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Happy Families is a British children's television series made in the late 1980s based on the Happy Families series of books by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Happy Families ran for two series, 24 episodes in all, and was shown on Children's BBC in 1989 and 1990.
Original Release
11/06/1989
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Hope | Captain Salt / Mr. Bun / Mr. Cash / Mr. Harry Hay / Mr. Jump / Mr. Plug / Mr. Tick the Teacher / PC Arntby / First Man & Clown |
| Tamsin Heatley | Bank Customer / Waitress / Mrs. Bop / Mrs. Brick / Mrs. Bun / Mrs. Hilda Hay / Mrs. Jump / Mrs. Salt / West Wind |
| Annette Badland | Auntie Brick / Grandma Brick / Grandma Jump / Queen / Mrs. Jones / Mrs. Lather / Mrs. Money / Mrs. Plug the Plumber / Mrs. Wobble the Waitress |
| Milton Johns | Mr. Clarence Creep / Mr. Alphonso / Mr. Cross the Inspector / Mr. Ding / Mr. Fawcett / Purser / Second Man & Sid |
| Ben Thomas | Mr. Jones / Robin Hood / Mr. Lather / Mr. Toad / Mr. Wobble / Mr. Bop / Mr. Brick / Mr. Wallis the Warder |
| Elizabeth Estensen | Mrs. Clara Creep / Miss Blister / Mrs. Cramp / Miss Trump / Mrs. Tick The Teacher / Lady Customers / Mrs. Cosmo |
| Stanley Lebor | Grandpa Salt / Maurice / Vicar / Uncle Shamus / King / Grandpa Bun |
| Martyn Ellis | Mr. Beam / Captain Bluebeard / Mr. Biff the Boxer / Mr. Money / Other Customers |
| London Kim | Master Money / Master Salt / Teddy Tick |
| Abigail Hart | Katy Creep / Becky Bop |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mrs Lather's Laundry: Part 1 | Monday, 12 November 1990 |
| 2 | Mrs Lather's Laundry: Part 2 | Tuesday, 13 November 1990 |
| 3 | Master Salt the Sailors' Son: Part 1 | Monday, 19 November 1990 |
| 4 | Master Salt the Sailors' Son: Part 2 | Tuesday, 20 November 1990 |
| 5 | Miss Brick the Builders' Baby: Part 1 | Monday, 26 November 1990 |
| 6 | Miss Brick the Builders' Baby: Part 2 | Tuesday, 27 November 1990 |
| 7 | Master Money the Millionaire: Part 1 | Monday, 03 December 1990 |
| 8 | Master Money the Millionaire: Part 2 | Tuesday, 04 December 1990 |
| 9 | Mr. Biff the Boxer: Part 1 | Monday, 10 December 1990 |
| 10 | Mr. Biff the Boxer: Part 2 | Tuesday, 11 December 1990 |
| 11 | Miss Jump the Jockey: Part 1 | Monday, 17 December 1990 |
| 12 | Miss Jump the Jockey: Part 2 | Tuesday, 18 December 1990 |
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Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Hope | Captain Salt / Mr. Bun / Mr. Cash / Mr. Harry Hay / Mr. Jump / Mr. Plug / Mr. Tick the Teacher / PC Arntby / First Man & Clown |
| Tamsin Heatley | Bank Customer / Waitress / Mrs. Bop / Mrs. Brick / Mrs. Bun / Mrs. Hilda Hay / Mrs. Jump / Mrs. Salt / West Wind |
| Annette Badland | Auntie Brick / Grandma Brick / Grandma Jump / Queen / Mrs. Jones / Mrs. Lather / Mrs. Money / Mrs. Plug the Plumber / Mrs. Wobble the Waitress |
| Milton Johns | Mr. Clarence Creep / Mr. Alphonso / Mr. Cross the Inspector / Mr. Ding / Mr. Fawcett / Purser / Second Man & Sid |
| Ben Thomas | Mr. Jones / Robin Hood / Mr. Lather / Mr. Toad / Mr. Wobble / Mr. Bop / Mr. Brick / Mr. Wallis the Warder |
| Elizabeth Estensen | Mrs. Clara Creep / Miss Blister / Mrs. Cramp / Miss Trump / Mrs. Tick The Teacher / Lady Customers / Mrs. Cosmo |
| Stanley Lebor | Grandpa Salt / Maurice / Vicar / Uncle Shamus / King / Grandpa Bun |
| Martyn Ellis | Mr. Beam / Captain Bluebeard / Mr. Biff the Boxer / Mr. Money / Other Customers |
| London Kim | Master Money / Master Salt / Teddy Tick |
| Abigail Hart | Katy Creep / Becky Bop |
| Jacob Soper | Kevin Creep / Leo Lather |
| Simon McCoy | Jimmy Jump / Master Henry Hay / Tom Tick |
| Cleo Sylvestre | Mrs. Biff / Mrs. Toad / Nurse / Mavis / Mrs Weaver |
| Ben Davis | Ben Bop / Will Wobble / Tim Tick |
| Jessica Simpson | Mandy Money / Miss Henrietta Hay / Tess Tick |
| Zara Beament | May Wobble / Sally Salt |
| Robbie Barnett | Growler the Bull Dog / Mr. Grim |
| Richard Stoughton | Master Bun |
| Nick Cursi | Mr. Cosmo the Conjurer / Mr. Cosmo |
| Vivienne Eytle | Trixie Tick |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Angela Beeching | Producer |
| Lynn Horsford | Producer |
