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.
Catherine Cawood
Clare Cartwright
Tommy Lee Royce
Ryan Cawood
Ann Gallagher
Shafiq Shah
Nevison Gallagher
Insp Mike Taylor
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2 episodes
Writer Sally Wainwright looks back on the origins of her Bafta-winning drama Happy Valley, which first appeared on the nation’s TV screens in 2014. She reveals just how happy the early days really were - sharing the inside story of how the show first came together, the challenges faced, and the pressures of living up to expectations once the series established itself as an acclaimed success.
Runtime: 20 minCatherine 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
6 episodes
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.
Runtime: 59 minCatherine'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.
Runtime: 58 minTommy brutally takes control of a situation when PC Kirsten McAskill pulls him and Lewis over. His actions have devastating consequences.
Runtime: 59 minCatherine's focus returns to the job in hand as she searches for the owner of the suspicious Milton Avenue property, with dramatic consequences.
Runtime: 59 minCatherine sinks into a deep depression as she learns that Tommy is still at large. The net finally closes in on Kevin.
Runtime: 59 minThings 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.
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6 episodes
Even behind bars, Tommy finds a way to keep an eye over Ryan.
Runtime: 51 minCatherine arrives home with Ilinka, an emaciated Croatian woman who has been rescued after being trafficked and enslaved for the past four years. Meanwhile, John's panic over Vicky's threat spills out into his home life.
Runtime: 51 minTommy urges Frances to go further with her attempts at making Catherine's life a misery.
Runtime: 51 minA birthday gift for Ryan reminds Catherine that danger may be closer than she thinks.
Runtime: 51 minDaniel suspects somebody at school might be responsible for Ryan's interest in Tommy.
Runtime: 51 minCatherine confronts Frances, while John's torment leads him to desperate measures.
Runtime: 51 minWhen 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.
6 episodes
When Catherine discovers the remains of a murder victim, it bizarrely leads her straight back to Tommy Lee Royce.
Runtime: 58 minCatherine learns of a painful betrayal close to home, and Faisal comes under increasing pressure from all sides.
Runtime: 59 minCatherine confronts Clare and presents Ryan with an ultimatum. Faisal and Joanna hatch a plan that takes an unexpected turn.
Runtime: 59 minAs Tommy’s big day approaches, Catherine becomes suspicious, and Ryan finds a new way to defy her.
Runtime: 58 minCatherine races to protect her family as a murder investigation begins.
Runtime: 59 minScores are settled for good on Catherine’s final shift, and Ryan faces a moral dilemma.
Runtime: 69 minHappy Valley: Extended Trailer | Series 1
Happy Valley | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix