Happiness

Happiness

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.

Comedy

Seasons

1. Personality Crisis

Air Date: 2001-03-20

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.

2. I'm Doing It for Me

Air Date: 2001-03-27

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.

3. Chained to an Idiot

Air Date: 2001-04-03

Danny cannot escape sex; he's not actually having any, but it's everywhere. Terry & Rachel, meanwhile, visit the hospital for her ultrasound scan.

4. Desperate Dan

Air Date: 2001-04-10

Danny has a dream involving Charlie Higson. Pitying Danny's plight, Bob Geldof sets him up on a blind date.

5. Celebration

Air Date: 2001-04-17

Dexter the Bear gets nominated for a BAFTA, but Danny has a prior engagement.

6. Forty

Air Date: 2001-04-24

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.

1. A Little Bit of Love

Air Date: 2003-01-14

Terry and Rachel set Danny up on a date with their friend Neela, while Sid and Charlie wonder if the rest of the gang has abandoned them.

2. A Nice Person

Air Date: 2003-01-21

Danny is feeling guilty after his kiss with ex-girlfriend Rachel and attempts to make the world a better place, while Sid and Charlie become white-van drivers, which calls for the odd burst of sobriety and ends in disaster.

3. Real Dancing

Air Date: 2003-01-28

Danny takes Angus out fishing; in return, he gets taught how to hire a call girl. Meanwhile, Terry is feeling guilty and Rachel is loving her dancing lessons.

4. Perspective

Air Date: 2003-02-04

Danny feels that being the voice of kung fu nurse bear Dexter is demeaning, so he attempts to get into serious acting by auditioning for a BBC comedy drama called Wet Feet, Rachel takes drastic action after finding out about Terry's affair with Neela, and Charlie develops an expensive Charlie habit.

5. Old Bloke at the Door

Air Date: 2003-02-11

Danny does some hospital charity work in a bid to land a girl he fancies. Meanwhile, Terry is slumming it with Charlie and Sid's filthy flat but is eager to save his marriage, and Angus is discharged from hospital under strict instructions to change his lifestyle.

6. People Move On

Air Date: 2003-02-18

Danny joins a karate club in the hope of feeling more manly – but a defeat by a child does little for his self esteem; Angus and Terry are trying to repair their relationships; and Charlie is struggling to come to terms with the fact that Sid has a girlfriend.

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Rating

6.0/10

Release Date

2001-03-20

Episodes

12 (2 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast