Sarah Lancashire's ears must be burning this past month as the Happy Valley star is consistently coming in for a deluge of praise for her portrayal of copper Catherine Cawood in the BBC Sally Wainwright series, which concludes for good next month.
In a new picture shared by one of her fan accounts on Twitter - Sarah herself has no social media presence - the effort the actress goes into creating her Happy Valley character and performance is undeniable.
The former Coronation Street star is pictured with the ABBA tribute act that appeared back in series two and one eagle-eyed fan has said how different she looks from her downtrodden-but-powerful character. 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.
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The tweet read "Throwback to when ABBA met Catherine (Sarah)", and one eagle-eyed fan was praised as they made an observation. Twitter user @mrseleanorohara pointed out: "That first picture looks like Sarah dressed as Catherine, not Catherine, it's MAD how her physicality creates the character too."
And @QueenLancashire replied: "1000% Annie! Never thought of this. They added: "It’s so obviously Sarah in Catherine’s clothes. Probably the great big beam on her face too. (We rarely get that from our Cath these days haha)." @MoyraGough agreed: "That's a really good observation. Spot on!" And @telsah01 replied: "I want a check shirt."
The tweet comes after an action-packed episode of Happy Valley which saw Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) escape from court and cycle off into the distance. Happy Valley has two episodes left, airing on January 29 and February 5. Fans already have their predictions how the series will end, while we've made the (extremely strong) case why the Sally Wainwright show is the best UK drama, ever - read that here. For more TV and showbiz stories, subscribe to our newsletter here.
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