About
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.
Cast
Sarah Lancashire
as Catherine Cawood
Siobhan Finneran
as Clare Cartwright
James Norton
as Tommy Lee Royce
Rhys Connah
as Ryan Cawood
Charlie Murphy
as Ann Gallagher
Shane Zaza
as Shafiq Shah
George Costigan
as Nevison Gallagher
Rick Warden
as Insp Mike Taylor
Vincent Franklin
as DSU Andy Shepherd
Mollie Winnard
as Joanna Hepworth
Mark Stanley
as Rob Hepworth
Amit Shah
as Faisal Bhatti
Katherine Kelly
as DI Jodi Shackleton
Ishia Bennison
as Joyce Metcalf
Chord Melodic
as Sledge
Seasons
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
Series 2
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.
Episodes
Series 1
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.
Similar Shows
Shows like this one
Recommended for You
Based on this series
