Tucker's Luck: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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".

Series details

• Title: Tucker's Luck
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Family
• Premiere date: 1983-03-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 1985-12-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10237
• IMDb ID: tt0164299
• TVDB ID: 160721

Cast and credited roles

• Todd Carty — Peter 'Tucker' Jenkins
• George Armstrong — Alan Humphries

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1983-03-10; final listed air date 1983-05-05; episode order: 9.
• Season 2: premiered 1984-03-13; final listed air date 1984-05-08; episode order: 9.
• Season 3: premiered 1985-10-22; final listed air date 1985-12-17; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tucker's Luck on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.