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.
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
| Character | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akaash | Sanjeev Bhaskar | ||
| Chila | Ayesha Dharker | ||
| Bindu | Leena Dhingra | ||
| Dean | Daniel Coonan | ||
| Priti | Tia Shah | ||
| Dave | Neal Barry | ||
| Krishan | Raza Jaffrey | ||
| Jonathan | Jimmy Mulville | ||
| Jas | Rani Singh | ||
| Suki | Billie-Claire Wright | ||
| Janet | Sara Stephens | ||
| Seema | Anjali Mya Chadha | ||
| Nikki | Milli Bhatia | ||
| Martin | Matt Day | ||
| Deepak | Ace Bhatti | ||
| Sunita | Meera Syal | ||
| Colin | Sean Francis | ||
| Raj | Pushpinda Chani | ||
| Nita | Surendra Kochar | ||
| Bea | Pooky Quesnel | ||
| Tania | Laila Rouass | ||
Music
The music was composed by Nick Green and Tristin Norwell. The strings were recorded by Chandru.
Release details
- 1999, UK, Doubleday (ISBN 0385410727), Pub date 1 October 1999, hardback (First edition)