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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Frances Drummond has one when she's confronted with the fact that Tommy had multiple fiances.]]
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Frances Drummond seemingly has one when she's confronted with the fact that Tommy had has multiple fiances.]]
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* VillainBall: [[spoiler:DS Wadsworth]] might have gotten away with murdering Vicky Fleming--or at least made himself less obvious as a suspect--had he not made it look like the work of a serial killer. By dumping her body and a using a detail known only by the investigators and the real killer, it leads the police right to him.
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* VillainBall: [[spoiler:DS Wadsworth]] might have gotten away with murdering Vicky Fleming--or at least made himself less obvious as a suspect--had he not made it look like the work of a serial killer.killer that he's involved in. By dumping her body and a using a detail known only by the investigators and the real killer, it leads the police right to him.
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* VillainBall: [[spoiler:DS Wadsworth]] might have gotten away with murdering Vicky Fleming--or at least made himself less obvious as a suspect--had he not made it look like the work of a serial killer. By dumping her body and a using a detail known only by the investigators and the real killer, it leads the police right to him.
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* {{Nepotism}}: DI Jodie Shackleford is the daughter of a high ranking member of the Yorkshire Police, which is how Catherine thinks she was able to ascend to the rank of DI at such a young age. Regardless, she is competent, knows her job, and--alongside her partner--correctly deduces who Vicky's real murderer is.
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* {{Nepotism}}: DI Jodie Shackleford is the daughter of a high ranking member of the Yorkshire Police, which is how Catherine thinks she was able to ascend to the rank of DI at such a young age. Regardless, she is competent, knows her job, and--alongside her partner--correctly boss--correctly deduces who Vicky's real murderer is.the motive for Vicky Fleming's murder.
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* BastardBastard: Richard, Catherine's ex-husband, and Daniel, her son, see Ryan as this. Not surprising considering he is the product of the rape of Catherine's deceased daughter. Richard does begin to warm to Ryan as the series progresses.
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* ActionGirl: Catherine, though she herself lampshades that she's a bit old for it. She can often be found chasing after perps through council estates, taking beatings, and ignoring orders to stay away from dangerous situations. In the Series 2 finale, when [[spoiler:John Wadsworth]] realises the jig's up, he gets in his car and speeds off; Catherine gives chase, and when he gets out, follows him on-foot to a train station. He gets onto the tracks, which prompts Shepherd to radio in to tell her not to follow. She follows anyway.
* BastardBastard: Richard, Catherine's ex-husband, and Daniel, her son, see Ryan as this. Not surprising considering he is the product of the rape of Catherine's deceased daughter. Richard does begin to warm to Ryan as the seriesprogresses. progresses.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. Catherine takes a lot of punishment throughout each series, and her body shows it. Early in Series 1, she goes to arrest someone distributing drugs from an ice cream van, and gets kicked in the face for her trouble; for the next two episodes, the white of her right eye is full of blood, and that side of her face is badly bruised. Later that series, she's brutally assaulted by [[spoiler:Tommy]] after he discovers her in his house, so badly that she needs surgery to remove her spleen. She ends up being carried out of the house with the entire right side of her body drenched in blood. Frequently in subsequent series, too, she's assaulted and sports noticeable bruising for a while.
* BerserkButton: Do not ever refer to Tommy Lee Royce as Ryan's dad around Catherine. She will absolutely flip.
* BigBad: Tommy Lee Royce. He and Catherine are inextricably linked due to his history with her daughter, and every series revolves around their back-and-forth. When in Series 1 he finds out he had a son with Becky, he becomes psychotically hateful of Catherine for, as he sees it, taking his child from him. Thus he dedicates his every action to getting revenge on her, until at the very last, he [[spoiler:sees Ryan's childhood photos in an album and realises what a nice life he's had]]. She, meanwhile, is dreadfully terrified of Ryan becoming like him, and treats him like a boogeyman around her family. Series 2 has Royce grooming a woman into trying to turn Ryan against Catherine, and Series 3 has him mounting an escape attempt an a last-ditch effort to get away with Ryan.
* BastardBastard: Richard, Catherine's ex-husband, and Daniel, her son, see Ryan as this. Not surprising considering he is the product of the rape of Catherine's deceased daughter. Richard does begin to warm to Ryan as the series
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. Catherine takes a lot of punishment throughout each series, and her body shows it. Early in Series 1, she goes to arrest someone distributing drugs from an ice cream van, and gets kicked in the face for her trouble; for the next two episodes, the white of her right eye is full of blood, and that side of her face is badly bruised. Later that series, she's brutally assaulted by [[spoiler:Tommy]] after he discovers her in his house, so badly that she needs surgery to remove her spleen. She ends up being carried out of the house with the entire right side of her body drenched in blood. Frequently in subsequent series, too, she's assaulted and sports noticeable bruising for a while.
* BerserkButton: Do not ever refer to Tommy Lee Royce as Ryan's dad around Catherine. She will absolutely flip.
* BigBad: Tommy Lee Royce. He and Catherine are inextricably linked due to his history with her daughter, and every series revolves around their back-and-forth. When in Series 1 he finds out he had a son with Becky, he becomes psychotically hateful of Catherine for, as he sees it, taking his child from him. Thus he dedicates his every action to getting revenge on her, until at the very last, he [[spoiler:sees Ryan's childhood photos in an album and realises what a nice life he's had]]. She, meanwhile, is dreadfully terrified of Ryan becoming like him, and treats him like a boogeyman around her family. Series 2 has Royce grooming a woman into trying to turn Ryan against Catherine, and Series 3 has him mounting an escape attempt an a last-ditch effort to get away with Ryan.
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* AmusingInjuries: Catherine and her colleagues are shown laughing hysterically after recounting an incident where she shot a human trafficker in the balls with a Taser.
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* AffectionateNickname: Catherine eventually learns her squad has a few nicknames for her, one of which is [[spoiler:"Mrs. Trunchbull"]]. She presses several of them about what they are, though they all prove reticent to tell her, saying she won't like them.
* AmusingInjuries: Catherine and her colleagues are shown laughing hysterically after recounting an incident where she shot a human trafficker in the balls with aTaser. Taser.
* AntiVillain: Frances Drummond. When Catherine finds out Ryan's new tutor is someone who's been [[spoiler:visiting Tommy Lee Royce in prison]], she surprisingly doesn't flip out. Instead, she notifies the police of her fraud ([[spoiler:she'd been impersonating her dead sister]]), and goes to her house while she's under house arrest just to ask her why she did it. Later, she finds evidence that she was [[spoiler:just one of many woman Royce had been grooming]], and empathetically breaks the news to her. Overall, the series goes to pains at the end to stress that she was as much a victim of Tommy's grooming as any of his other victims.
* AmusingInjuries: Catherine and her colleagues are shown laughing hysterically after recounting an incident where she shot a human trafficker in the balls with a
* AntiVillain: Frances Drummond. When Catherine finds out Ryan's new tutor is someone who's been [[spoiler:visiting Tommy Lee Royce in prison]], she surprisingly doesn't flip out. Instead, she notifies the police of her fraud ([[spoiler:she'd been impersonating her dead sister]]), and goes to her house while she's under house arrest just to ask her why she did it. Later, she finds evidence that she was [[spoiler:just one of many woman Royce had been grooming]], and empathetically breaks the news to her. Overall, the series goes to pains at the end to stress that she was as much a victim of Tommy's grooming as any of his other victims.
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* {{Blackmail}}: When DS Wadsworth tells his mistress he wants to break it off with her, she drugs him, takes embarrassing sexually explicit photos of him whilst he is out cold and then threatens to send them to everyone he knows unless he pays her £1000 every month.
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* BerserkButton: Catherine's is pressed when [[spoiler:Frances]] anonymously leaves Ryan a Scalextric for his birthday, along with a card from [[spoiler:"Dad"]]. The moment she sees it, she has a full-on breakdown, and furiously breaks apart the Scalextric and packs it up, talking about throwing it in a bin, while Ryan looks on, confused.
* {{Blackmail}}: When DS Wadsworth tells his mistress he wants to break it off with her, she drugs him, takes embarrassing sexually explicit photos of him whilst he is out cold and then threatens to send them to everyone he knows unless he pays her £1000 every month. [[spoiler:Neil]] later confesses that the same woman did the same thing to him; it got to a point where he couldn't afford her ransom anymore, at which point she made good on the threat, causing the breakdown of his marriage and the loss of his job.
* {{Blackmail}}: When DS Wadsworth tells his mistress he wants to break it off with her, she drugs him, takes embarrassing sexually explicit photos of him whilst he is out cold and then threatens to send them to everyone he knows unless he pays her £1000 every month. [[spoiler:Neil]] later confesses that the same woman did the same thing to him; it got to a point where he couldn't afford her ransom anymore, at which point she made good on the threat, causing the breakdown of his marriage and the loss of his job.
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* BittersweetEnding: Frances Drummond is [[spoiler:apprehended]], and her manipulation of Ryan ended. Tommy's still in prison, no closer to getting out. John Wadsworth, who [[spoiler:killed a bunny-boiler that was blackmailing him]], has met a kind of justice. However, Ryan's sending letters to his "dad" without Catherine's knowledge, and her worst fear is the two of them having any contact. The final scene has her looking at him with equal parts love and fear, fear that he was born like Tommy and will grow up to be like him.
* BoomHeadshot: How [[spoiler: Darrell]] meets his end. After he confesses to the murders of the prostitutes, his mother tearfully takes up a hunting rifle and shoots him point-blank in the back of the head while he eats breakfast, blissfully unaware.
* BoomHeadshot: How [[spoiler: Darrell]] meets his end. After he confesses to the murders of the prostitutes, his mother tearfully takes up a hunting rifle and shoots him point-blank in the back of the head while he eats breakfast, blissfully unaware.
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-->'''Catherine:''' ''(entering the break room at the police station to find Bryony and Steph eating pizza and playing pool)'' Oh, you're back. You've been out for a pizza and now you're playing pool.
-->'''Steph:''' Hiya, Sarge.
-->'''Bryony:''' Do you want some?
-->'''Catherine:''' Shall I tell you what I've been doing? I've just briefed the night crew on an arrest strategy for a fella that's raped and assaulted a 19-year-old; they've just gone to pick him up just now. She's gone off to the OPAL unit in Bradford so we can get her properly examined, and now, I'm going to wake Mr. Shepherd up and tell him I think he might want to look at this bloke because he might - just might - be the twisted little bastard that's been killing prostitutes.
-->'''Bryony:''' Really?
-->'''Catherine:''' So what I want to know from you is - (''pointing at Bryony'') yes, really. What I really want to know from you is, is when you were called out to assist her, why you did the absolute minimum required, and why her friend's ringin' me at home, at four o'clock in the morning to come out and do your job for ya.
-->'''Bryony:''' We-we were just...
-->'''Catherine:''' You dropped her at the 'ospital doors, you didn't even see her inside. She didn't go in after you'd left - she was too upset, she was too frightened. She stood, in the cold, for an hour-and-a-half, frozen rigid, waiting for a bus to get home!
-->'''Bryony:''' We were always told to take everything they said with a pinch of salt, and it's been a busy night. We're only just on our meal break and we're knocking off in an hour-
-->'''Catherine:''' "They"? Prostitutes? We're talking about a vulnerable 19-year-old! 'Er face was bruised, 'er neck was bruised - that in't someone cryin' wolf!
-->'''Bryony:''' It were dark!
-->'''Catherine:''' You didn't even take a statement! I'm just ignoring that. No, I'm not - YOU'VE GOT A TORCH, HAVEN'T YA?! I've had a go at the night sergeant for sending a couple of 'obby-bobbies out on a job that needed somebody with the PROPER skill set and a bit more wool on their backs. And I know it's been a busy night, but for God's sakes, there is somebody out there targeting prostitutes - did you not think?! You know, you lot, you come in 'ere and give us four hours a week if we're lucky, IF you can be bothered. The least you can do when you get here is engage!
-->'''Steph:''' I'm sorry, Sergeant.
-->'''Catherine:''' Right, I'm going home for 40 minutes to say 'appy birthday to my grandson, get changed and then straight back in 'ere in time for the eight o'clock shift. I'm not reporting you to Professional Standards, although God knows why - I should be doing. But please, just learn something from it. You'll need to make statements, both of ya.
-->'''Steph:''' Hiya, Sarge.
-->'''Bryony:''' Do you want some?
-->'''Catherine:''' Shall I tell you what I've been doing? I've just briefed the night crew on an arrest strategy for a fella that's raped and assaulted a 19-year-old; they've just gone to pick him up just now. She's gone off to the OPAL unit in Bradford so we can get her properly examined, and now, I'm going to wake Mr. Shepherd up and tell him I think he might want to look at this bloke because he might - just might - be the twisted little bastard that's been killing prostitutes.
-->'''Bryony:''' Really?
-->'''Catherine:''' So what I want to know from you is - (''pointing at Bryony'') yes, really. What I really want to know from you is, is when you were called out to assist her, why you did the absolute minimum required, and why her friend's ringin' me at home, at four o'clock in the morning to come out and do your job for ya.
-->'''Bryony:''' We-we were just...
-->'''Catherine:''' You dropped her at the 'ospital doors, you didn't even see her inside. She didn't go in after you'd left - she was too upset, she was too frightened. She stood, in the cold, for an hour-and-a-half, frozen rigid, waiting for a bus to get home!
-->'''Bryony:''' We were always told to take everything they said with a pinch of salt, and it's been a busy night. We're only just on our meal break and we're knocking off in an hour-
-->'''Catherine:''' "They"? Prostitutes? We're talking about a vulnerable 19-year-old! 'Er face was bruised, 'er neck was bruised - that in't someone cryin' wolf!
-->'''Bryony:''' It were dark!
-->'''Catherine:''' You didn't even take a statement! I'm just ignoring that. No, I'm not - YOU'VE GOT A TORCH, HAVEN'T YA?! I've had a go at the night sergeant for sending a couple of 'obby-bobbies out on a job that needed somebody with the PROPER skill set and a bit more wool on their backs. And I know it's been a busy night, but for God's sakes, there is somebody out there targeting prostitutes - did you not think?! You know, you lot, you come in 'ere and give us four hours a week if we're lucky, IF you can be bothered. The least you can do when you get here is engage!
-->'''Steph:''' I'm sorry, Sergeant.
-->'''Catherine:''' Right, I'm going home for 40 minutes to say 'appy birthday to my grandson, get changed and then straight back in 'ere in time for the eight o'clock shift. I'm not reporting you to Professional Standards, although God knows why - I should be doing. But please, just learn something from it. You'll need to make statements, both of ya.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:Darius and Tommy both deserve credit. By sending his brother, Zeljko, and his Lieutenant, Victor, to move Tommy, he ends up not only wiping out most of the Halifax Mafia's leadership when Tommy ends up killing them, but also leaves himself vulnerable to arrest when Tommy gives a dying declaration implicating him in a murder. This effectively decimates his organization.]]
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* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler:When three of Darius Knezevic's associates suddenly show up to move Tommy, he immediately suspects something's wrong and takes a kitchen knife with him. This is further reinforced when they try to put him in trunk of their AllegedCar, then in the front seat where he points out that he'd be highly visible before getting in the back seat.]]
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* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler:When three of [[spoiler:Possibly. When Darius Knezevic's brother Zeljko, Victor, and one of their associates suddenly show up to move Tommy, he immediately suspects something's wrong they're actually going to kill him and takes a kitchen knife with him. This is further reinforced when they try to put him in trunk of their AllegedCar, then in the front seat where he points out that he'd be highly visible before getting in the back seat.]]
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The first series focuses on Sergeant Catherine Cawood, a no-nonsense police officer in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire (nicknamed "[[IronicNickname 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.
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The first series focuses on Sergeant Catherine Cawood, a no-nonsense police officer and grandmother in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire (nicknamed "[[IronicNickname Happy Valley]]" by real life cops due to its high levels of drug related crime), who crime). In the first series, she 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) Royce is being released from prison after doing time for drugs offences.offences; 9 years prior, he brutally raped her daughter, and after she had his son, she committed suicide. 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.
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* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Tommy Lee Royce]] has one at the end of each series.
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* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Ivan Sertic and Matija Jankovic decide to cut their loses and leave town. [[spoiler:But they don't move fast enough and are arrested.]]
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** [[spoiler:When they're arrested, Ivan is ''still'' more concerned about [[VillainousBreakdown being late for his wedding wedding]] than the very serious legal jeopardy that they're in.]]
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* 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 and her own girls have to deal with the loss of their daughter and mother along with [[spoiler: their father Rob going to prison for his crimes]]. 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.]]
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* 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 and her own girls have to deal with the loss of their daughter and mother along with [[spoiler: their father Rob going to prison for his crimes]]. Another family has to deal with the devastation when [[spoiler:their father [[spoiler:Faisal Bhatti 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.]]
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** Evan and Matija's silver Honda Civic 2.0 hatchback.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: Evan Ivan Sertic and Matija Jankovic are almost always together.
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* VillainBall: 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:
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* VillainBall: Evan Ivan 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:
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** Despite the very real danger of getting killed by their boss, one of them still thinks 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.
** [[spoiler:When they're arrested, one of them is ''still'' more concerned about being late for his wedding than the very serious legal jeopardy that they're in.]]
** Despite the very real danger of getting killed by their boss, one of them still thinks 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.
** [[spoiler:When they're arrested, one of them is ''still'' more concerned about being late for his wedding than the very serious legal jeopardy that they're in.]]
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** One of them Ivan is more focused on his upcoming marriage than the danger that he and his partner are in.
** Despite the very real danger of getting killed by their boss,one of them Ivan still thinks 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.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: When Catherine and Richard are talking about Knezevic running for the Bradford city council, Richard doubts it'll happen. Catherine retorts that [[ItsBeenDone it has already happened.]]
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When Catherine and Richard are talking about Knezevic running for the Bradford city council, Richard doubts it'll happen. Catherine retorts that [[ItsBeenDone it has already happened.]]
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'''Catherine Cawood:''' Why, are you serious? You do know they elected one of the [[Creator/DonaldTrump biggest liars and tax dodgers]] in history to be the so-called leader of the free world across the pond not so long since.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: When Catherine and Richard are talking about Knezevic running for the Bradford city council, Richard doubts it'll happen. Catherine retorts that [[ItsBeenDone it has already happened.]]
-->''(about the leader of an organized crime family getting elected to the local city council)''\\
'''Richard Cawood:''' That can't happen. Surely.\\
'''Catherine Cawood:''' Why, are you serious? You do know they elected one of the [[Creator/DonaldTrump biggest liars and tax dodgers]] in history to be the so-called leader of the free world across the pond not so long since.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When Catherine and Richard are talking about Knezevic running for the Bradford city council, Richard doubts it'll happen. Catherine retorts that [[ItsBeenDone it has already happened.]]
-->''(about the leader of an organized crime family getting elected to the local city council)''\\
'''Richard Cawood:''' That can't happen. Surely.\\
* BreakingTheFourthWall: When Catherine and Richard are talking about Knezevic running for the Bradford city council, Richard doubts it'll happen. Catherine retorts that [[ItsBeenDone it has already happened.]]
-->''(about the leader of an organized crime family getting elected to the local city council)''\\
'''Richard Cawood:''' That can't happen. Surely.\\
'''Catherine Cawood:''' Why, are you serious? You do know they elected one of the [[Creator/DonaldTrump biggest liars and tax dodgers]] in history to be the so-called leader of the free world across the pond not so long since.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When Catherine and Richard are talking about Knezevic running for the Bradford city council, Richard doubts it'll happen. Catherine retorts that [[ItsBeenDone it has already happened.]]
-->''(about the leader of an organized crime family getting elected to the local city council)''\\
'''Richard Cawood:''' That can't happen. Surely.\\
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: When Catherine and Richard are talking about Knezevic running for the Bradford city council, Richard doubts it'll happen. Catherine retorts that [[ItsBeenDone it has already happened.]]
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'''Richard Cawood:''' That can't happen. Surely.\\
'''Catherine Cawood:''' Why, are you serious? You do know they elected one of the [[Creator/DonaldTrump biggest liars and tax dodgers]] in history to be the so-called leader of the free world across the pond not so long since.
-->''(about the leader of an organized crime family getting elected to the local city council)''\\
'''Richard Cawood:''' That can't happen. Surely.\\
'''Catherine Cawood:''' Why, are you serious? You do know they elected one of the [[Creator/DonaldTrump biggest liars and tax dodgers]] in history to be the so-called leader of the free world across the pond not so long since.
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-->''(about the leader of an organized crime family getting elected to the local city council)''\\
'''Richard Cawood:''' That can't happen. Surely.\\
'''Catherine Cawood:''' Why, are you serious? You do know they elected one of the [[Creator/DonaldTrump biggest liars and tax dodgers]] in history to be the so-called leader of the free world across the pond not so long since.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: When Catherine and Richard are talking about Knezevic running for the Bradford city council, Richard doubts it'll happen. Catherine retorts that [[ItsBeenDone it has already happened.]]
-->''(about the leader of an organized crime family getting elected to the local city council)''\\
'''Richard Cawood:''' That can't happen. Surely.\\
'''Catherine Cawood:''' Why, are you serious? You do know they elected one of the [[Creator/DonaldTrump biggest liars and tax dodgers]] in history to be the so-called leader of the free world across the pond not so long since.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When Catherine and Richard are talking about Knezevic running for the Bradford city council, Richard doubts it'll happen. Catherine retorts that [[ItsBeenDone it has already happened.]]
-->''(about the leader of an organized crime family getting elected to the local city council)''\\
'''Richard Cawood:''' That can't happen. Surely.\\
'''Catherine Cawood:''' Why, are you serious? You do know they elected one of the [[Creator/DonaldTrump biggest liars and tax dodgers]] in history to be the so-called leader of the free world across the pond not so long sinc
-->''(about the leader of an organized crime family getting elected to the local city council)''\\
'''Richard Cawood:''' That can't happen. Surely.\\
'''Catherine Cawood:''' Why, are you serious? You do know they elected one of the [[Creator/DonaldTrump biggest liars and tax dodgers]] in history to be the so-called leader of the free world across the pond not so long since.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: When Catherine and Richard are talking about Knezevic running for the Bradford city council, Richard doubts it'll happen. Catherine retorts that [[ItsBeenDone it has already happened.]]
-->''(about the leader of an organized crime family getting elected to the local city council)''\\
'''Richard Cawood:''' That can't happen. Surely.\\
'''Catherine Cawood:''' Why, are you serious? You do know they elected one of the [[Creator/DonaldTrump biggest liars and tax dodgers]] in history to be the so-called leader of the free world across the pond not so long since.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When Catherine and Richard are talking about Knezevic running for the Bradford city council, Richard doubts it'll happen. Catherine retorts that [[ItsBeenDone it has already happened.]]
-->''(about the leader of an organized crime family getting elected to the local city council)''\\
'''Richard Cawood:''' That can't happen. Surely.\\
'''Catherine Cawood:''' Why, are you serious? You do know they elected one of the [[Creator/DonaldTrump biggest liars and tax dodgers]] in history to be the so-called leader of the free world across the pond not so long sinc
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Frances Drummond has one when she's confronted with the fact that Tommy had multiple fiances.]]
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'''Richard Cawood:''' That can't happen.\\
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'''Richard Cawood:''' That can't happen. Surely.\\
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* CallBack:
** The gun used to kill a man that was found at a reservoir was also used to kill Ashley Cowgill back in Series 1.
** The gun used to kill a man that was found at a reservoir was also used to kill Ashley Cowgill back in Series 1.
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* MercyKill: [[spoiler:Alison Garrs kills her son Darrell to spare him from going to prison as she knows he wouldn't survive.]]
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* MercyKill: [[spoiler:Alison Garrs kills her son Darrell to spare him from going to prison as she knows he wouldn't survive.would suffer.]]
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** Neal, Clare's boyfriend, who was also blackmailed by Vicky, ruined his life and became an alcoholic. He falls off the wagon when he hears about Vicky's death.
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** Neal, Clare's boyfriend, who was also boyfriend. Vicky Fleming blackmailed by Vicky, him, ruined his life life, and became an alcoholic. drove him to alcoholism. He falls off the wagon when he hears about Vicky's death.death and the trauma of what she did to him resurfaces.
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** Alison Garrs, the mother of Darrell Garrs introduced in Series 2. After murdering her son, attempting suicide, losing the farm and serving several years in prison, she ends up rebuilding her life. She finds work as a fork lift driver, becomes friends with Catherine--who helps her find better-paying work--and even helps her fix her Land Rover.
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** Alison Garrs, the mother of Darrell Garrs introduced in Series 2. After murdering her son, attempting suicide, losing the farm and serving several years in prison, she ends up rebuilding her life. She finds work as a fork lift driver, becomes friends with Catherine--who helps her find better-paying work--and even helps her Catherine fix her Land Rover.
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* DrivenToSuicide:
** Catherine's daughter, after she was raped by Tommy Lee Royce and gave birth to his child.
** At the end of Series 2, [[spoiler:DS Wadsworth]]. Watching the dominoes fall in his final few minutes is ''brutal''.
** Catherine's daughter, after she was raped by Tommy Lee Royce and gave birth to his child.
** At the end of Series 2, [[spoiler:DS Wadsworth]]. Watching the dominoes fall in his final few minutes is ''brutal''.
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* DrivenToSuicide:
**DrivenToSuicide: Catherine's daughter, daughter Becky, after she was raped by Tommy Lee Royce and gave birth to his child.
** At the end of Series 2, [[spoiler:DS Wadsworth]]. Watching the dominoes fall in his final few minutes is ''brutal''.child.
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** At the end of Series 2, [[spoiler:DS Wadsworth]]. Watching the dominoes fall in his final few minutes is ''brutal''.
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** [[spoiler:After killing her son, Alison Garrs downs a bunch of pills and alcohol. Catherine discovers her and saves her life.]]
** [[spoiler:DS Wadsworth]]. Watching the dominoes fall in his final few minutes is ''brutal''.
** [[spoiler:After killing her son, Alison Garrs downs a bunch of pills and alcohol. Catherine discovers her and saves her life.]]
** [[spoiler:DS Wadsworth]]. Watching the dominoes fall in his final few minutes is ''brutal''.
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* MercyKill: [[spoiler:Alison Garrs kills her son Darrell to spare him from going to prison as she knows he wouldn't survive.]]
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* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler: Darrell's mom kills him with a shotgun after he confesses to being the SerialKiller.]]
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* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler: Darrell's mom Alison kills him with a shotgun after he confesses to being the SerialKiller.]]
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* OffTheWagon: Clare, an alcoholic, breaks her sober streak by getting drunk at a funeral wake, much to Catherine's disappointment.
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* OffTheWagon: OffTheWagon:
** Clare, an alcoholic, breaks her sober streak by getting drunk ata Helen's funeral wake, much to Catherine's disappointment. disappointment.
** Neal, Clare's boyfriend, who was also blackmailed by Vicky, ruined his life and became an alcoholic. He falls off the wagon when he hears about Vicky's death.
** Clare, an alcoholic, breaks her sober streak by getting drunk at
** Neal, Clare's boyfriend, who was also blackmailed by Vicky, ruined his life and became an alcoholic. He falls off the wagon when he hears about Vicky's death.
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** 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.
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** Alison Garrs, the mother of Darrell Garrs introduced in Series 2. After murdering her son, attempting suicide, losing the farm and serving a few several years in prison, she ends up rebuilding her life. She finds work as a fork lift driver, becomes friends with Catherine and Catherine--who helps her find better-paying work--and even helps her fix her Land Rover.
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* 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, from the window that opens too far to the lack of a sprinkler.
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* 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, from the window that opens too far to the lack of a sprinkler.sprinkler system.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Darius Knezevic is making an effort to clean up his public image so he can be elected to the local council.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Darius Knezevic is making an effort to clean up his public image so he can be elected to the local council.council which, in turn, would allow him to expand his criminal activities even further.
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* GreatEscape: [[spoiler:Darius Knezevic helps Tommy Lee Royce]] escape from custody during a sentencing hearing by organizing a distraction and providing clothing, a bicycle, and housing. It later falls apart when the latter thinks he's been setup to be killed.
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* GreatEscape: [[spoiler:Darius Knezevic helps Tommy Lee Royce]] escape from custody during a sentencing hearing by organizing a distraction and providing clothing, a bicycle, and housing. It later falls apart when the latter thinks he's been being setup to be killed.
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* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler:When three of Darius Knezevic's associates suddenly show up to move Tommy, he immediately suspects something's wrong and takes a kitchen knife with him. This is further reinforced when they try to put him in trunk of their AllegedCar, then in the front seat where he points out that he'd be highly visible before getting in the back seat.]]
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* {{Nepotism}}: DI Jodie Shackleford is the daughter of a high ranking member of the Yorkshire Police, which is how Catherine thinks she was able to ascend to the rank of DI at such a young age. Regardless, she is competent, knows her job, and correctly deduces who the Vicky's real murderer is.
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* {{Nepotism}}: DI Jodie Shackleford is the daughter of a high ranking member of the Yorkshire Police, which is how Catherine thinks she was able to ascend to the rank of DI at such a young age. Regardless, she is competent, knows her job, and correctly and--alongside her partner--correctly deduces who the Vicky's real murderer is.
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* {{Nepotism}}: DI Jodie Shackleford is the daughter of a high ranking member of the Yorkshire Police, which is how Catherine thinks she was able to ascend to the rank of DI at such a young age.
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* {{Nepotism}}: DI Jodie Shackleford is the daughter of a high ranking member of the Yorkshire Police, which is how Catherine thinks she was able to ascend to the rank of DI at such a young age. Regardless, she is competent, knows her job, and correctly deduces who the Vicky's real murderer is.
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** However, Steph, the newer special is quick to apologise to Catherine for her negligence, and even emotionally offers to resign due to her mishandling of the situation.
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** However, Steph, the newer special is quick to apologise to Catherine for her negligence, and even emotionally offers to resign due to her mishandling of the situation. Catherine encourages her not to and says she'll be pissed off at her if she does.
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* GreatEscape: [[spoiler:Darius Knezevic helps Tommy Lee Royce]] escape from custody during a sentencing hearing by organizing a distraction and providing clothing, a bicycle, and housing. It later falls apart when the latter thinks he's been setup to be killed.
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* BavarianFireDrill: Part of [[spoiler:Tommy's]] escape involves pretending to be a plainclothes police officer to get out of the court house fast. His clean-cut appearance and suit along with being in a hurry is enough to either confuse or get people to comply.
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Ryan. After Tommy's escape, he contacts Ryan via his video game console and asks him to go with him to Europe to start over. [[spoiler:When interviewed by the police the following day, he tells them about the contact and hands over his gaming console so they can track him down.]]
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Ryan.[[spoiler:Ryan. After Tommy's escape, he contacts Ryan via his video game console and asks him to go with him to Europe to start over. [[spoiler:When When interviewed by the police the following day, he tells them about the contact and hands over his gaming console so they can track him down.]]
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: When Catherine and Richard are talking about Knezevic running for the Bradford city council, Richard doubts it'll happen. Catherine retorts that [[ItsBeenDone it has already happened.]]
-->''(about the leader of an organized crime family getting elected to the local city council)''\\
'''Richard Cawood:''' That can't happen.\\
'''Catherine Cawood:''' Why, are you serious? You do know they elected one of the [[Creator/DonaldTrump biggest liars and tax dodgers]] in history to be the so-called leader of the free world across the pond not so long since.
-->''(about the leader of an organized crime family getting elected to the local city council)''\\
'''Richard Cawood:''' That can't happen.\\
'''Catherine Cawood:''' Why, are you serious? You do know they elected one of the [[Creator/DonaldTrump biggest liars and tax dodgers]] in history to be the so-called leader of the free world across the pond not so long since.
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* EvilTeacher: Rob Hepworth, a physical education teacher and [[JerkJock 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:During some conversations he has with Ryan, it seems as if he's trying to groom him and even eyes him in a creepy way. In the finale, it's revealed that he was exhorting indecent pictures from one of his male students.]]
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* EvilTeacher: Rob Hepworth, a physical education teacher and [[JerkJock 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:During some one of his conversations he has with Ryan, it seems as if he's trying to groom him and even eyes him in a creepy way.as he's walking away creepily. In the finale, it's revealed that he was exhorting indecent pictures from one of his male students.]]
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* EvilTeacher: Rob Hepworth, a physical education teacher and [[JerkJock 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.]]
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* EvilTeacher: Rob Hepworth, a physical education teacher and [[JerkJock 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 [[spoiler:During some conversations he has with Ryan, it seems as if he's trying to groom him and even eyes him in a creepy way. In the finale, it's revealed that he was exhorting indecent pictures from one of his male students.]]
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* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Ryan. The end of Series 2 and thoughout Series 3 initially sets it up to look like he had fallen under the sway of Tommy. It then turns out that Ryan visited Tommy to find out on his own who he is. When he's questioned about his communications with Tommy, he cooperates fully and helps track him down.]]
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* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Ryan. The end of Series 2 and thoughout Series 3 initially sets it up to look like he had fallen under the sway of Tommy. It then turns out that Ryan visited Tommy to find out on his own who he is. When he's questioned about his communications with Tommy, he cooperates fully and helps track him down. Notably, at no point in the entire series does Ryan display any propensity for violence that Tommy does.]]
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* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Ryan. The end of Series 2 and thoughout Series 3 initially sets it up to look like he had fallen under the sway of Tommy. It then turns out that Ryan visited Tommy to find out on his own who he is. When he's questioned about his communications with Tommy, he cooperates fully and helps track him down.]]
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* TheReveal: Ryan confides to Daniel 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.]]
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* TheReveal: Ryan confides to Daniel 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 sad for him, he ultimately does not see him as a father and helps investigators track him down.]]
