Tense BBC One drama Happy Valley is gripping viewers across the UK with many locations used for the show in Yorkshire. The show, starring the amazing Sarah Lancashire in the lead role of Catherine Cawood, was filmed and set in the same location.
The show is set and filmed in the real Calder Valley in West Yorkshire. Different locations were used across Yorkshire, including Bolton where the iconic cafe scene took place. You can keep up to date with the latest TV news by signing up to the newsletter here.
Although set in Sheffield in the show the tense scene was filmed in a working cafe in Bolton and you can read more about the cafe here. The rest of the series was largely filmed in locations in the Calderdale area including Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Mythomolroyd, Luddenden, Rippoden, Sowerby Bridge and Wainstalls.
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Further filming took place in Leeds, Bolton, Bradford and Kirklees. Some locations were used in the series as what they are used for in real life, including Holdsworth House Hotel.
In Leeds, Leeds City Railway Station and the exterior of Kirkgate Market were used. The Piazza shopping centre and Greenhead Park in Huddersfield were also used for filming.
Sally Wainwright, the writer, creator and executive producer of Happy Valley, explained how the area helped her to come up with the name Happy Valley. She said: "So Happy Valley... I always work closely with police advisors, who are old police officers who have worked in the area, and one of them told me that is what they call the Valley because of issues with drugs. For me it reflected the show. It’s dark, but it has also got a lot of humour in it."
James Norton, who plays Tommy Lee Royce, also spoke about filming in the area. He said: "I was really proud when I went to America and I realised how far reaching the show is. I think it’s such a specific show about a very specific part of England, and you know the accents and the temperaments and sensibilities of those characters are quite specific to the area."
Happy Valley continues on BBC One at 9pm on Sunday, January 22.
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