History Series / HappyValley

** Ann Gallagher and Daniel Cawood. After Daniel's divorce in Series 2 and Ann's trauma in Series 1, they end up HappilyMarried after a time skip. Ann joins [=CID=] and becomes a detective.
** Nevison Gallagher, Ann's father. After losing his wife to illness and enduring the kidnapping, assault and rape of his daughter, he ends the Series happy, having gained the Cawoods as family and looking forward to becoming a grandfather.

* EvilTeacher: Rob Hepworth, a health teacher and football coach. [[DisproportionateRetribution He tries to chase down two students who badmouthed him in his car]], [[ThrewMyBikeOnTheRoof locks their bicycles with one of his own locks in retaliation]] and [[EvilIsPetty tries to blame Ryan for vandalizing his car]]; which is implied to have been his own doing in order have [[ControlFreak control over him]]. The "vandalism" turns out to be nothing that can't be fixed with a cloth and an air compressor. Catherine is quick to point out that Rob has no evidence that it was Ryan and even if he did, no criminal case since there wasn't any damage. [[spoiler:In the finale, it's revealed that he was exhorting indecent pictures from one of his male students.]]

* BittersweetEnding: The series ends more sweet than bitter. On the bitter side, the main characters still have to live with their addictions and trauma. Joanna's parents have to deal with the loss of their daughter. Another family has to deal with the devastation when [[spoiler:their father is exposed as Joanna's murderer]], and life in "Happy Valley" still has its ongoing problems with drugs and organized crime. But, on the sweet side, all the main characters do get relatively happy endings. [[spoiler:The head of the Halifax Mafia gets taken down. Tommy Lee Royce is finally gone and with him his rein of terror. Catherine herself retires, finds peace, and is ready to move on and go on an adventure.]]

* DomesticAbuse: Rob Hepworth regularly abuses his wife Joanna. He subjects her to psychological, emotional and physical abuse. To wit, [[ControlFreak he isolates her from her friends and family, flushes the medication to treat her mental illness down the toilet, and even puts a padlock on their refrigerator]].

** Danelle, a legally blind person, who either died while trying to escape from her flat or killed herself by going out the window. Her boyfriend, who turns out to be working for the Halifax Mafia, was using her flat to store the mob's cash and locked her up against her will when she found out.

* TooDumbToLive: Evan Sertic and Matija Jankovic, low level enforcers for Darius Knezevic, are the dumbest and laziest criminals ever conceived. Tasked with storing and laundering cash for their boss' operations, they bring in another low-level criminal named Josip Matic that leads to their end of the operation being exposed, a loss of cash and [[spoiler:ultimately Darius Knezevic's downfall]]. Besides that:
** They are slow to realize how much of a liability Josip is and fail to take him out quickly when they are ordered to.

** Despite the very real danger of getting killed by their boss, they still think it's a good idea to steal from him and abscond with a mere thirty-thousand pounds in cash which they just carelessly leave on the floor in their flat. This is ''after'' bringing in Josip Matic to work with them, failing in their assigned task [[spoiler:to kill him]] and facing their pissed-off boss, Darius Knezevic, who brutally beats and ''pisses'' on one of them.

* TookALevelInBadass: Ann Gallagher ends up becoming a detective halfway through Series 3.

* CoolCar: Notable as the ones owned by the bad guys play a role in their downfall.

* CoolCar:

** Catherine Cawood retires from the police with a bang. On her last day, she [[spoiler:takes down Tommy Lee Royce, Darius Knezevic and identifies Joanna's killer.]]

** Clare Cawood and Neil. The former who falls off the wagon in Series 2, remains sober and still in Catherine's life as her sister. The latter, having had his life destroyed by Vicky and became an alcoholic, is also sober and rebuilt his life with Clare.

** Clare Cawood, who falls off the wagon in Series 2, remains sober, is still in a relationship with her boyfriend Neil, and still in Catherine's life as her sister.

** Clare Cawood, who falls off the wagon in Series 2, remains sober, in a relationship with her boyfriend, and still in Catherine's life as her sister.

* DrivenToSuicide: Danelle, a legally blind person, who either died while trying to escape from her flat or killed herself by going out the window. Her boyfriend, who turns out to be working for the Halifax Mafia, was using her flat to store the mob's cash and locked her up against her will when she found out.

** Alison Garrs, the mother of Darrell Garrs introduced in series 2. After murdering her son, attempting suicide, losing the farm and serving a few years in prison, she ends up rebuilding her life. She finds work as a fork lift driver, becomes friends with Catherine and even helps her fix her Land Rover.

** Catherine Cawood retires from the police with a bang. On her last day, she [[spoiler:takes down Tommy Lee Ross, the head of the Halifax Mafia and identifies Joanna's killer.]]

** [[spoiler:When they're arrested, one of them is ''still'' more concerned about being late for his wedding than the very serious legal jeopardy they're in.]]

* TookALevelInBadass: Ann Gallagher ends up becoming a Detective.

* TheReveal: Ryan confides to Richard that the reason he visits Tommy in prison [[spoiler:is that he wanted to find out for himself who Tommy is. While he feels sorry for him, he ultimately does not see him as a father and helps investigators track him down.]]

** Evan and Matija's silver Honda Civic hatchback.

* TooDumbToLive: Evan Sertic and Matija Jankovic, low level enforcers for Darius Knezevic, are the dumbest and laziest criminals ever conceived. Tasked with storing and laundering cash for their boss' operations, they bring in another low-level criminal named Josip Matic that leads to their end of the operation being exposed, a major loss of cash and [[spoiler:ultimately Darius Knezevic's downfall]]. Besides that:
** They are slow to realize how much of a liability the person they brought into the operation is and fail to take him out quickly when they are ordered to.
** When going to the area to pick Josip Matic up, they circle the street when they see a large police presence instead of immediately leaving. Catherine spots their shifty behavior and notes the their car's license plate when they finally do leave.

** Despite the very real danger of getting killed by their boss, they still think it's a good idea to steal from him and abscond with a mere thirty-thousand pounds in cash which they just carelessly leave on the floor in their flat. This is ''after'' bringing in Josip Matic, failing in their assigned task [[spoiler:to kill him]] and facing their pissed-off boss, Darius Knezevic, who brutally beats and ''pisses'' on one of them.

** Rob Hepworth's late-model bright red Audi [=RS4=] Avant wagon.]

* DomesticAbuse: Rob Hepworth regularly abuses his wife Joanna. He subjects her to psychological, emotional and physical abuse. To wit, he isolates her from her friends and family, flushes her medication to treat her mental illness down the toilet, and even puts a padlock on their refrigerator.
* DrivenToSuicide: Danelle, a legally blind person, who either died while trying to escape from her flat or killed herself by going out the window. Her boyfriend, who turns out to be working for the Halifax Mafia, was using her flat to store the mob's cash and locked her up against her will.

** Catherine Cawood retires from the police on time and with a bang. On her last day, she [[spoiler:takes down Tommy Lee Ross, the head of the Halifax Mafia and identifies Joanna's killer.]]
** Alison Garrs, the mother of Darrell Garrs introduced in series 2. After murdering her son, attempting suicide, losing the farm and serving a few years in prison, ends up rebuilding her life. She finds work as a fork lift driver, becomes friends with Catherine and helps her fix her Land Rover.
* EvilTeacher: Rob Hepworth, a health teacher and football coach. He tries to chase down two students who badmouthed him in his car, locks their bicycles with one of his own locks in retaliation and tries to blame Ryan for vandalizing his car; which is implied to have been his own doing in order have control over him. The "vandalism" turns out to be nothing that can't be fixed with a cloth and an air compressor. Catherine is quick to point out that Rob has no evidence that it was Ryan and even if he did, no criminal case since there wasn't any damage. [[spoiler:In the finale, it's revealed that he was exhorting indecent pictures from one of his male students.]]

* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: One of the criminals who was part of the money laundering operation literally gets caught with this pants down trying to escape from the police by Catherine. To elaborate, she tackles him to the ground, gripping his lose-fitting pants and pulling them down during the struggle.

** Rob Hepworth's late-model bright red Audi [=RS4=] Avant wagon.

** Alison Garrs, the mother of Darrell Garrs. After murdering her son, attempting suicide, losing the farm and serving a few years in prison, ends up rebuilding her life. She finds work as a fork lift driver, becomes friends with Catherine and even helps her fix her Land Rover.

* MsFixit: Alison Garrs, who worked on a farm, is seen replacing the alternator on Catherine's Land Rover. She also points out the various safety problems in her flat.

* TooDumbToLive: Evan Sertic and Matija Jankovic, low level enforcers for Darius Knezevic, are the dumbest and laziest criminals ever conceived. Tasked with storing and laundering cash for their boss' operations, they bring in another low-level criminal that leads to their end of the operation being exposed, a major loss of cash and [[spoiler:ultimately Darius Knezevic's downfall]]. Besides that:

** When going to the area to pick their "colleague" up, they circle the street where there is a visible police presence instead of immediately leaving. Catherine spots their shifty behavior and notes the their car's license plate when they finally do leave.

** Despite the very real danger of getting killed by their boss, they still think it's a good idea to steal from him and abscond with a mere thirty-thousand pounds in cash which they just carelessly leave on the floor in their flat. This is ''after'' the cash loss, failing in their assigned task and facing their pissed-off boss, Darius Knezevic, who brutally beats and ''pisses'' on one of them.

* MsFixit: Allison, who worked on a farm, is seen replacing the alternator on Catherine's Land Rover.

* TooDumbToLive: Evan Sertic and Matija Jankovic, low level enforcers for a local mob boss, are the dumbest and laziest criminals ever conceived. Tasked with storing and laundering cash for their boss' operations, they bring in another low-level criminal that leads to their end of the operation being exposed, a major loss of cash and [[spoiler:ultimately their boss' downfall]]. Besides that:

** Despite the very real danger of getting killed by their boss, they still think it's a good idea to steal from him and abscond with a mere thirty-thousand pounds in cash which they just carelessly leave on the floor in their flat. This is ''after'' the cash loss, failing in their assigned task and facing their pissed-off boss who brutally beats and ''pisses'' on one of them.

* DomesticAbuse: Crossing over with EvilTeacher, Rob Hepworth's regularly abuses his wife Joanna. He subjects his wife to psychological, emotional and physical abuse. To wit, he isolates her from her friends and family and even puts a padlock on their refrigerator.

** [[spoiler: Ann also aspires to be one by the end of the series, as during her time in captivity she was forcefully injected with heroin, but refuses to succumb to the addiction]].

** Despite the very real danger of getting killed by their boss, they still think it's a good idea to steal from him and abscond with a mere thirty-thousand pounds in cash which they just carelessly leave on the floor in their flat.

** They are slow to realize how much of a liability the person they brought into the operation is and fail to take him out quickly.
** When going to the area to pick their "colleague" up, they circle the street where they're a very large police presence instead of immediately leaving. Catherine spots their shifty behavior and notes the their car's license plate.

** Catherine's well-used British green Land Rover Defender 110 that she bought to fix up and use to drive to the Himalayas when she retires. It starts out as TheAllegedCar with a faulty alternator and a crusty appearance. By the end of the series, it's in much better condition and ready for her adventure.
** Rob Hepworth's late-model bright red Audi RS4 Avant wagon.

* DomesticAbuse: Crossing over with EvilTeacher, Rob Hepworth regularly abuses his wife Joanna. He subjects his wife to psychological, emotional and physical abuse. To wit, he isolates her from her friends and family and even puts a padlock on their refrigerator.
* EvilTeacher: Rob Hepworth, a health teacher and football coach. He tries to chase down two students who badmouthed him in his car, locks their bicycles with one of his own locks and tries to blame Ryan for vandalizing his car; which is implied to have been his own doing in order have control over him. The "vandalism" turns out to be nothing that can't be fixed with cloth and an air compressor. Catherine is quick to point out that Rob has no evidence that it was Ryan. [[spoiler:In the finale, it's revealed that he was exhorting indecent pictures from one of his male students.]]

The first series focuses on Sergeant Catherine Cawood, a no-nonsense police officer in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire (nicknamed "Happy Valley" by real life cops due to its high levels of drug related crime), who has just learnt that Tommy Lee Royce, the man responsible for her daughter's suicide (he raped her and she ended up having a child, Ryan) is being released from prison after doing time for drugs offences. While she is dealing with that, an accountant hires a group of local crooks, including Tommy, to kidnap his millionaire boss' daughter, Ann Gallagher, so he can get the money to send his daughter to a public school. Unfortunately for all concerned, including Cawood, things spiral rapidly out of control.

From the woman who brought you a female BuddyCopShow in Manchester and [[Series/LastTangoInHalifax two old people falling in love again]], comes one ''very'' dark cop show (2014-present).

The first series focuses on Sergeant Catherine Cawood, a no-nonsense police officer in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire (nicknamed "Happy Valley" by real life cops due to its high levels of drug related crime), who has just learnt that Tommy Lee Royce, the man responsible for her daughter's suicide (he raped her and she ended up having a child) is being released from prison after doing time for drugs offences. While she is dealing with that, an accountant hires a group of local crooks, including Tommy, to kidnap his millionaire boss' daughter, Ann Gallagher, so he can get the money to send his daughter to a public school. Unfortunately for all concerned, including Cawood, things spiral rapidly out of control.

* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: In series one there is a minor plot point about a councilor drunk driving and refusing to be breathalysed. In the show it’s dragged out slightly whereas as in reality he’d have been arrested as soon as he refused. Later a senior officer hints that the case against him should be dropped as he’s influential. In reality a local councilor would have very little influence and the officer would not be risking their job with allegations of corruption. Acceptable because it’s a drama show and for the most part it’s one of the most realistic British police shows around.

* CorruptPolitician: Marcus Gascoigne, a local councilor who uses his relationship with the police higher ups to avoid arrest for drug possession.

* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: In series one there is a minor plot point about a councillor drink driving and refusing to be breathalysed. In the show it’s dragged out slightly whereas as in reality he’d have been arrested as soon as he refused. Later a senior officer hints that the case against him should be dropped as he’s influential. In reality a local councillor would have very little influence and the officer would not be risking their job with allegations of corruption. Acceptable because it’s a drama show and for the most part it’s one of the most realistic British police shows around.

* BewareTheQuietOnes: Kevin, a mild-mannered accountant, masterminds the plan to [[spoiler: kidnap his bosses daughter, so he can use the ransom money to provide a better education for his children]].

* CorruptPolitician: Marcus Gascoigne, a local councillor who uses his relationship with the police higher ups to avoid arrest for drug possession.

** [[spoiler: Tommy]] tranforms into a wimpering mess, the opposite of the calculating thug he was at the start.

* AdultFear: Catherine, Clare, and even Daniel all get a good dose of it when it begins to dawn on them what's been going on with Ryan's new TA.