Happiness
2001 · 2 seasons · 12 episodes · Ended · BBC Two
Comedy
TMDB 6.3 · 3 votes
Danny Spencer is a voice artist who is recently bereaved and having a mid-life crisis. As he continues to voice a kung fu bear he must also deal with his friends, including a high school friend, an old flame, two lazy unemployed no hopers, a 50 something who acts like a 20-year-old and two dance music loving students who work with Danny at the voice studio. But none of this compares to the constant stress of turning 40 and remembering your youth.
Episodes
- S01E01Personality Crisis2001-03-2030m
Danny Spencer is the voiceover actor for a children's TV program character, Dexter, a kung-fu nurse bear. Danny tries to face up to a personal tragedy after the death of his wife. Instead of grief, however, he is ashamed to find himself feeling a sense of freedom.
- S01E02I'm Doing It for Me2001-03-2730m
Danny tries to halt the ageing process by spending time at the pub, while his ego takes a dent when Dawn French makes a guest appearance on Dexter's show.
- S01E03Chained to an Idiot2001-04-0330m
Danny cannot escape sex; he's not actually having any, but it's everywhere. Terry & Rachel, meanwhile, visit the hospital for her ultrasound scan.
- S01E04Desperate Dan2001-04-1030m
Danny has a dream involving Charlie Higson. Pitying Danny's plight, Bob Geldof sets him up on a blind date.
- S01E05Celebration2001-04-1730m
Dexter the Bear gets nominated for a BAFTA, but Danny has a prior engagement.
- S01E06Forty2001-04-2430m
With his 40th birthday looming, Danny gives his first-ever interview to the press, but his nerves cause him to drink too much and become somewhat indiscreet.
