

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.
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.