Srećni ljudi

FR Yugoslavia TV series or program

Srećni ljudi
Created by	Milovan Vitezović
Starring	Desimir Stanojević Tanja Bošković Zlata Numanagić Dubravka Mijatović Jugoslava Drašković Svetislav Goncić Velimir Bata Živojinović Radmila Savićević Nikola Simić
Country of origin	FR Yugoslavia
Original language	Serbian
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	70
Production
Executive producers	Petar Galović Zoran Janković
Running time	40 minutes
Original release
Network	TV Belgrade
Release	12 September 1993 (1993-09-12) – 30 June 1996 (1996-06-30)

Srećni ljudi (Serbian Cyrillic: Срећни људи, lit. 'Happy People') is a Serbian TV series that aired from 1993 to 1996. Created by the Radio Television of Belgrade (RTB) it is the first Serbian TV show ever produced after the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia.

History

Srećni ljudi began airing on Radio Television of Belgrade on Sunday 12 September 1993, opening with the theme song named "Srećni ljudi" sung by Ekstra Nena and Boba Stefanović. It has 70 episodes, divided into 2 seasons, both having 35 episodes. The last episode aired on 30 June 1996.

Plot

The plot follows the members of Golubović family (father, mother, their son, his wife and their two children), in the time of sanctions and difficulty. Each member is confronted by their own daily struggles and everyone is looking for solutions.

Cast

Velimir Bata Živojinović - Aranđel Golubović (main character)
Radmila Savićević - Ristana Golubović (Aranđel`s wife)
Živojin Milenković - Tijosav Marjanović "Garac" (father of Ristana`s and Aranđel`s daughter in-law)
Desimir Stanojević - Vukašin Golubović (Ristana`s and Aranđel` son)
Tanja Bošković - Lola Golubović (Vukašin`s wife)
Zlata Numanagić - Lola Golubović
Dubravka Mijatović - Đurđina "Đina" Golubović (Vukašin`s and Lola`s daughter)
Jugoslava Drašković - Đurđina "Đina" Golubović
Svetislav Goncić - Časlav Marjanović "Čarli" (Lola`s brother)
Janko Milivojević - Nebojša "Neca" Golubović (Vukašin`s and Lola`s son)
Nikola Simić - Mihajlo Ostojić (Golubović`s neighbour)
Danilo Lazović - Šćepan Šćekić
Vlastimir Đuza Stojiljković - Marinko Bidžić / Conte Mario Marco del Tintoretto (Italian man)

Change of actresses

After the 25th episode, Tanja Bošković and Dubravka Mijatović were replaced by Zlata Numanagić and Jugoslava Drašković, respectively. Both of the actresses left the series allegedly because of unpaid wages.