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Status: Ended
Network: BBC One
Type: Scripted
Rating: 7.9/10
Happy Valley
Overview
Happy Valley is a dark, funny, multi-layered thriller revolving around the personal and professional life of Catherine, a dedicated, experienced, hard-working copper. She is also a bereaved mother who looks after her orphaned grandchild.
This production, originally released in 2014, has captivated audiences with its unique storytelling. As a Scripted series, it brings a fresh perspective to the Crime, Drama, Mystery genre, maintaining a strong viewer rating of 7.9 across its 3 seasons.
- Storyline Highlights:
- • Explores themes within Crime and Drama.
- • Produced in United Kingdom.
- • Original Language: English.
Starring Cast
Sarah Lancashire
Catherine Cawood
Siobhan Finneran
Clare Cartwright
James Norton
Tommy Lee Royce
Rhys Connah
Ryan Cawood
Charlie Murphy
Ann Gallagher
Shane Zaza
Shafiq Shah
George Costigan
Nevison Gallagher
Rick Warden
Insp Mike Taylor
Seasons
Specials
2 Episodes • Aired 2016-02-02
No season overview provided for this season.
Series 1
6 Episodes • Aired 2014-04-29
Catherine is a no-nonsense police sergeant who heads up a team of officers in a rural Yorkshire valley. When a staged kidnapping spirals out of control turning into a brutal series of crimes, Catherine finds herself involved in something significantly bigger than her rank, but unknowingly close to home
Series 2
6 Episodes • Aired 2016-02-09
No season overview provided for this season.
Series 3
6 Episodes • Aired 2023-01-01
When Catherine discovers the remains of a gangland murder victim in a drained reservoir, it sparks a chain of events that leads her straight back to Tommy Lee Royce. Her grandson, Ryan, is now sixteen and has ideas of his own about the kind of relationship he wants to have with the man Catherine refuses to acknowledge as his father, leaving Catherine's sister Clare caught in the middle. In another part of the valley, a local pharmacist gets in over his head when a neighbour is arrested.
