Sarah Lancashire

The week in TV: Funny Woman; Happy Valley; Consent; The Shamima Begum Story

Gemma Arterton’s Blackpool sitcom queen is an idealised trailblazer; Sally Wainwright saves a best line till last; and toxic school culture makes for difficult drama

Barbara Ellen

12, Feb, 2023 @9:30 AM

Val McDermid on Happy Valley: ‘TV every bit as manipulative as Tommy Lee Royce’

Heartstopping for millions of us, cleansing for Catherine Cawood – and not about the feckless, violent men at all in fact. The legendary crime novelist gives thanks for a TV great

Val McDermid

06, Feb, 2023 @1:38 PM

Happy Valley recap: series three finale – Sarah Lancashire is utterly monumental

What an absolutely electrifying ending. Sally Wainwright masterfully wrongfooted viewers, while the show’s star was outstanding. Baftas surely beckon

Michael Hogan

05, Feb, 2023 @10:10 PM

Happy Valley finale review – one of TV’s greatest trilogies gets a fiery farewell

This awe-inspiring drama’s ending was full of redemption, justice and bitter laughs. Together, Sarah Lancashire and Sally Wainwright are invincible

Lucy Mangan

05, Feb, 2023 @10:10 PM

A lowly sergeant, but Happy Valley’s Catherine Cawood is top of the cops | Rachel Cooke

Sarah Lancashire’s portrayal in the hit series is 10 times tougher than her TV predecessors

Rachel Cooke

04, Feb, 2023 @5:00 PM

Will Catherine die? The Happy Valley characters least likely to make it out alive

As the explosive climax of Sally Wainwright’s series looms, someone’s painful death feels inevitable. Will it be Tommy? Horrible Hepworth? Ryan? We rate their chances

Michael Hogan

04, Feb, 2023 @10:00 AM

Happy Valley recap: series three, episode five – is Tommy about to launch a siege?

Danger seemed to lurk at every turn in this penultimate episode of the BBC drama. Catherine and her nemesis are now firmly locked on a collision course

Michael Hogan

29, Jan, 2023 @10:00 PM

Happy Valley recap: series three, episode four – pandemonium in court!

From that pulsating, propulsive closing sequence to Rob’s mysterious new suitcase, it was yet another stress-packed hour of sublime drama

Michael Hogan

22, Jan, 2023 @10:00 PM

Happy Valley recap: series three, episode three – that confrontation scene deserves Baftas

Things came to a head for Catherine and Clare in a devastating, 11-minute two-hander. Can harmony be restored in the Cawood clan? And how is Faisal going to get out of this mess?

Michael Hogan

15, Jan, 2023 @10:00 PM

The week in TV: Happy Valley; Stonehouse; The Rig; Ukraine: The People’s Fight

Sarah Lancashire returns as the hardest sergeant on the small screen; Matthew Macfadyen plays Westminster’s own Reggie Perrin for laughs; and Olly Lambert goes the extra mile in Ukraine

Barbara Ellen

08, Jan, 2023 @9:30 AM