Helen McCrory as Margaret Peel
by Larkriser1 | YouTube | April 11, 2003
Short Clips of the Love Story of Jim Dixon (Stephen Tomkinson) and Christine Callaghan (Keeley Hawes), featuring Helen McCrory, from the film “Lucky Jim.”
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Lucky Jim Review
Lucky Jim Wasn’t an Unpleasant Ride
by Gareth McLean | The Guardian | April 11, 2003
Lucky Jim (ITV1) was Christmas cosy. The “happily ever after” of Jim Dixon’s triumph over adversity, snobbery and pretension, his getting of the girl and landing of the dream job, was cockle-warming. The jazzy soundtrack and lovely period detail – fig rolls, Lyons Corner Houses, headscarves, Bakelite telephones, Arthur Askey – were most soothing, verging on the Heartbeat. And the casting was a veritable selection box of treats and truffles.
Stephen Tompkinson blundered, Robert Hardy blustered, Helen McCrory whinnied, Denis Lawson sauntered and Keeley Hawes looked luminous (and very tall). There was even the requisite appearance by an ITV favourite in a surprising role: Hermione Norris in rollers, brandishing a cigarette and a smokin’ attitude as the saucy Carol Goldsmith.