Happy Valley

CrimeDramaMystery2014TV-MA18 episodes3 seasonsScripted

First aired: 2014-04-29

Synopsis

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.

Creators

Sally Wainwright

Casting

  • Charlie Murphy
    Ann Gallagher
  • James Norton
    Tommy Lee Royce
  • Sarah Lancashire
    Catherine Cawood
  • Katherine Kelly
    DI Jodi Shackleton
  • Siobhan Finneran
    Clare Cartwright
  • Mark Stanley
    Rob Hepworth
  • Rhys Connah
    Ryan Cawood
  • Vincent Franklin
    DSU Andy Shepherd
  • Amit Shah
    Faisal Bhatti
  • Ishia Bennison
    Joyce Metcalf
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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

Number of episodes 6

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Series 3

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.

Number of episodes 6