Guardian readers have nominated their favourite happy endings in television history, celebrating finales that left them moved, uplifted or reduced to tears. The feature, a follow-up to an earlier piece on TV's happiest endings, gathers reader submissions spanning sitcoms, dramas and romances, highlighting how satisfying conclusions can cement a show's legacy and provide lasting emotional resonance for audiences.

Among the endings praised are Friday Night Dinner's final episode, made more poignant by the death of actor Paul Ritter the following year; Superstore's send-off, which wraps up years of workplace comedy with warmth and closure for its central couple; the tightly plotted first season of gay romance drama Heated Rivalry; and The Good Place, whose four seasons build to its characters finding true contentment. Readers from Florida, Derbyshire, New York and elsewhere shared personal reflections on why these finales stayed with them, with spoilers flagged throughout the piece.