On ‘Lucky Hank,’ Bob Odenkirk skillfully slides from ‘Saul’ to lecture hall

Bob Odenkirk plays the crabby English department chair at a second-tier college on AMC’s new series “Lucky Hank.” (AMC)

If there were any lingering doubts as to whether Bob Odenkirk has become one of our most versatile and skilled actors, those should be erased just minutes into the premiere episode of the AMC series “Lucky Hank.”

Odenkirk creates an instantly memorable and unique character just seven months after his final appearance in “Better Call Saul” as the indelible Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman/Gene Takavic.