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TV series / 1985
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.
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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 FryDoctor De Quincy
Jennifer SaundersGranny Fuddle
Adrian EdmondsonGuy Fuddle
Dawn FrenchCook
Helen LedererFlossie
Una StubbsMother Superior
Jim BroadbentDalcroix
Hugh LaurieJim
Tom WilkinsonJack
Ruby WaxWaitress
Harriet ThorpeMother
John SessionsDean
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Lenny HenryHollywood Hobo
Stephen FrostVillage Gendarme
Rik MayallPriest
Nigel PlanerBarman
Chris LanghamReporter
Michael SheardJudge
Christopher RyanMell
Chris BarrieSammy
Norman LovettLiverpool Ticket Man
Norman PaceVillage Man
Gareth HaleVillage Man
Sara SugarmanNovice Mary
Gabrielle GlaisterWarder
Ben EltonRoland
Sandi ToksvigJoyce Nightstick
Vikki ChambersSister Prudence
Chris LarnerTV Sound Recordist
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