Editing O Lucky Man! (section)

==Production==
The film originally began as a script written by McDowell about his experiences as a coffee salesman in his late teens and early 20s. Anderson was unhappy with this treatment, and [[David Sherwin]] worked on the script. Sherwin though was undergoing personal problems at the time, which necessitated Anderson writing a few scenes himself, a skill he did not feel he had. Anderson found working with Czech cinematographer [[Miroslav Ondříček]] much less rewarding than he had on ''if....''. He also doubted his own skills as a director during the film's making, and felt that the film had insufficient preparation. The role of Patricia was recast during production. Originally, [[Fiona Lewis]], best known for appearing in several [[horror film]]s around this time, played the role.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Sutton, Paul|title=Lindsay Anderson: The Diaries|date=2004|location=London|publisher=[[Methuen Publishing]]|pages=256-306|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Lindsay_Anderson_Diaries/LaZPAQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA3&printsec=frontcover|author=Anderson, Lindsay|authorlink=Lindsay Anderson}}</ref>

''[[Britannia Hospital]]'' (1982) completes the trilogy of films featuring Mick Travis,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/o-lucky-man%21-am8422|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|title=O Lucky Man! Overview|access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref> which also sees the return of Dr. Millar.<ref>{{cite web|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/04/movies/britannia-hospital-a-satire.html|title='BRITANNIA HOSPITAL,' A SATIRE|date=March 4, 1983|page=10|author=Canby, Vincent}}</ref>