The determined and resilient Sergeant Catherine Cawood has been hailed as a "superhero" by fans for her actions in the BBC One drama. The character, played by Oldham-born Sarah Lancashire, received the Queen's police medal for bravery for capturing the psychopath killer Tommy Lee Royce on a narrow boat after he abducted Ann Gallagher and murdering police officer Kirsten McAskill and more in series one.
As well as serving the West Yorkshire community of Calder Valley, she has been bringing up her grandson Ryan, now 16, since his mother tragically took her own life after she was raped by evil Tommy. After fighting to keep Ryan away from his dad, Catherine's world has since come crashing down when she found out that her sister Clare Cartwright and her boyfriend Neil Ackroyd had been taking Ryan to visit him in prison in Sheffield.
After gripping scenes on Sunday night (January 22), which saw Tommy bolt for freedom from court while facing standing trial for another murder, the Twitter page @QueenLancashire shared a photo of BAFTA award-winning actress Sarah with the ABBA tribute band Swede Dreamz. Fans will recall that Catherine and her colleagues Ann and Joyce went to see the band in series two after Ann joined the police following her kidnap and rape ordeal.
