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- 2014
- TV-MA
- BBC America
- 2014
- TV-MA
- BBC America
Summary As West Yorkshire police sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) works on a kidnapping case, she spots Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton), the man she believes drove her daughter to commit suicide, in town.
Created By: Sally Wainwright
- 2014
- TV-MA
- BBC America
- 2014
- TV-MA
- BBC America
Happy Valley
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 29, 2014
8.2
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Summary As West Yorkshire police sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) works on a kidnapping case, she spots Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton), the man she believes drove her daughter to commit suicide, in town.
Created By: Sally Wainwright
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 29 Critic Reviews
87
100% Positive
29 Reviews
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0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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It's a profound look at family, morality, and the harshness of life. We've waited seven years for it to arrive, and every single second was worth the wait.
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 218 User Ratings
8.2
87% Positive
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 218 User Ratings
8.2
87% Positive
190 Ratings
190 Ratings
3% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
10% Negative
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
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Happy Valley is so effective at what it sets out to do, and so neat in fitting all its pieces together (up to the way the story's climax evokes a much milder incident from early in the series), that I'm a bit ambivalent about the fact that a second season has already been ordered. Lancashire is so good that I won't necessarily mind getting to watch more of her in this role, but this particular story is so unique to her in a way that no sequel season can be.
Catherine's "patch" in Happy Valley may be more limited than the big chunks of Baltimore covered by Bunk and McNulty, but morally and emotionally, this fantastic drama goes deep.
How grim and gripping is life in the valley? Very. [21 Mar-3 Apr 2016, p.19]
The Brit-speak can be a wee bit difficult to decipher at times but the show is good enough to warrant giving your remote’s rewind button a workout.
Production Company:
- Red Production Company
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Initial Release Date: Apr 29, 2014
Number of seasons: 3 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
BAFTA Awards
• 4 Wins & 13 Nominations
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
Royal Television Society, UK
• 3 Wins & 5 Nominations
