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Sarah Lancashire’s heartfelt speech at Royal Television Society Programme Awards goes viral

A video of Sarah Lancashire recalling how an elderly lady told her that the star’s television shows kept her company when she was alone at Christmas has gone viral.

Evening Standard

James Norton: ‘I’m very aware of how lucky I am’

After his amazing success in Happy Valley, James Norton is taking on another dark role, this time on stage. He talks about his lucky streak, fear of failure, grappling with fame and why cold-water swimming keeps him sane

The Guardian - UK

Password crackdowns, series cancellations and stalling subscribers - has the streaming bubble burst?

Has the era of peak TV already peaked?

Evening Standard

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Women, Beware the Devil’s Lydia Leonard on the new Almeida show and playing Cherie Blair in The Crown

‘It was like being on Stars in Their Eyes’

Evening Standard

The Gold on BBC One: What the Happy Valley replacement is about, full cast, and if it's based on a true story

The Gold will replace Sally Wainwright's drama in the schedule, airing Sunday nights on BBC One

Manchester Evening News

Happy Valley to be taught to TV university students after 7.5 million tune into BBC finale

BBC drama Happy Valley will be taught to university students studying television writing following the success of the gritty series starring Sarah Lancashire and James Norton.

Evening Standard

Happy Valley’s ending was changed at the behest of Sarah Lancashire

‘[Lancashire] made it clear that she wasn’t happy with it,’ series creator said

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Happy Valley: the art of Sally Wainwright's perfect TV ending

Warning: the following article contains spoilers.

The Conversation

Happy Valley’s ending was changed at the behest of Sarah Lancashire

‘[Lancashire] made it clear that she wasn’t happy with it,’ series creator said

The Independent UK

Happy Valley's Tommy Lee Royce's final decision explained as viewers gripped

Sally Wainwright's epic West Yorkshire saga came to a fitting end on Sunday, with Catherine Cawood and Tommy Lee Royce finally coming face to face.

Chronicle Live

Happy Valley's Sarah Lancashire shows off stylish new look after shocking finale

Happy Valley's Catherine Cawood actress Sarah Lancashire as been photographed donning a new hairstyle just days after the explosive finale of the BBC series aired

Daily Mirror

James Norton criticises PM’s maths plan: We need to keep nurturing the arts

Actor James Norton has criticised the Prime Minister’s plan for all pupils in England to study some form of maths until the age of 18, saying “we need to keep nurturing the arts”.

Irish Independent

Nobody knew what was going to happen: James Norton on Happy Valley finale

James Norton has revealed that no Happy Valley cast or crew members other than himself and Sarah Lancashire were aware of how the final series ended.

Irish Independent

‘Will Catherine get to the Himalayas?’ 10 burning unanswered questions from Happy Valley

From the chances of a potential spin-off to the prospects of Ryan joining the force, here are the lingering questions from Sunday’s finale – and our answers

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Evening Standard

Missing Sergeant Cawood and Happy Valley? Here are creator Sally Wainwright’s other shows

Hoorah, there’s 30 years’ worth of Sally Wainwright dramas to watch

Manchester Evening News

Sarah Lancashire changed BBC Happy Valley ending as she made clear she 'wasn't happy with it'

The actress has won high praise for her portrayal of Sergeant Catherine Cawood and is to 'thank' for the finale of the hit series

Daily Record

Happy Valley's James Norton says show's finale was his 'perfect ending'

Article contains spoilers: Over 7.5 million viewers tuned in on Sunday night to watch the last ever episode of Sally Wainwright's show.

Chronicle Live

BBC Happy Valley's Sarah Lancashire was 'not happy' with original ending

The widely-watched BBC drama came to a gripping conclusion Sunday, with a tense showdown between Catherine Cawood and Tommy Lee Royce

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Irish Independent

Sarah Lancashire changed Happy Valley ending for the better, says creator

Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright has said Sarah Lancashire was “not happy” with the original ending she wrote for the hit BBC show, so audiences have her to “thank” for the “satisfying” conclusion.

The Independent UK

Happy Valley was an endangered species, a beautiful blip, in the ragingly mediocre world of cop shows

In just 18 episodes, Sally Wainwright’s brilliant creation rewrote the rules of the genre, says Nick Hilton. It should be evidence enough for the BBC to take more chances on gutsy storytelling, on regional voices, on heroes who neither look nor sound like James Bond

Manchester Evening News

Happy Valley's Rhys Connah responds to fans' theory that Ryan will be a police officer amid spin-off hopes

The actor, who has won praise from viewers of the BBC One drama, was speaking on Good Morning Britain

Daily Mirror

Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright addresses 'disappointing' ending concerns

Happy Valley came to a dramatic conclusion on Sunday as Catherine Cawood defeated her nemesis Tommy Lee Royce

Daily Mirror

Happy Valley star would do fourth series 'in a heartbeat' - but only with a twist

Happy Valley actor Rhys Connah was just eight years old when he first appeared on the hit BBC crime drama and is keen to reprise his role

Wales Online

BBC Happy Valley's Sarah Lancashire didn't like the original ending

She spent a day with writer Sally Wainwright making changes to the script

Wales Online

Sarah Lancashire’s brilliantly unexpected Happy Valley-themed gift for co-workers - and how to get one

She worked on the gift with a shop in Hebden Bridge, where Happy Valley was filmed

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