TV Series · 1985

Happy Families

35 min · Comedy, Drama · Ended

Composite

5.5

IMDb

7.3 / 10

202 votes

TMDB

7.3 / 10

6 votes

Local

— / 10

No votes

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Stephen Fry

Doctor De Quincy

Jennifer Saunders

Granny Fuddle

Adrian Edmondson

Guy Fuddle

Dawn French

Cook

Helen Lederer

Flossie

Seasons & episodes

Season 1 (1 ep)

6. Reunion

Nov 21, 1985

Well, this is the denouement... The four granddaughters return home and face their mad, old Granny which, quite apart from anything else, is going to be a very difficult piece of trick photography. Anyway, the questions and the lies of 20 years are finally sorted out as the stupid Fuddle family are reunited at last.