Happy Families

About

Happy Families is a children's television series made in the late 1980s based on the Happy Families series of books by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Each tale is about a family of characters which in turn is based on the Happy Families card game. The cast played several different characters throughout the series with many recurring roles for the main cast including Milton Johns, Annette Badland and Elizabeth Estensen. Happy Families ran for two series, 24 episodes in all, and was shown on Children's BBC in 1989 and 1990.

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Cast

Richard Hope Captain Salt, Mr. Bun, Mr. Cash

Tamsin Heatley Bank Customer, Mrs. Bop, Mrs. Brick

Annette Badland Auntie Brick, Grandma Brick, Grandma Jump

Milton Johns Mr. Clarence Creep, Mr. Alphonso, Mr. Cross the Inspector

Ben Thomas Mr. Bop, Mr. Brick, Mr. Jones

Elizabeth Estensen Mrs. Clara Creep, Miss Blister, Miss Trump

Stanley Lebor Grandpa Salt, King, Maurice

Martyn Ellis Captain Bluebeard, Mr. Beam, Mr. Biff the Boxer

London Kim Master Money, Master Salt, Teddy Tick

Abigail Hart Katy Creep, Becky Bop

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