Tuckers
Luck was 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 (although by Series Three, Tommy was gone — his absence
explained by his having decided to join the Navy), with several former Grange
Hill cast members reprising their roles for the spin-off (such as Linda Slater
as Susi MacMahon, Alan's former school girlfriend, in Series One; and Michelle
Herbert as Tucker's old class enemy Trisha Yates in the final episode of series
three), 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 (who had never been seen nor referred to previously), and
Tucker's elder brother Barry (frequently mentioned by Tucker, albeit only as
"our kid", in Grange Hill).
Supplied as a 3 Disc Set and recorded from VHS the quality rating (compared to a
retail DVD) is Audio 6 Video 5 (Watchable!).
Disc One
Tuckers Luck Series 1 Episodes 1 to 9
Disc Two
Tuckers Luck Series 2 Episodes 1 to 9
Disc Three
Tuckers Luck Series 3 Episodes 1 to 9
