Happy Valley: episode-by-episode
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
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
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
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?
Happy Valley recap: series three, episode two – never has a low-speed chase been more unbearably tense
RoboCop references, claims that West Yorkshire council is like the Trump administration and a nail-biting confrontation with Clare – the final season of this landmark drama is in full swing
Happy Valley recap: series three, episode one – a sweary return for one of TV’s most unforgettable characters
After six years, we’re back with Sally Wainwright’s vision of the Calder valley, as West Yorkshire’s finest copper prepares for a nice, quiet retirement. What could go wrong?
Happy Valley recap: the series two finale – come hell or high bridge
The action comes to a head with a deadly, gripping game of bluff – and once again, Sally Wainwright has created a tender tragedy that will freeze your blood
Happy Valley recap: series 2, episode 5 – did Sally Wainwright rip off Steinbeck?
The penultimate episode had lots of booze, brilliant two-handers and a breathtaking ending that seemed shamelessly lifted from Of Mice and Men
Happy Valley recap: series 2, episode 4 – big smiles and a sordid Scalextric set
There’s a rape, a hammer attack and a creepy mystery gift left on the doorstep for Ryan. How does one series cram in so many acts of such believable horror?
Happy Valley recap: series 2, episode 3 – therapy, awkward sex and an autopsy
Catherine Cawood is seeing a shrink – and it’s flinty, witty and mesmerising. Meanwhile, John Wadsworth thinks he’s got away with murder
Happy Valley recap: series 2, episode 2 – blood and Shiraz all over the rug
With four storylines vying for our attention, including a human trafficking ring by the ‘Halifax mafia’, a blackmailed detective and a duo of disastrous funerals, is the thriller veering into iffy second series territory?
Happy Valley recap: series 2, episode 1 – scars, sheep-rustlers and a serial killer
The critics’ top drama of 2014 is back with a vengeance: the mother of last season’s villain, Tommy Lee Royce, has been found dead by none other than Sgt Catherine Cawood
