Happy Valley Series 2

I agree he's revolting looking! Think it must be a case of mass hypnosis.

Another one who doesn't find him attractive here. Masculine looking yes but not handsome.

I don't either. Although I think he is a good actor.

Apparently 'in a relationship' with the actress who played his sister in War and Peace, Jessie Buckley.

in Hamish Macbeth as the love interest of Hamish

When was Hamish Macbeth on - I missed it
I read the books and enjoyed them

You read it here first (or perhaps not ) [smug emoticon]

Jalima Wed 10-Feb-16 12:59:07

I thought it was Shirley Henderson (The Way We Live Now?, haven't seen Harry Potter) but she doesn't seem to age, so I wasn't sure. Gosh, I just looked her up and she's 50!! She must keep a mirror in the attic.

I've been watching this with dd and saying "oooh look, it's wotsisface"! every couple of seconds. I think this is partly why I like the programme so much.

Such great acting. So many familiar faces:
Becky from Corrie.
Hayley from Corrie.
James Norton from War and Peace, Grantchester.
Ramon Tikaram from This Life (showing my age now).
George Costigan from Rita, Sue and Bob Too, together with Siobhan Finneran.
Racquel from Corrie!
The love interest, Neil, has been in something too. Fab voice.
Wassisname (John) from Downton.
Sally Lindsey (series 1) from Corrie.
Amelia Bullmore (Corrie-Des Barnes' wife).

I'm beginning to agree about Catherine's mumbling. I thought it was the sound quality at first. And, yes, she should smarten up. She's not even 50. Like a pp said, she's got plenty of help with Ryan and any working woman who can get back in time to pick up a child from school is pretty lucky in my experience.

On the point of Ryan, something has been bothering me. In series 1, Ryan was allowed to come home from school on his bike. At the time, Tommy was at large. I find it strange that Ryan was allowed to be alone when it was known that Tommy was around and had already made attempts to befriend Ryan. I remember Claire saying to Catherine: " he wasn't back by 5 like I told him to" or some such. Now if school finished at 3.15, allowing a boy such freedom when his murderous father is likely to be on the lookout for him was a bit strange, wasn't it?.

Yet in this series, when Ryan is older, Catherine is asking Daniel to take Ryan to school for her. Ryan is now 10, and Tommy is safely behind bars.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't get James Norton. I think his looks are utterly repulsive. I like his acting, though; he'll forever be Tommy Lee, no matter what else he does. In my eyes anyway.

I think the programme is great, and the best thing on since Wolf Hall. It has a great sense of place; I like the fact that the locations are used to such great effect. It makes me want to go there! In fact, I spent a good few hours minutes Googlemapping the area yesterday. Any gransnetters out there who know the area?

Any TV programme set "up North" seems to have at least 2 characters from Clocking Off. That too was a great series.

Yes, Clocking Off was good. Again, very believable characters. I think Siobhan Finneran was in that too, wasn't she?

Just remembered Angela Pleasance as the elderly neighbour-she was Catherine Howard in Henry VIII back in the day!

gettngonabit - I suspect if Catherine could pick up Ryan from school she'd have been on 6am - 2pm shift.

It's filmed around Hebden Bridge - a glorious town in happy valley, surrounded by glorious moorland. Hebden is a rather like Totnes in that it's a bit alternative. However it's in the north so a bit more gritty. I'm allowed to say that, I'm not being patronising - I live not far away and love being a northerner, despite all the stick we get e.g. referring to Happy Valley and Clocking Off (add Last Tango etc) as being "up north". No one ever refers to London centric programmes as being set 'down sarf" do they?!

despite all the stick we get
not as much as when they are set in the West Country (country bumpkin yokels ) ooh arrr

Gripping love it.

Although I think Norton is a great actor I actually don't find him attractive as Tommy Lee or the Vicar of Grantchester. However in War and Peace I didn't immediately recognise him, partly because he looked so attractive, if arrogant, in it!

Iam64. I only started watching the first series because I wanted to see the area, love it but haven't been there for many years.

I never want to go to Disneyland

What a great episode tonight! I'm really sorry it's the last one next week

wow ... it's good!

That was a stunning episode most unexpected end.

Well, that episode was good I thought, and I didn't notice any muttering (although I did have subtitles on just in case!)
gettingonabit re the love interest Neil, I saw him years ago in Blood Brothers. He was the 'poor' twin, and his voice was what made me notice him! Con O'Neill I think he's called.

This is really very good. I am now thinking (hoping) that there is enough going on in Happy Valley to warrant another series. Though we don't know what will happen next week....

Yrs end was a surprise, why didn't the mum just carry out the plans they were discussing

She knew they would be tracked down and wanted to save her son from the fate he'd eventually face is my bet. Besides, a couple of thousand pounds wouldn't fund the spree they were talking about...

Well I was assuming if her son really was a murderer they would have caught up with him and he looked like the sort whose life would have been hell in prison.

I agree, very good tonight but Catherine (Sarah Lancashire) was speaking too quickly and muttering as well. I have sub titles on so I can follow it.

Amelia Bullmore wasn't she a police woman in another series? Scott and Bailey?
I thought it was Angela Pleasence but couldn't be sure (the credits go up far too fast!)
And Con O'Neill was in another series, was it to do with the Army?
And of course Kevin Doyle (baddie detective) and Siobhan Finneran were in Downton together.
Daniel Cawood (Karl Davies) was in Emmerdale

Lots of talent up north

That was a surprise ending (not going to spoil it for those who recorded it)

Echoes of the conclusion of 'Of Mice and Men'!
As said above, great episode, it all seems to be coming together, or falling apart very fast!
I've seen Con O'Neill in a couple of things lately, can't recall which. I think he a good, versatile actor.