Happy Ever After (British TV series)


Happy Ever After is a British sitcom starring Terry Scott and June Whitfield. It aired from 7 May 1974 to 25 April 1979.
The series was co-written by scriptwriters John T. Chapman, Eric Merriman, Christopher Bond, John Kane and Jon Watkins.
After Happy Ever After ended, Scott and Whitfield starred in Terry and June from October 1979 to August 1987, a sitcom that was similar to Happy Ever After, with Terry and June's surname changed from Fletcher to Medford, and the characters shifted to Purley.

Cast

Terry and June Fletcher are a middle-aged, middle-class couple who find themselves alone when their grown-up children, daughters Susan and Debbie, leave home. However, they are not alone for long as Aunt Lucy comes to live with them, along with her talking mynah bird.
Terry frequently hits upon an idea, which due to his foolhardy and obsessive manner he then continues with whatever the consequences, while June remains patient and tolerant.

Episodes

Pilot (1974)

Written by John Chapman and Eric Merriman
All Episodes Written by John Chapman and Eric Merriman
  1. The Hotel
  2. Terry's Church Sermon
  3. Amateur Dramatics
  4. The French Businessman
  5. Keep Fit

    Series Two (1976)

All Episodes Written by John Chapman and Eric Merriman
  1. A Country Cottage
  2. Old Folks' Party
  3. Lucy's Premium Bond
  4. Telemania
  5. Terry in Court
  6. The Flower Show
  7. June's Day in Bed
  8. Frank's Return
  9. Filming the Fletchers
  10. Terry the Author

    Series Three (1976)

All Episodes Written by John Chapman and Eric Merriman
  1. Foster Fletchers
  2. Restoration Piece
  3. It's All In The Title
  4. Mistaken Identikit
  5. Rally Ho
  6. Separation Of Convenience
  7. The Protest
  8. Foreign Exchange
  9. Tea For Two

    Christmas Special (1976)

All Episodes Written by John Chapman and Eric Merriman
  1. Hello Sailor
  2. Talk of the Devil
  3. You've Got to Have Art
  4. A Proper Charlie
  5. He Who Excavates Is Last
  6. Never Boring
  7. Never Put It In Writing

    Christmas Special (1977)

  1. Watch Your Weight – Written by Eric Merriman and Christopher Bond
  2. The Music Went Around & Around – Written by John Kane
  3. Rogue Male – Written by John Kane
  4. The King & June – Written by Eric Merriman and Christopher Bond
  5. A Woman Called Ironside – Written by Eric Merriman and Christopher Bond
  6. The More We Are Together – Written by Jon Watkins

    Special (1979)

All five series, pilot and specials of the sitcom were released onto DVD on 26 September 2016.