''Further Adventures of Lucky Jim'' or ''The New Adventures of Lucky Jim'' is a

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which first aired on

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in 1967. Inspired by the novel ''

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'' by

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, it updates the story from the early 1950s of the novel to mid-1960s

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. It stars

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as the young

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Jim Dixon. The scriptwriters wrote a belated sequel ''

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'' starring

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in 1982. The majority of the episodes are now considered lost. In 2024 audio recordings were found for several missing episodes from the series. These episodes are entitled 'Jim's In', 'Jim Cleans Up', 'Look Why Don't We Go Back To My Place?' and 'Jim Freaks Out'.http://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/8031/bbc-sitcom-recordings-found-clement-la-frenais/ Other actors who appeared in the series include

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, Francis Matthews,

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, William Kendall,

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and Michael Balfour.

Main cast

as Jim Dixon *

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as Brian

References

Bibliography

* David Pringle. ''Imaginary People: A Who's who of Fictional Characters from the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day''. Scolar Press, 1996.

External links

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