- Network: BBC America , Netflix , Acorn TV , BBC One , AMC+
- Series Premiere Date: Apr 29, 2014
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 29
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Mixed: 1 out of 29
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Negative: 5 out of 29
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Happy ValleyYour Score0 out of 10User ScoreGenerally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings
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Once again, there’s a clean, pithy script (“God, you’re hard work”), all-round naturalistic performances, strong themes (family, community, humour, grief, betrayal), and the promise of another full-throated, Old Testament-style battle between good and evil, with the whole topped by that watershed lead performance.
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Wainwright strikes a delicate balance between intimate character study and increasingly complex crime drama. Plot layers give Happy Valley more scope and suspense, while remaining digestible.
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Wainwright knows how to do a proper sendoff that speaks to the series’ many recurring themes, pays homage to its troubled locale, and honors its affecting stories. While there’s not much happiness to find in Happy Valley, there’s the right amount of satisfaction in the glimmer of hope that we get a peek of at the end.