The cast of Happy Valley have been doing the rounds on various daytime TV shows following the end of the hit BBC series on Sunday, February 5. One of series 3's standout performances was from Mark Stanley, who played abusive PE teacher Rob Hepworth, and he appeared on ITV's This Morning on Monday, February 6 to discuss the reaction he's had to the Sally Wainwright-penned drama.
Speaking to Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby alongside co-star Derek Riddell (Richard Cawood), Mark said: "I've had a lot of wide berths in the street with this one." He then added that people are "more hesitant" to approach him following his role in the BBC drama.
"Not many people want to compliment you on such horrendous scenes. They keep the distance that they want to keep," he confirmed. Despite this, Mark went on to stress that he was a huge fan of Happy Valley before appearing in the series himself.
