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Stay Lucky (1989)

Drama

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.

IMDb rating
7.1 (146 votes)
Seasons
4
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1989)

7.83 avg 3 episodes 7.7 → 8.0

Ep 1: 7.7 · 13 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 10 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A1 Rain Dancer7.713
2The Howling7.814
3Fool's Gold8.010

Season 2 (1990)

7.86 avg 7 episodes 7.9 → 7.6

Ep 1: 7.9 · 14 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 12 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 15 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 12 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 11 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 12 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 11 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Burning Your Boats7.914
2Bring Back My Barny to Me8.012
3A Woman's Lot7.215
4The Devil Wept in Leeds7.712
5Trial by Marriage8.311
6Hotrod Horace8.312
7Bigamy Blues7.611

Season 3 (1991)

7.49 avg 7 episodes 7.0 → 8.1

Ep 1: 7.0 · 8 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 10 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 11 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 11 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 12 votesEp 6: 6.7 · 11 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 12 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Poetic Justice7.08
2The Food of Love7.610
3Hard Times, Hard Men7.811
4An Unsavoury Business8.011
5The Sisters of Achill7.212
6A Roman Empire6.711
7Shingle Beach8.112

Season 4 (1993)

6.90 avg 3 episodes 6.5 → 6.5

Ep 1: 6.5 · 8 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 8 votesEp 3: 6.5 · 8 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Flameproof and Free6.58
2The Driving Instructor7.78
3A Quick Killing6.58