From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lucky Feller
Lucky Feller
Lucky Feller was a 1976 ITV sitcom written by Terence was engaged to Shorty (Jason) and had to bed him before
Frisby and produced by Humphrey Barclay. the end of the series to make sure that he would think
It featured David Jason and ran for just one series of he was the father. But despite her best attempts, and
13 episodes. It is reported that London Weekend Televi- Jason’s feelings for her, the consummation never quite
sion (LWT) later tried to revive it in the 1990s but Jason happened.
did not agree to this as he felt at the time he was being The show also featured Pat Haywood. A later episode,
over-exposed. set in a farmhouse, featured Prunella Scales. Bert Kwouk
About two brothers in South-East London, the basic also made an appearance in an episode and Saeed Jaffrey
set-up can be seen as a dry run for Only Fools and Horses, made an appearance in another. The director was Gerry
except with David Jason playing the nerdy "Rodders" Mill.
part, Shorty Mepstead. The other brother, Randolph
Mepstead, was played by Peter Armitage. In the sitcom,
Jason was in love with a girl (Cheryl Hall), who was sex-
External links
ually infatuated with - and indeed pregnant by - Ran- • Lucky Feller at the Internet Movie Database
dolph Mepstead. Despite her feelings for Randolph, she
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Categories:
• 1976 television series debuts
• ITV sitcoms
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