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Nottingham Post
Entertainment
Karen Antcliff

Sarah Lancashire fans' hearts breaking as finale of BBC Happy Valley airs

Long-running BBC drama Happy Valley has come to an end. The series - which first aired in 2014 - came to a dramatic conclusion on Sunday night (February 5), with figures showing that the final episode racked up 7.5 million viewers.

Star of the show Sarah Lancashire has gained an army of fans on social media despite not having an account herself. Fans of the actor, however, have shared their "heartbreak" as the curtain fell on the last episode with some comparing the series "up there" with Nottingham favourite police drama, Line of Duty, which starred Wollaton-born Vicky McClure.

Sarah, who plays police officer Catherine Cawood, was at the centre of a nail-biting showdown as she faced her nemesis Tommy Lee Royce, played by James Norton, in the conclusion of the show. As her character faced her last day in uniform before retirement on the programme, the actor's loyal followers took to Twitter.

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