Lucky Feller (1975)

Name: Lucky Feller
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 6.5
Cast: David Jason, Peter Armitage, Cheryl Hall, Pat Heywood

Comedy

Lucky Feller is a 1976 ITV sitcom written by Terence Frisby and produced by Humphrey Barclay with London Weekend Television for ITV. It follows two brothers in Southeast 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.

IMDb rating: 6.5 (151 votes)
Episode average: 6.4 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1975)

6.38 avg 14 episodes 6.0 → 6.2 26 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Lucky Feller: Pilot	6.0	20
1	Mother's Day	6.9	20
2	All the Tea in China	6.3	19
3	Breaking the Ice	6.3	19
4	Kath's Family	6.8	19
5	It's a Dog's Life	6.4	19
6	The Game	6.4	16
7	The Power and the Glory	5.9	16
8	The Families Meet	6.2	17
9	Where There's Life, There's Soap	6.3	20
10	Ever Been Had?	5.7	15
11	The Boat	6.4	17
12	A Night on the Moors	7.5	19
13	The Wedding	6.2	16