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Tucker's Luck

1983–1985 · 3 seasons

A gentle, plain-spoken look at school-leavers fumbling toward adulthood, jobs and friendship, with modest stakes and a lot of heart.

Overview
Tucker's Luck was a British television series made by the BBC between 1983 and 1985. The series is a spin-off from the school drama Grange Hill and capitalised on the popularity of one of the series' original characters — Peter "Tucker" Jenkins, played by Todd Carty. Tucker's Luck followed the exploits of Tucker and his friends, Alan Humphries and Tommy Watson, after they had left school and their attempts to find employment and cope out there in the "real world". Three series were made, with several former Grange Hill cast members reprising their roles for the spin-off, although the programme never came close to matching the popularity of Grange Hill. The third and final series saw the first appearances of Tucker's younger sister, eight-year old Rhona, and Tucker's elder brother Barry.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • work
  • friendship
  • family
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, family
Created by
Phil Redmond
Starring
Todd Carty, George Armstrong, Elaine Lordan, Paul McCarthy, Hilary Crane, Peter McNamara, Amanda Waring, Adam Kotz
Length
3 seasons, 27 episodes, 30 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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