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	All five series, pilot and specials of the sitcom were released onto DVD on 26 September 2016.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Happy-Ever-After-Complete-Collection/dp/B01CYF98CE/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1458872687&sr=1-2&keywords=happy+ever+after\|title=Happy Ever After- Complete [DVD] \|publisher=[[~~w:Amazon.co.uk\|~~Amazon.co.uk]]\|accessdate=25 March 2016}}</ref>		All five series, pilot and specials of the sitcom were released onto DVD on 26 September 2016.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Happy-Ever-After-Complete-Collection/dp/B01CYF98CE/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1458872687&sr=1-2&keywords=happy+ever+after\|title=Happy Ever After- Complete [DVD] \|publisher=[[Amazon.co.uk]]\|accessdate=25 March 2016}}</ref>

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	*[[~~w:Mark Lewisohn\|~~Mark Lewisohn]], "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003		*[[Mark Lewisohn]], "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
	*[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/after/index.html Phill.co.uk Guide to ''Happy Ever After'']		*[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/after/index.html Phill.co.uk Guide to ''Happy Ever After'']

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	All five series, pilot and specials of the sitcom were released onto DVD on 26 September 2016.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Happy-Ever-After-Complete-Collection/dp/B01CYF98CE/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1458872687&sr=1-2&keywords=happy+ever+after\|title=Happy Ever After- Complete [DVD] \|publisher=[[Amazon.co.uk]]\|accessdate=25 March 2016}}</ref>		All five series, pilot and specials of the sitcom were released onto DVD on 26 September 2016.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Happy-Ever-After-Complete-Collection/dp/B01CYF98CE/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1458872687&sr=1-2&keywords=happy+ever+after\|title=Happy Ever After- Complete [DVD] \|publisher=[[w:Amazon.co.uk\|Amazon.co.uk]]\|accessdate=25 March 2016}}</ref>

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	*[[Mark Lewisohn]], "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003		*[[w:Mark Lewisohn\|Mark Lewisohn]], "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
	*[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/after/index.html Phill.co.uk Guide to ''Happy Ever After'']		*[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/after/index.html Phill.co.uk Guide to ''Happy Ever After'']

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{{short description|1974 UK television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2012}}
{{infobox television
| image = Happy Ever After (British TV series).jpg
| caption =
| genre = [[Sitcom]]
| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator =
| starring = [[Terry Scott]]<br>[[June Whitfield]]<br>[[Beryl Cooke]]
| country = United Kingdom
| network = [[BBC One|BBC1]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1974|5|7|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1979|4|25|df=y}}
| num_series = 5
| num_episodes = 41
}}

'''''Happy Ever After''''' is a British [[British sitcom|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 Chapman (screenwriter)|John T. Chapman]], [[Eric Merriman]], Christopher Bond, [[John Kane (writer)|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'' (minus Aunt Lucy), with Terry and June's surname changed from Fletcher to Medford, and the characters shifted to Purley.

==Cast==
*[[Terry Scott]] as Terry Fletcher
*[[June Whitfield]] as June Fletcher
*[[Beryl Cooke]] as Aunt Lucy
*Lena Clemo as Susan Fletcher ''(pilot)''
*Pippa Page as Susan Fletcher ''(from series 2)''
*Caroline Whitaker as Debbie Fletcher

==Plot==
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 [[Myna|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

*''Pilot'' (7 May 1974) (part of ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'')

===Series One (1974)===
All Episodes Written by John Chapman and Eric Merriman

#''The Hotel'' (17 July 1974)
#''Terry's Church Sermon'' (31 July 1974)
#''Amateur Dramatics'' (7 August 1974)
#''The French Businessman'' (14 August 1974)
#''Keep Fit'' (21 August 1974)

===Series Two (1976)===
All Episodes Written by John Chapman and Eric Merriman

#''A Country Cottage'' (8 January 1976)
#''Old Folks' Party'' (15 January 1976)
#''Lucy's Premium Bond'' (22 January 1976)
#''Telemania'' (29 January 1976)
#''Terry in Court'' (5 February 1976)
#''The Flower Show'' (12 February 1976)
#''June's Day in Bed'' (19 February 1976)
#''Frank's Return'' (26 February 1976)
#''Filming the Fletchers'' (4 March 1976)
#''Terry the Author'' (11 March 1976)

===Series Three (1976)===
All Episodes Written by John Chapman and Eric Merriman

#''Foster Fletchers'' (9 September 1976)
#''Restoration Piece'' (16 September 1976)
#''It's All In The Title'' (23 September 1976)
#''Mistaken Identikit'' (30 September 1976)
#''Rally Ho'' (7 October 1976)
#''Separation Of Convenience'' (14 October 1976)
#''The Protest'' (21 October 1976)
#''Foreign Exchange'' (28 October 1976)
#''Tea For Two'' (4 November 1976)

===Christmas Special (1976)===
*''Christmas'' (23 December 1976) – Written by John Chapman and Eric Merriman

===Series Four (1977)===
All Episodes Written by John Chapman and Eric Merriman

#''Hello Sailor'' (8 September 1977)
#''Talk of the Devil'' (15 September 1977)
#''You've Got to Have Art'' (22 September 1977)
#''A Proper Charlie'' (29 September 1977)
#''He Who Excavates Is Last'' (6 October 1977)
#''Never Boring'' (13 October 1977)
#''Never Put It In Writing'' (20 October 1977)

===Christmas Special (1977)===
*''June's Parents'' (23 December 1977) – Written by Eric Merriman and Christopher Bond

===Series Five (1978)===
#''Watch Your Weight'' (5 September 1978) – Written by Eric Merriman and Christopher Bond
#''The Music Went Around & Around'' (12 September 1978) – Written by John Kane
#''Rogue Male'' (19 September 1978) – Written by John Kane
#''The King & June'' (26 September 1978) – Written by Eric Merriman and Christopher Bond
#''A Woman Called Ironside'' (3 October 1978) – Written by Eric Merriman and Christopher Bond
#''The More We Are Together'' (10 October 1978) – Written by Jon Watkins

===Special (1979)===
*''The Go Between'' (25 April 1979) – Written by Eric Merriman and Christopher Bond

==Home media==
All five series, pilot and specials of the sitcom were released onto DVD on 26 September 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Happy-Ever-After-Complete-Collection/dp/B01CYF98CE/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1458872687&sr=1-2&keywords=happy+ever+after|title=Happy Ever After- Complete [DVD] |publisher=[[Amazon.co.uk]]|accessdate=25 March 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[[Mark Lewisohn]], "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
*[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/after/index.html Phill.co.uk Guide to ''Happy Ever After'']

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0074003|Happy Ever After}}
*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|happy_ever_after|Happy Ever After}}

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[[Category:1974 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1979 British television series endings]]
[[Category:1970s British sitcoms]]
[[Category:BBC television sitcoms]]
[[Category:Comedy Playhouse]]
[[Category:English-language television shows]]