Happy Families 39 years old

Happy Families

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.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Una Stubbs She was 48 , now 87 years old
Tom Wilkinson He was 36 , now 76 years old
Hugh Laurie He was 26 , now 65 years old as Jim
Stephen Fry He was 28 , now 67 years old
John Sessions He was 32 , now 71 years old
Adrian Edmondson He was 28 , now 67 years old
Rik Mayall He was 27 , 56 years old when he died
Jennifer Saunders She was 27 , now 66 years old
Helen Lederer She was 31 , now 70 years old
Dawn French She was 28 , now 67 years old
Ruby Wax She was 32 , now 71 years old
Nigel Planer He was 32 , now 71 years old
Lenny Henry He was 27 , now 66 years old
Chris Langham He was 36 , now 75 years old

Crew

Name Job title
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Happy Families (39 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1985-10-17
  • Runtime: [35,30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 6