Happiness: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Happiness (2001): Drama, Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Danny Spencer, recently widowed and a minor celebrity in the midst of a midlife crisis, writes and voices a cartoon character called Dexter (a kung-fu nurse bear!). Danny is unhappy that he's loved more for his creation Dexter than for himself. Will he ever rediscover the happiness he lost with his wife's death.
Series details
- Title: Happiness
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Premiere date: 2001-03-20
- Final broadcast date listed: 2003-02-18
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 35886
- IMDb ID: tt0280259
- TVDB ID: 76340
Cast and credited roles
- Paul Whitehouse — Danny Spencer
- Fiona Allen — Rachel Roche
- Mark Heap — Terry Roche
- Clive Russell — Angus O'Connor
- Pearce Quigley — Sid
- Johnny Vegas — Charlie Doyle
- Tim Plester — Toby C
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2001-03-20; final listed air date 2001-04-24; episode order: 6.
- Season 2: premiered 2003-01-14; final listed air date 2003-02-18; episode order: 6.
Source and licence
Adapted from Happiness on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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