The Insiders Guide to Happiness

*The Insiders Guide to Happiness*
The Insiders Guide to Happiness
Starring	Will Hall; Fasitua Amosa; Fraser Brown; Sophia Hawthorne; Samantha Jukes; Paolo Rotondo; Madeleine Sami
Country of origin	New Zealand
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producer	Dave Gibson
Running time	45m
Production company	The Gibson Group
Original release
Network	TV2
Release	19 May –; 12 August 2004

The Insiders Guide To Happiness is a New Zealand drama series that explores the lives of a group of six previously unconnected people. Each life is connected by a bizarre car accident, the outcome of which forces them to examine and explore the happiness in their own lives. It aired in 2004 on TV2 and is currently syndicated in the United States on Vibrant TV Network. The series was followed by a prequel, The Insider's Guide To Love, with James the only character in common.

Cast

Will Hall – James
Fasitua Amosa – Matthew
Ben Barrington – William
Fraser Brown – Sam
Sophia Hawthorne – Julie
Samantha Jukes – Tina
Paolo Rotondo – Tim
Madeleine Sami – Tess
Sally Stockwell – Lindy
Loren Horsley – Olive
Jeremy Randerson – Grant

Episode list

Is Happiness an Accident?
Who Controls Your Happiness?
Will the Truth Make You Happy?
What Are You Afraid Of?
Are You In Denial?
Do You Deserve To Be Happy?
What If You Could Start Over?
Will You Be Happy Tomorrow?
Who Taught You To Be Happy?
Being Happy is Being Who You Are
Does Happiness Grow Up?
Can You Embrace A New Life?
You Are Happy

Awards

At the 2005 New Zealand Screen Awards, the show won the following seven awards:^[1]

Best Drama Series
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Script (Single Episode of a Drama Series or Serial)
Best Directing (Drama/Comedy Programme)
Best Original Music

References

^ "The New Zealand Screen Awards 2005: Television Category Winners" (PDF). Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2009.

External links

Official website (archived 2008)
The Insiders Guide to Happiness at IMDb

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[1] "The New Zealand Screen Awards 2005: Television Category Winners" (PDF). Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2009.

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