TV series
Happy Families
1985, English, on BBC One.
Happy Families was a rural comedy drama written by Ben Elton which appeared on the BBC in 1985 and told the story of the dysfunctional Fuddle family. It starred Jennifer Saunders as Granny Fuddle, Dawn French as the Cook and Adrian Edmondson as her imbecilic grandson Guy. The plot centred around Guy's attempts to find his four sisters - also played by Saunders, for a family reunion.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Episode length
- 35 min
- Status
- Ended in 1985
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Latest episode
S1 E6: Reunion
Aired 21 November 1985
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Stephen FryDoctor De Quincy · 6 ep
- Jennifer SaundersGranny Fuddle · 6 ep
- Adrian EdmondsonGuy Fuddle · 6 ep
- Dawn FrenchCook · 6 ep
- Helen LedererFlossie · 6 ep
- Una StubbsMother Superior · 2 ep
- Jim BroadbentDalcroix · 2 ep
- Hugh LaurieJim · 2 ep
- Tom WilkinsonJack · 1 ep
- Ruby WaxWaitress · 1 ep
- Harriet ThorpeMother · 1 ep
- John SessionsDean · 1 ep
Details
- First aired
- 17 October 1985
- Last aired
- 21 November 1985
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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How many seasons of Happy Families are there?
Happy Families has 1 season and 6 episodes, about 35 minutes each.
Is Happy Families finished?
Yes. Happy Families ended in 1985, so you can watch the whole story.
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