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Happy Valley
2014–2023
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 3 seasons
A
MEANRANK
85/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #47
- IMDb #102
- Metacritic #30
- RatingGraph #77
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #15
- Metacritic Critics #19
+3 more
- Metacritic Audience #121
- Criticker #63
- Trakt #116
Every rating
69–98
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 69, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98.
See the most agreed on TV shows →Yorkshire-based crime drama centering on the personal and professional life of Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood.
Details
- Created by
- Sally Wainwright
- Writer
- Sally Wainwright
- Released
- 29 April 2014
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 18 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 15 wins, 22 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (40) →
Awards & nominations
See all 37 →15 wins from 37 nominations across 35 ceremonies
| Best Actor 2014 | Best Actor | James Norton | Nominee |
| Best Actor (Female) 2014 | Best Actor (Female) | Sarah Lancashire | Winner |
| Best Actress 2014 | Best Actress | Sarah Lancashire | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series 2014 | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Sarah Lancashire | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television 2014 | Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Sarah Lancashire | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Series, Drama/Genre 2014 | Best Actress in a Series, Drama/Genre | Sarah Lancashire | Nominee |
| Best Director: Fiction 2014 | Best Director: Fiction | Euros Lyn | Nominee |
| Best Drama 2014 | Best Drama | Happy Valley | Nominee |
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Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series (Male)
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series (Male) | Kevin Doyle | Winner |
| Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series (Male) | Steve Pemberton | Nominee |
Best Actor (Female)
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor (Female) | Sarah Lancashire | Winner |
Best Actress in a Drama Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Sarah Lancashire | Winner |
Best Drama Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Drama Series | Happy Valley | Winner |
Best Drama Series or Serial
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Drama Series or Serial | Happy Valley | Winner |
Best Episode in a TV Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Episode in a TV Series | Sally Wainwright ("Episode 1") | Winner |
Best New Drama
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best New Drama | Happy Valley | Winner |
Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series (Female)
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series (Female) | Sarah Lancashire | Winner |
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama | Charlie Murphy | Winner |
Best TV Drama
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best TV Drama | Happy Valley | Winner |
Best TV Drama – Long Form
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best TV Drama – Long Form | Sally Wainwright | Winner |
Best Writer: Drama
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Writer: Drama | Sally Wainwright | Winner |
Excellence in Entertainment Television
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Entertainment Television | Happy Valley | Winner |
Memorable Moment
1 nomination, 1 won
| Memorable Moment | "Catherine Cawood and Tommy Lee Royce's final kitchen showdown" | Winner |
Writer's Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Writer's Award | Sally Wainwright | Winner |
Best Supporting Actor
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actor | James Norton | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Amit Shah | Nominee |
Best Actor
1 nomination
| Best Actor | James Norton | Nominee |
Best Actress
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Sarah Lancashire | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Sarah Lancashire | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Series, Drama/Genre
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Series, Drama/Genre | Sarah Lancashire | Nominee |
Best Director: Fiction
1 nomination
| Best Director: Fiction | Euros Lyn | Nominee |
Best Drama
1 nomination
| Best Drama | Happy Valley | Nominee |
Best Drama Performance
1 nomination
| Best Drama Performance | Sarah Lancashire | Nominee |
Best Editing: Drama
1 nomination
| Best Editing: Drama | Jamie Pearson | Nominee |
Best Editing: Fiction
1 nomination
| Best Editing: Fiction | Joe Carey | Nominee |
Best Leading Actor
1 nomination
| Best Leading Actor | Steve Pemberton | Nominee |
Best Leading Actress
1 nomination
| Best Leading Actress | Sarah Lancashire | Nominee |
Best Mini-Series Made for Television
1 nomination
| Best Mini-Series Made for Television | Happy Valley | Nominee |
Best Post-Production (Craft)
1 nomination
| Best Post-Production (Craft) | 'production team' ("Episode 4") | Nominee |
Best Procedural Drama
1 nomination
| Best Procedural Drama | Happy Valley | Nominee |
Best Production (Craft)
1 nomination
| Best Production (Craft) | Red Production Company | Nominee |
Best Script Writer
1 nomination
| Best Script Writer | Sally Wainwright | Nominee |
Best Single Drama or Drama Series
1 nomination
| Best Single Drama or Drama Series | Happy Valley | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Siobhan Finneran | Nominee |
Breakthrough Award
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Award | James Norton | Nominee |