Watch Series: Happy Families Released in (1985) - Season 1 produced by UK, The TV Series categorized in Comedy, Drama, and content rating 35min with duration 30 min broadcasted as these networks BBC One, Streamed at Putlocker & directed by Paul Jackson. 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. - Season 1