Happy Families
7.31985 · 1 season
DramaComedy
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.
Top cast
Stephen Fry
Doctor De Quincy
Jennifer Saunders
Granny Fuddle
Adrian Edmondson
Guy Fuddle
Dawn French
Cook
Helen Lederer
Flossie
Una Stubbs
Mother Superior
Jim Broadbent
Dalcroix
Hugh Laurie
Jim
Tom Wilkinson
Jack
Ruby Wax
Waitress
Harriet Thorpe
Mother
John Sessions
Dean
Lenny Henry
Hollywood Hobo
Stephen Frost
Village Gendarme
Rik Mayall
Priest
Seasons
Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- October 17, 1985
- Last air date
- November 21, 1985
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Episode runtime
- 35m
- Network
- BBC One
- Original language
- EN
