Happiness - Season 1

First aired: 3/20/2001 6 episodes

Episodes

1. Personality Crisis

Aired: 3/20/2001

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

Aired: 3/27/2001

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

Aired: 4/3/2001

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

Aired: 4/10/2001

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

5. Celebration

Aired: 4/17/2001

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

6. Forty

Aired: 4/24/2001

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.