Every time someone mentions a good British police procedural to watch everyone raves about Happy Valley. I started and stopped the first episode like four times because I thought it was boring and couldn't get through it. Finally I binged all three seasons at once and honestly I don't get all the hype.
I'm not saying it's bad but it's not as great as everyone seems to think it is. Season one is solid and if they would've stopped there I would say it was really good but season two and three were far fetched. Sarah Lancashire is a really good actress but Catherine Cawood is a horrible character. She's insufferable, arrogant, and obnoxious most of the time and treats strangers better than her own family.
I love James Norton and I have to admit I didn't think he had it in him to play such an evil monster but he nailed it as Tommy Lee Royce. Siobhan Finneran is such a versatile actress capable of playing any character whether it's a loving sister or a detective.
I'm not saying it's bad but it's not as great as everyone seems to think it is. Season one is solid and if they would've stopped there I would say it was really good but season two and three were far fetched. Sarah Lancashire is a really good actress but Catherine Cawood is a horrible character. She's insufferable, arrogant, and obnoxious most of the time and treats strangers better than her own family.
I love James Norton and I have to admit I didn't think he had it in him to play such an evil monster but he nailed it as Tommy Lee Royce. Siobhan Finneran is such a versatile actress capable of playing any character whether it's a loving sister or a detective.