda Lang, Rula Lenska, Amanda Noar and Dougray Scott.

Episodes

Series	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	3		8 December 1989 (1989-12-08)	22 December 1989 (1989-12-22)
2	7		29 September 1990 (1990-09-29)	10 November 1990 (1990-11-10)
3	7		12 October 1991 (1991-10-12)	23 November 1991 (1991-11-23)
4	10		4 June 1993 (1993-06-04)	6 August 1993 (1993-08-06)

Series 1 (1989)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"A1 Rain Dancer"	David Reynolds	Geoff McQueen	8 December 1989 (1989-12-08)
2	2	"The Howling"	David Reynolds	Geoff McQueen	15 December 1989 (1989-12-15)
3	3	"Fool's Gold"	David Reynolds	Geoff McQueen	22 December 1989 (1989-12-22)

Series 2 (1990)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
4	1	"Burning Your Boats"	Unknown	Unknown	29 September 1990 (1990-09-29)
5	2	"Bring Back My Barney to Me!"	Unknown	Unknown	6 October 1990 (1990-10-06)
6	3	"A Woman's Lot"	Unknown	Unknown	13 October 1990 (1990-10-13)
7	4	"The Devil Wept in Leeds"	Unknown	Unknown	20 October 1990 (1990-10-20)
8	5	"Trial by Marriage"	Unknown	Unknown	27 October 1990 (1990-10-27)
9	6	"Hotrod Horace"	Unknown	Unknown	3 November 1990 (1990-11-03)
10	7	"Bigamy Blues"	Unknown	Unknown	10 November 1990 (1990-11-10)

Series 3 (1991)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
11	1	"Poetic Justice"	Unknown	Unknown	12 October 1991 (1991-10-12)
12	2	"The Food of Love"	Unknown	Unknown	19 October 1991 (1991-10-19)
13	3	"Hard Times, Hard Men"	Unknown	Unknown	26 October 1991 (1991-10-26)
14	4	"An Unsavoury Business"	Unknown	Unknown	2 November 1991 (1991-11-02)
15	5	"The Sisters of Achill"	Unknown	Unknown	9 November 1991 (1991-11-09)
16	6	"A Roman Empire"	Unknown	Unknown	16 November 1991 (1991-11-16)
17	7	"Shingle Beach"	Unknown	Unknown	23 November 1991 (1991-11-23)

Series 4 (1993)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
18	1	"Flameproof and Free!"	Unknown	Unknown	4 June 1993 (1993-06-04)
19	2	"The Driving Instructor"	Unknown	Unknown	11 June 1993 (1993-06-11)
20	3	"A Quick Killing"	Unknown	Unknown	18 June 1993 (1993-06-18)
21	4	"Down to Earth"	Unknown	Unknown	25 June 1993 (1993-06-25)
22	5	"The Long Road... There!"	Unknown	Unknown	2 July 1993 (1993-07-02)
23	6	"The Long Road... Back!"	Unknown	Unknown	9 July 1993 (1993-07-09)
24	7	"Gilding the Lily"	Unknown	Unknown	16 July 1993 (1993-07-16)
25	8	"Blowing Bubbles"	Unknown	Unknown	23 July 1993 (1993-07-23)
26	9	"Sand Dancer"	Unknown	Unknown	30 July 1993 (1993-07-30)
27	10	"One Jump Ahead"	Unknown	Unknown	6 August 1993 (1993-08-06)

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)

External links

• Dennis Waterman — Museum website.
• Stay Lucky! at IMDb
• Template:Tv.com show