Happy Valley - Series 1 & 2 [DVD] [2016]

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Extras 1: Language(s): English: Series 1-2, English: Series 3|Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English|Interactive, Dolby Digital 5.1

In Halifax, West Yorkshire, Catherine Cawood is a divorced police sergeant with two children. She is still trying to recover from the suicide of her daughter, which happened eight years ago. Catherine is raising her grandson, Ryan, who was born due to her daughter being raped by Tommy Lee Royce. Just when it seems like Catherine is gaining control over her life, she discovers that Tommy, whom she holds responsible for her daughter's suicide, has been released from prison after serving time for other offences. Catherine becomes consumed by the idea of confronting him, unaware that Tommy is involved in a criminal organisation with the intention of kidnapping Anne Gallagher, the daughter of a wealthy businessman, for ransom. Hemley, Matthew (18 March 2015). "Sarah Lancashire and Tom Hollander win at Royal Television Society Programme Awards". The Stage . Retrieved 7 May 2015.Brown, Maggie (25 May 2014). "Happy Valley writer: I don't have to apologise for show's violence". The Guardian/The Observer. Guardian News . Retrieved 3 June 2014. On 20 August 2014, the series was further released on Netflix in Canada and the USA, marketed as a "Netflix Original". [36] However, it departed Netflix in March 2020. [37] In the summer of 2016, series one of Happy Valley was released on Netflix in the UK and is currently repeated on the channel W. A year later, series two was released on Netflix in the UK.

The release date for Happy Valley season 3 has finally been confirmed". 2 December 2022 . Retrieved 20 July 2023. The first episode aired on 29 April 2014 at 21:00, receiving 8.64million viewers, as the second most watched show of the week (commencing 28 April 2014) for BBC One. [12] The BBC reported that the show received an average consolidated audience of 8.21million viewers over six episodes and an additional 8.1million requests for the show on BBC iPlayer. [13] Radio Times called Happy Valley a "word-of-mouth hit" which "steadily became a success outside the normal audience for the slot and channel." [14] a b c Walker-Arnott, Ellie (25 February 2015). "Peaky Blinders, Line of Duty and Happy Valley nominated for Royal Television Society awards". Radio Times . Retrieved 25 February 2015.

On 22 November 2012, Ben Stephenson announced the commissioning of Happy Valley for BBC One. The programme was written by Sally Wainwright, produced by Karen Lewis, and directed by Euros Lyn, Sally Wainwright and Tim Fywell. [4] [5]

Happy Valley to premiere exclusively on Netflix in the U.S. and Canada". Netflix . Retrieved 22 September 2014. Eames, Tom (11 December 2013). "Sarah Lancashire, Steve Pemberton for BBC One thriller Happy Valley". Digital Spy . Retrieved 19 January 2014. BBC Shop released Happy Valley series one on DVD, in regions two and four, on 16 June 2014. The DVD includes two discs, featuring 351 minutes' worth of footage, and has an age certificate of 15. [34] All six episodes of the series were released on iTunes, both in standard and high definition. [35] There is not much I can say about this that hasn't already been said, but I found the whole thing really entertaining, gory, plenty of action, violence, and the whole thing was just so believable! Extremely good acting from Sarah Lancashire, Charlie Murphy, and James Norton. If any of those three don't get anything for the acting skills in this programme, then there is something wrong with the entire Awards system! I even felt a bit sorry for Tommy at the end, but that was mainly due to the excellent script of Sally Wainwright, and James Norton's good acting!

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The main character, Sergeant Cawood, is mentioned in the third episode of the fifth series of Last Tango in Halifax, which aired on BBC One on 9 March 2020. Wainwright also created and wrote this series, set in Halifax, and stars Sarah Lancashire. However, some reviewers have criticised the show for its graphic content, especially in episodes three and four of season one, while others have noted the ubiquitous typecasting of male characters as either weak or criminals. [17]