Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 44
  2. Negative: 5 out of 44
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User Reviews

  1. Nov 20, 2021
    7
    Enjoyed these two seasons of the short drama definitely worth the watch shame there’s no more
  2. Mar 26, 2016
    8
    Liked the first season, liked the second season. Felt they wrapped it up too quickly after having plenty of time, the ending kinda was sprung on you. Nevertheless enjoyable television. Would watch a third season.
  3. Mar 18, 2016
    10
    This is the best crime drama in awhile and for me personally is up there with my all time favorites of the genre (The Wire, Twin peaks and The Shield).

    Sarah Lancashire >>
  4. Mar 18, 2016
    10
    Watched this on us telly, it were reet gud....But that's enough cod Yorkshire-ese,...this is a fabulous police procedural that shows just how dark the underbelly of your average town can be. All hail Sarah Lancashire!
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84

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    Mar 25, 2016
    80
    The stakes are often high in Happy Valley, but it makes even the nuisance aspects of policing seem vital (and perversely entertaining).
  2. Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Mar 22, 2016
    91
    As with the first season, the stories keep tiptoeing up to cliché before shuffling into more interesting and complicated emotional territory.
  3. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Mar 17, 2016
    80
    How grim and gripping is life in the valley? Very. [21 Mar-3 Apr 2016, p.19]