Probably the most ironic title ever, considering how depressing this UK policer is. That said, it features one of the greatest lead characters and performance thereof. Sergeant Catherine Cawood is compelling, believable, heroic, competent, troubled, and utterly human as she goes about her duties in what appears to be a bucolic town that is plagued with all the evils we find in every metropolis today. Her courage, heart, and empathy is the theme of this violent drama, as in many great cop shows, she is the thin blue line against the evil that lurks in the hearts of men and women...
Review of Happy Valley
