The second TV series of Happy Valley finished last night. It was probably the most succesfull sequel since The Godfather Part II, and I found the program was a good antidote to the duplicitous world of Richard Onslow Roper in John Le Carre’s The Night Manager also on our TV screens at the moment. The people in Happy Valley had real problems, not connected with lobster salads in Michelin star restaurants, and it represented some of the sad struggling lives of many people in England. I don’t expect many of the characters in Happy Valley went to Winchester and Oxford, or holiday in Switzerland or Nassau.
Happy Valley was an excellent series, with gritty writing from Sally Wainwright [Last Tango in Halifax, Scott and Bailey] and Sarah Lancashire’s iconic performance as Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood. Sarah was supported by a brilliant ensemble cast in which Kevin Doyle as Detective Sergeant John Wadsworth stood out.
If this series doesn’t have success at the BAFTAs I will be most surprised.
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Very good point about the contrast to The Night Manager!
Oh, gosh, what a teaser. How long will I have to wait for season 2? It’s like putting chocolate cake in my refrigerator and telling me it can’t be eaten for six months!