What sounds like a standard crime drama is elevated by Wainwright's refusal to paint characters in easy and recognisable colours. When his request for a payrise is turned down, accountant Kevin Weatherill (Steve Pemberton) hatches a plan to kidnap his boss's daughter, with the help of a group of local villains, including Royce. Cawood, played with steely obsession by Lancashire, clearly equates the kidnapped girl with her own daughter: she lost one, she's not going to lose another. Moreover, Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright reveals that the show’s long hiatus is a deliberate one, so that the final third season is set seven years after the last time fans saw Catherine Cawood. Even with the major time jump, every character is expected to reprise their roles, including Lancashire. And with the drama building many will be wondering when the nail biting storylines will come to a head. The fourth episode of Happy Valley series three will air on Sunday evening, January, 22 at 9pm but how many episodes are left and when does the finale air? How many episodes of Happy Valley are there? We’re really not doing any more. You’re a few weeks away from the ending but when you get to it, I really hope you’ll feel content that if that’s the last you ever see of the characters of Happy Valley, it was a big way to go out.”

After another distressing assault – no wonder their traumatised daughter never takes her coat off – Joanna was understandably desperate to escape the monstrous Rob. She pleaded with her lover-cum-diazepam dealer, Faisal Bhatti (Amit Shah), to make good on a vague promise to set her up in a flat. Happy Valley's James Norton needed therapy after being 'badly bullied' at Yorkshire boarding school Happy Valley consists of three seasons, the new and the final third series of which becomes available starting January 2023. Every season is highly acclaimed, making Happy Valley one of BBC’s popular crime dramas. Fortunately for Australian fans, Season 3 premieres soon on streaming TV via Foxtel and BINGE.Plus, there are some brand new actors set to star. New cast members include: Amit Shah (who starred in Crashing alongside Phoebe Waller-Bridge ), Mark Stanley ( The Girl Before and Anne Boleyn), and Mollie Winnard (who we've recently seen in All Creatures Great and Small and Four Lives). The new names will be joining Happy Valley season three in "pivotal roles", the BBC have said . However, the characters they'll be playing haven't yet been announced. Happy Valley is not being released as a box set online, therefore fans cannot binge watch the series, it is instead shown weekly at 9pm on Sundays. However, the previous episodes that have already aired are available to watch on BBC iPlayer. When MAFS UK 2023 finishes and how many episodes there are in the series 31 October, 2023 If Rozz and Thomas from MAFS UK 2023 are still together 31 October, 2023 Who was nominated for surprise eviction from Big Brother last night and when viewers find out 31 October, 2023 Where was Happy Valley set? Happy Valley airs weekly on Sundays at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The final episode will air on Sunday, February 5.

Still, their messed-up goings-on are fascinating to watch, especially when the balance is upset by the arrival of Norman's older half-brother, Dylan, an edgy bad boy who finds work in the town's criminal underbelly – though he is also the one who tries to steer Norman towards normality. Returning for a third series, Happy Valley Season 3 premiered in Australia on Monday, 2nd January 2023. Foxtel and Foxtel Now have been confirmed to air the new season via BBC First, as well as BINGE. BritBox is likely to launch new episodes of the TV series as well, but the premiere date has yet to be confirmed. Just like seasons 1 and 2, the new season consists of six episodes, concluding on 6th February 2023. Happy Valley Season 3 Spoiler alert: this recap is published after Happy Valley airs on BBC One in the UK. Do not read on if you haven’t watched episode two.

To get the latest Happy Valley news direct to your inbox, sign up to our celebs & TV newsletter here. Will there be a series 4? The show’s creator Sally Wainwright was born in Huddersfield and raised in Sowerby Bridge in Calderdale, which might explain the setting. Procedural crime thriller series Happy Valley is returning for a third and final season, the BBC has confirmed, six years on from the release of the show's second series. The new six-part series will see the return of the show's major cast members, including Sarah Lancashire and James Norton and is set to be the finale season of the award-winning crime drama. The release date for season three has now been confirmed and we don't have long to wait! Here's everything else we know about Happy Valley season three. Shooting for series three started in January 2022 in the market town Halifax – which was used as a major filming location throughout the season. PC Ann Gallagher (Charlie Murphy) has landed a six-month attachment to CID. Is she heading for another showdown with her kidnapper and rapist Royce?

Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) and Alison Garrs (Susan Lynch) form an alliance based on their experience of tragedy. Photograph: Matt Squire/BBC/Lookout Point There are SIX episodes in Happy Valley's third and final series, airing on Sunday nights at 9pm on BBC One for the next few weeks. The police based BBC drama has earnt itself an army of fans who couldn't contain their excitement as no-nonsense police Sergeant Catherine Cawood, played by ex-Coronation Street star Sarah Lancashire, returned to our screens once more. There are also a number of new faces including Amit Shah as the troubled pharmacist, Faisal Bhatti, that has got himself in too deep, Mark Stanley as abusive teacher and husband, Rob Hepworth, and Mollie Winnard as Rob Hepworth's desperate wife, Joanna Hepworth, who was brutally murdered in the last episode after bribing Faisal to help her escape her cruel and controlling husband.The two vital things are that Ryan Cawood, (played by Rhys Connah), is now at an age to make his own decisions about his life and the relationship he has in it, and Catherine’s (Sarah Lancashire) is on the brink of retirement, and those felt like such juicy things to explore.” Johnny Mercer turns feral in Banged Up, a damning indictment of the prison system 31 October, 2023 Who left the Great British Bake Off in week six and who won star baker 31 October, 2023 When MAFS UK 2023 finishes and how many episodes there are in the series 31 October, 2023 Where was Happy Valley set?