Happy Valley: Season 1

2014 · 6 episodes · ★ 7.7

Series 1

What Season 1 of Happy Valley

Catherine Cawood is a police sergeant in Halifax, in West Yorkshire, an area marked by drug abuse. Divorced and the mother of two, she has spent eight years raising Ryan, the grandson born after her daughter was raped by Tommy Lee Royce. Her daughter's suicide still weighs heavily on her. Leading a team of officers, Catherine investigates a staged kidnapping that turns into a chain of brutal crimes. The case becomes bigger than her rank and ends up touching her own family. Work and personal life blur together every day, and the possible presence of Royce in town reopens old wounds.

6episodes

Apr 29, 2014premiered

Jun 3, 2014latest episode

5.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Episode 1
Apr 29, 2014 · 59 min · ★ 7.2
Sergeant Cawood's world stops when the man who drove her daughter to suicide is released from prison, and Kevin's split-second decision devastates Nevison.
Directing: Euros Lyn · Starring: Sophie Rundle, Moey Hassan, Pauline Jefferson, Ben Wright
1x02 Episode 2
May 6, 2014 · 58 min · ★ 7.5
Catherine's search for Tommy gains momentum when she receives a tip-off regarding his whereabouts. Helen absorbs the shock of hearing that Ann has been abducted.
Directed by: Euros Lyn · Starring: Karl Davies, Sophie Rundle, Hannah John-Kamen
1x03 Episode 3
May 13, 2014 · 59 min · ★ 7.8
Tommy brutally takes control of a situation when PC Kirsten McAskill pulls him and Lewis over. His actions have devastating consequences.
Directing: Euros Lyn · Starring: Sophie Rundle, Hannah John-Kamen, Ramon Tikaram
1x04 Episode 4
May 20, 2014 · 59 min · ★ 8.2
Catherine's focus returns to the job in hand as she searches for the owner of the suspicious Milton Avenue property, with dramatic consequences.
Starring: Rick Warden, Caroline O'Neill
1x05 Episode 5
May 27, 2014 · 59 min · ★ 7.7
Catherine sinks into a deep depression as she learns that Tommy is still at large. The net finally closes in on Kevin.
Directing: Tim Fywell · Starring: Karl Davies, Rick Warden
1x06 Episode 6 Season Finale
Jun 3, 2014 · 60 min · ★ 7.8
Things get tense at Catherine's birthday party when a drunk Daniel reveals a different version of past events with Becky. Catherine's fears grow when she learns that Tommy has been spending time with Ryan.
Directing: Tim Fywell · Starring: Karl Davies, Hannah John-Kamen, Ramon Tikaram, Rick Warden