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 (Saunders' real-life husband) 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.
Recorded from VHS, the quality compared to a retail dvd is Audio 6 Video 6 (Good).
Edith
The first episode focuses on Edith Fuddle (Saunders), who is told by the tactless Doctor De Quincy (Stephen Fry), that she is dying. Although, in a bitter feud with her grandson (Edmondson), she enlists his help to go out into the world to find his four sisters, her granddaughters, and to bring them back to her.
Cassie
The second eldest, Cassie, has become a huge star in Hollywood under the name Cassie Epris-Curtis.
Madeleine
In the third episode, the life of Madeleine, the second youngest granddaughter is revealed. Now living in the house of a renowned poet, Dalcroix (Jim Broadbent).
Joyce
Episode 4 sees the life of Joyce, the eldest, who is now a Catholic nun, after a miracle featuring the Madonna Mary, a tree and a conker.
Roxanne
The penultimate episode focuses on the youngest sister, Roxanne, who at 20 years old, is now in HMP Long Mangley serving 50 Years for contributory negligence.
Reunion
The final episode reunites all of the family together back in Fuddlewich -- the four granddaughters return by various means of transport to their childhood home, and they all encounter one sister, although none of them recognise the other.
