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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.
Status
Ended
Created By
Sally Wainwright
Network
BBC One
Seasons & Episodes
Series 1
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
Episodes
Episode 1
Sergeant Cawood's world stops when the man who drove her daughter to suicide is released from prison, and Kevin's split-second decision devastates Nevison.
Episode 2
Catherine's search for Tommy gains momentum when she receives a tip-off regarding his whereabouts. Helen absorbs the shock of hearing that Ann has been abducted.
Episode 3
Tommy brutally takes control of a situation when PC Kirsten McAskill pulls him and Lewis over. His actions have devastating consequences.
Episode 4
Catherine's focus returns to the job in hand as she searches for the owner of the suspicious Milton Avenue property, with dramatic consequences.
Episode 5
Catherine sinks into a deep depression as she learns that Tommy is still at large. The net finally closes in on Kevin.
Episode 6
Things get tense at Catherine's birthday party when a drunk Daniel reveals a different version of past events with Becky. Catherine's fears grow when she learns that Tommy has been spending time with Ryan.
Top 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
Vincent Franklin
DSU Andy Shepherd
Mollie Winnard
Joanna Hepworth
Mark Stanley
Rob Hepworth
Amit Shah
Faisal Bhatti
