Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

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)

External links

• Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee at BBC Online
• Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee at IMDb