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The 50 best TV shows of 2023: No 3 – Happy Valley

Funny, blunt and totally gripping, the third and final series of Sally Wainwright’s crime show is that rarest of things: a drama so thrilling it more than lives up to the hype

The Guardian - UK

The 20 best TV shows of 2023, from Succession and Happy Valley to The Last of Us

With so many shows airing their final series this year, 2023 felt like the end of a televisual chapter, writes Nick Hilton. But there were also some superb new arrivals. Here are the top 20 releases from the past 12 months

The Independent UK

Sarah Lancashire scoops major international award for Happy Valley

Sarah Lancashire has snapped up a huge international award for her turn as Catherine Cawood in the BBC police drama, Happy Valley.

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BBC announces new drama from Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright

Happy Valley creator and writer Sally Wainwright will return to the BBC with Hot Flush, a new drama about 'women of a certain age' forming a punk-rock band.

WhatToWatch

BBC announces that six new TV shows are in the works, including a new season of Black Ops

The BBC’s roster of upcoming projects brings together celebrated names and new talent

Evening Standard

TV tonight: the excellent Nicola Walker stars in a new series of Annika

Emotions come to the fore in the Scottish cop drama. Plus, a sobering documentary about a 1970s yachting tragedy. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

The best TV of 2023 so far

A tantalising new cop drama, a thrilling trip down the rage super highway and wicked fun on the labour ward – here are the year’s telly highlights up to now

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Halifax thrilled to be new mecca for movie makers after Happy Valley success

Happy Valley’s success cemented a film and TV boom in the West Yorkshire town – and now the cameras can’t stay away

The Guardian - UK

‘Happy Valley’ Final Season on AMC Networks Trio

Sarah Lancashire plays police sergeant contemplating retirement

Multichannel News

Mary McNamara: One of TV's most acclaimed shows took seven years off. It was planned all along

Even considering the interruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the often random timing of British television, seven years seems a long time to wait between seasons of a series.

Los Angeles Times

Irish Happy Valley star Charlie Murphy looks unrecognisable as she debuts major new hairstyle

Happy Valley star Charlie Murphy has recalled how it felt returning to film the hit BBC series after several years away from the set during an appearance on This Morning earlier today - showing how a brand new hairstyle in the process

Irish Mirror

Happy Valley's Charlie Murphy looks unrecognisable as she debuts major new hairstyle

Daily Mirror

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

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Evening Standard

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

Has the era of peak TV already peaked?

Evening Standard

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’

Manchester Evening News

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

Evening Standard

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.

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The Independent UK

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 Conversation

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

Warning: the following article contains spoilers.

The Independent UK

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

Chronicle Live

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.

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - UK

‘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

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

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