Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

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Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee is a three-part BBC television miniseries from 2005, adapted from Meera Syal's 1999 novel of the same name.

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Plot

Childhood friends Tania, Sunita and Chila, now in their thirties, are each at a crossroads in life. Sunita, the eldest, used to be 'super swot' until she flunked out of university to marry her psychotherapist sweetheart, Akaash. She now feels trapped by two children and an unfulfilling job. 'Gob Almighty' Tania is the ambitious career girl who has left her family and community behind. The baby of the gang, Chila, is going to marry Deepak, the man of her dreams. But he has a catalogue of former girlfriends, including Tania.

Cast

CharacterEpisode 1Episode 2Episode 3
Akaash Sanjeev Bhaskar
Chila Ayesha Dharker
BinduLeena Dhingra
DeanDaniel Coonan
PritiTia Shah
DaveNeal Barry
Krishan Raza Jaffrey
Jonathan Jimmy Mulville
JasRani Singh
SukiBillie-Claire Wright
JanetSara Stephens
SeemaAnjali Mya Chadha
Nikki Milli Bhatia
MartinMatt Day
Deepak Ace Bhatti
Sunita Meera Syal
ColinSean Francis
RajPushpinda Chani
NitaSurendra Kochar
Bea Pooky Quesnel
Tania Laila Rouass

Music

The music was composed by Nick Green and Tristin Norwell. The strings were recorded by Chandru.

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