Happy Ever After
Middle-aged, middle-class couple Terry and June Fletcher expect to settle down in domestic bliss when their children leave home and they are left with a quiet, peaceful house. Their peace, however, is short-lived when ditzy Aunt Lucy decides she’s moving in.
Seasons
1. The Hotel
Air Date: 1974-07-17
Terry and June decides to spend the night in their honeymoon hotel in Maidenhead. On arrival, everything looks very familiar. Fate however, has other plans...
2. Terry's Church Sermon
Air Date: 1974-07-17
June suggests to their Vicar that Terry would be rather good at reading the church lesson. The Vicar asks and Terry accepts, naturally... However, Terry has very different ideas about how it must be done.
3. Amateur Dramatics
Air Date: 1974-07-24
June's Amateur Dramatic Society is in need of someone to play a role in their production. Terry is uninterested until he meets another member of the cast. Unfortunately, the production does in fact make it to stage...
4. The French Businessman
Air Date: 1974-07-31
Terry tries to become European when he entertains Jean-Paul, a work colleague from France. But his affect on June makes Terry feel less of the entente cordiale and more of the green-eyed monster.
5. Keep Fit
Air Date: 1974-08-07
Terry complains of feeling unwell and June wonders if it has anything to do with him talking to the petunias in the garden earlier in the day. He decides to cut out fatty meals and prescribes himself diet and exercise.
1. A Country Cottage
Air Date: 1976-01-08
June misses the English countryside way of life, so the Fletchers decide on a holiday in the country by renting a cottage. Mayhem follows.
2. Old Folks' Party
Air Date: 1976-01-15
The Fletchers decide it's time for some community service, so they agree to host lonely elderly people for a lecture, coffee and sandwiches.
3. Lucy's Premium Bond
Air Date: 1976-01-22
Appalled by the household expenses, Terry tells June that Aunt Lucy is a drain on their financial resources. Then, shocking financial news arrives.
4. Telemania
Air Date: 1976-01-29
June feels Terry watches way too much television and decides to take action.
5. Terry in Court
Air Date: 1976-02-05
Terry's car is damaged by a council dustcart. Terry wants to claim expenses by pursuing the matter through the courts.
6. The Flower Show
Air Date: 1976-02-12
Terry decides to exhibit a rose at the local flower show. But his neighbour usually wins the first prize...
7. June's Day in Bed
Air Date: 1976-02-19
June decides she deserves a Saturday of doing nothing. Terry agrees to handle the shopping and household chores.
8. Frank's Return
Air Date: 1976-02-26
Terry and June's son Frank plans to visit with his fiancée, Nancy. Terry is startled when he realises her nationality and vows to learn everything about her culture.
9. Filming the Fletchers
Air Date: 1976-03-04
Terry and June's daughter Susie has a new boyfriend, TV producer Tristram Bedford. Susie helps to convince her parents to participate in a reality show.
10. Terry the Author
Air Date: 1976-03-11
Terry's writing a book, and he needs to act out some scenes for inspiration. Then he gets to a romantic scene between two lovers...
1. Foster Fletchers
Air Date: 1976-09-09
Terry and June decide to become foster parents to fill the void left after their own children have left the nest.
2. Restoration Piece
Air Date: 1976-09-16
St Luke's church committee decides to raise funds to repair the church roof. Terry writes and directs an historical pageant, intended to be a lavish spectacle.
3. It's All in the Title
Air Date: 1976-09-23
Susie gets engaged to Lord Meridue. Her parents visit the potential in-laws for a weekend but Terry's idea of the aristocracy is slightly dated...
4. Mistaken Identikit
Air Date: 1976-09-30
June and Aunt Lucy are watching TV when a notorious criminal's identikit is shown. June and her aunt realise with shock whose identikit it is.
5. Rally Ho
Air Date: 1976-10-07
In their forties and feeling that their lives are no longer with meaning or excitement, Terry enters himself and June in a car rally.
6. A Seperation of Convience
Air Date: 1976-10-14
The Fletchers can't agree on their holiday plans. This results in a trial separation of sorts, ostensibly to bring them closer together.
7. The Protest
Air Date: 1976-10-21
Terry is in a protesting mood and enlists Aunt Lucy and June in numerous letter writing campaigns. Actual picketing does not pan out as planned.
8. Foreign Exchange
Air Date: 1976-10-28
A French exchange is staying with the Fletchers. Terry is initially unhappy with the idea, but despite the language barrier, he immerses himself in the student's culture.
9. Tea for Two
Air Date: 1976-11-04
Aunt Lucy buys a gift for Terry and June. Things take a very complicated twist soon afterwards.
1. Hello Sailor
Air Date: 1977-09-08
Terry makes a big expensive purchase without consulting June. The whole family become entangled in the ensuing complications.
2. Talk of the Devil
Air Date: 1977-09-15
Aunt Lucy wants to talk to her late husband, Percy. A séance is organised. Terry remains sceptical but soon becomes completely unsettled.
3. You've Got to Have Art
Air Date: 1977-09-22
An exhibition of paintings and sculpture motivates Terry to try his hand at art. He gets the stone, a hammer and a chisel. His ambition of course, does not match reality.
4. A Proper Charlie
Air Date: 1977-09-29
The Fletchers are invited to a historical fancy-dress ball.
5. He Who Excavates Is Last
Air Date: 1977-10-06
Terry discovers something valuable when digging in the backyard.
6. Never Boring
Air Date: 1977-10-13
Terry complains that their marriage has become a predictable pattern. He suggests a change. Unbeknownst to him, a friend of June's suggests a radical plan.
7. Never Put It in Writing
Air Date: 1977-10-20
June says Terry isn't as romantic as when they dated, even writing her poems and letters back then. Meanwhile, a divorcee needs some chores done and Aunt Lucy sees something not meant for human eyes.
1. Watch Your Weight
Air Date: 1978-09-05
Terry and June decide to do something about their weight and eating habits.
2. The Music Went Around and Around
Air Date: 1978-09-12
When reminded of old wartime song 'The Hut Sut Song', Terry visits a second-hand record shop to try and procure the 10" shellac 78 rpm recording.
3. Rougue Male
Air Date: 1978-09-19
Terry needs to go to a resort on a business weekend. Things do not go according to plan.
4. The King & June
Air Date: 1978-09-26
Terry, June and Aunt Lucy are rehearsing for the local Operatic Society's production of 'The King & I'. Then a power cut occurs...
5. A Woman Called Ironside
Air Date: 1978-10-03
Aunt Lucy develops mobility issues and needs to see a doctor. The repercussions are far-reaching.
6. The More We Are Togther
Air Date: 1978-10-10
Aunt Lucy is away on holiday, and Terry decides he needs a makeover. June starts an office job.
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Rating
6.8/10
Release Date
1974-07-17
Episodes
37 (5 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
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Production Companies
BBC