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British TV series or programme
Happiness Paul Whitehouse and David Cummings , with Whitehouse starring in the lead role.
Two series were broadcast on BBC Two in 2001 and 2003. Whitehouse stated that there would not be a third.[1]
Synopsis [ edit ]
Whitehouse plays Danny Spencer, a successful voice artist for a popular cartoon bear called Dexter. Spencer is trying to come to terms with the death of his wife, though much of his concern is that he finds he isn't feeling the loss as deeply as he should.
Approaching his 40th birthday he is independent and single and the programme's themes are largely bound up with the opportunities and problems that this situation creates. His friends are a disparate group, ranging from the strait-laced Terry and Rachel (Mark Heap , Fiona Allen ), through the down and outs - Charlie and Sid (Johnny Vegas and Pearce Quigley ), to the archetypal man in a mid-life crisis, Angus (Clive Russell ). To varying degrees these friends offer Spencer inspiration and cautionary tales as to how Spencer can fill his life.
Episodes [ edit ]
Series 1 [ edit ]
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Title
Original air date
1 "Personality Crisis"
20 March 2001
2 "I'm Doing It for Me"
27 March 2001
3 "Chained to an Idiot"
3 April 2001
4 "Desperate Dan"
10 April 2001
5 "Celebration"
17 April 2001
6 "Forty'
24 April 2001
Series 2 [ edit ]
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Title
Original air date
1 "A Little Bit of Love"
14 January 2003
2 "A Nice Person"
21 January 2003
3 "Real Dancing"
28 January 2003
4 "Perspective"
4 February 2003
5 "Old Bloke at the Door"
11 February 2003
6 "People Move On"
18 February 2003
Critical reception [ edit ]
Simon Hoggart described the series as "part of that newish genre, the situation tragedy",[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
References [ edit ]
^ Billen, Andrew (26 March 2001). "Upstaged by a prop: Television: ANDREW BILLEN is less than happy with Paul Whitehouse's new comic creation". The Back Half. New Statesman (& Society) . Vol. 130 (14 ), no. 4530 (649). New Statesman, Ltd. pp. 46–47. eISSN 1758-924X . ISSN 1364-7431 . FindArticles mi_m0FQP/is_4530_130/ai_72703201 ; EBSCOhost 4279256 ; Gale A72703201 ; Factiva nsts000020010712dx3q000cu .
^ Barber, Nicholas (12 January 2003). "DVD & Video: IMPRESSIVE COMEDY (HHHHI) Happiness DVD/VHS retail". Features. The Independent on Sunday . London, England: Independent Digital News and Media Limited / Independent Newspapers (UK ) Limited. p. 13. Gale A96362708 , A96362709 ; ProQuest 336896472 , 336875196 ; Factiva indos00020030112dz1c000c7 , indos00020030112dz1c000gq ; Nexis Uni 47NK-NMP0-014V-R3DN-00000-00 , 47NK-NMP0-014V-R3DP-00000-00 .
^ Gilbert, Gerard (14 January 2003). "(TV ) Pick of the Day". Features / The Independent Review: Today's Television. The Independent . Independent Newspapers (UK ) Limited. p. 23 (#47). ProQuest 312156676 ; Newspapers.com 721242192 ; Factiva ind0000020030113dz1e000xy ; Nexis Uni 47P0-JF20-014V-R3SK-00000-00 .
^ Hyland, Ian (19 January 2003). "Ian Hyland's TV week: Happiness". Features. The Sunday Mirror . London, UK: Mirror Group Ltd / MGN Ltd. p. 59. ProQuest 339515014 ; Factiva smirr00020030121dz1j000i1 .
External links [ edit ]
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