Stay Lucky is a British television comedy-drama series ran from 8 December 1989 to 6 August 1993. Made by Yorkshire Television and screened on the ITV network, it starred Jan Francis (series 1 to 3) and Dennis Waterman.
Plot 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.
Cast Dennis Waterman as Thomas Gynn Jan Francis as Sally Hardcastle Emma Wray as Pippa Niall Toibin as John Lively Susan George as Samantha Mansfield Ian McNeice as Franklyn Bysouth Leslie Ash as Jo Blake Dougray Scott as Alex Willie Ross as Barney Potter Chris Jury as Kevin James Grout as Ken Warren Lou Hirsch as Monty Mac McDonald as Vinny
Others include Paul Chapman, Belinda Lang, Rula Lenska, Amanda Noar and Rosemary Martin.
Episodes
Series 1 (1989)
Series 2 (1990)
Series 3 (1991)
Series 4 (1993)
Locations Clarence Dock, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK (Series 1 – Sally's boatyard) Canal Basin, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, England, UK (Series 2 and 3 – Sally's boatyard) Armley Mills Industrial Museum, Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK (Series 4 – The Yorkshire Industrial Museum)
External links Dennis Waterman – Museum website.