Happy Valley

Happy Valley is a British crime drama television series, set and filmed in West Yorkshire. First broadcast on BBC One, it stars Sarah Lancashire (b.1964) as police officer Sgt Catherine Cawood, Siobhan Finneran (b.1966) as her sister Clare Cartwright and James Norton (b.1985) as Tommy Lee Royce.

The first series began on BBC One on 29 April 2014, the second on 9 February 2016, and the third and final series on 01 January 2023.

The series has gained universal critical acclaim and won several awards including BAFTAs for Best Drama Series (seies 1 & 2), Best Actress (Lancashire, series 1 & 2) and Best Supporting Actor (Norton, series 1). Series creator and writer Sally Wainwright has won BAFTA Television Craft Awards for Best Writer: Drama (s1 & 2). In 2017 and again in September 2023 Lancashire won the National television Award for Best Drama Performance for her appearance in Happy Valley.