8.669 minSeason 3 • Episode 6
LatestScores are settled for good on Catherine’s final shift, and Ryan faces a moral dilemma.
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.
Acting
Sarah Lancashire is simply extraordinary.
Writing
Sally Wainwright's dialogue cuts like glass.
Direction
Yorkshire becomes a character itself.
Creator
Sally Wainwright
Sarah Lancashire
Catherine Cawood
Siobhan Finneran
Clare Cartwright
James Norton
Tommy Lee Royce
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
Katherine Kelly
DI Jodi Shackleton
Chord Melodic
Sledge
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Happy Valley helped redefine the 'cop show' by centering a menopausal woman's interior life rather than her badge.
The 'I am the law' speech in Season 1's finale was improvised by Lancashire after Wainwright rewrote the scene overnight.
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