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Happy Valley is a British (
BBC) crime drama television series that is set and filmed in the
Calder Valley. The series stars
Sarah Lancashire and
Siobhan Finneran, and features a main and recurring cast.
Overview
Main cast and characters
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Sarah Lancashire as Catherine Cawood; a Halifax Police
Sergeant.
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Siobhan Finneran as Clare Cartwright; Catherine's sister, who is a recovering heroin and alcohol addict.
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James Norton as Tommy Lee Royce; a drug-offender and the father of Catherine's grandson, Ryan.
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Charlie Murphy as Ann Gallagher; a kidnap victim who later becomes a
Police Community Support Officer.
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George Costigan as Nevison Gallagher; a successful businessman and Ann's father.
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Karl Davies as Daniel Cawood (Series 2-3; recurring Series 1); Catherine's son, and later Ann's partner.
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Rick Warden as Inspector Mike Taylor (Series 2-3; recurring Series 1); Catherine's supervisor.
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Vincent Franklin (Series 2-3) as Detective Superintendent Andy Shepherd; the Head of the Murder Squad for Halifax Police.
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Con O'Neill as Neil Ackroyd (Series 2-3); an old friend of Clare, and later her partner.
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Susan Lynch as Alison Garrs (Series 2-3); Daryl's mother.
- Rhys Connah as Ryan Cawood (Series 3; recurring Series 1-2); Tommy's son and Catherine's grandson.
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Derek Riddell as Richard Cawood (Series 3; recurring Series 1); Catherine's ex-husband.
Series 1
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Steve Pemberton as Kevin Weatherill; Nevison Gallagher's accountant.
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Joe Armstrong as Ashley Cowgill; a drug-dealing property developer.
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Adam Long as Lewis Whippey; an employee of Ashley.
Series 2
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Shirley Henderson as Frances Drummond; Ryan's teaching assistant, and an infatuated admirer of Tommy.
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Kevin Doyle as John Wadsworth; a Detective Sergeant (DS) with a troubled home-life.
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Katherine Kelly as Jodie Shackleton; a Police Detective Inspector (DI) assigned to Halifax Major Incident Team.
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Robert Emms as Daryl Garrs; a bullied and disturbed young farmer.
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Matthew Lewis as Sean Balmforth; a murder suspect.
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Julie Hesmondhalgh as Amanda Wadsworth; John's newly estranged wife.
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Amelia Bullmore as Vicky Fleming; John's mistress
Series 3
- Mollie Winnard as Joanna Hepworth, who is addicted to prescription medication and being abused by her husband.
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Mark Stanley as Rob Hepworth, as Ryan's PE teacher, who is abusing his wife Joanna.
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Amit Shah as Faisal Bhatti, local pharmacist who is supplying Joanna with drugs in exchange for sex.
- Emily Barnett as Becky Cawood, Catherine’s Daughter and Ryan’s Mother.
Recurring cast and characters
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Shane Zaza as Shafiq Shah: a Police Constable (Series 1 & 2) Police Sergeant (Series 3).
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Ishia Bennison as Joyce: a civilian police employee.
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Jill Baker as Helen Gallagher: Nevison's wife.
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Ramon Tikaram as Praveen Badal: the Yorkshire Police District Commander.
- Olwen May as Mrs Beresford: Headmistress at Ryan’s School.
Series 1
Series 2
- Madison Brown as Amber Wadsworth: John and Amanda's daughter.
- Felix Johnson as Jack Wadsworth: John and Amanda's son.
- Mete Dursun as Gorkem Tekeli: a Police Constable.
- Chris Michael-Hall as 'Sledge': a Police Constable.
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Angela Pleasence as Winnie Babic: an elderly neighbour of Catherine.
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Ivana Basic as Ilinka Blasevic: a Croatian trafficking victim.
- Hebe Beardsall as Leonie: a prostitute.
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Keeley Forsyth as Annette: a prostitute.
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Steve Edge as Graham Tattersall: Amanda's lover.
Series 3
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Jason Merrells as DC Stead
- Joe Simpson as DC Carey
- Oliver Huntingdon as Ivan: a drug-runner for Darius.
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Jack Bandeira as Matja: a drug-runner for Darius.
- Ezra Brook as Joseph Palmer
- Saba Nikoufekr as Nazeem: Faizal’s pharmacy colleague.
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Anthony Flanagan as Viktor: Darius’s henchman.
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Alec Secareanu as Darius Knezevic: a prominent local gangster and aspiring politician.
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Judy Holt as Jane Hepworth: Rob’s mother.
References