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Happy Families

Happy Families (1985)

Overview

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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    Stephen Fry

    Stephen Fry

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    Jennifer Saunders

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    Adrian Edmondson

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    Dawn French

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    Helen Lederer

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    Una Stubbs

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    Jim Broadbent

    Jim Broadbent

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    Hugh Laurie

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    Tom Wilkinson

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