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The week in TV: Funny Woman; Happy Valley; Consent; The Shamima Begum Story

Gemma Arterton’s Blackpool sitcom queen is an idealised trailblazer; Sally Wainwright saves a best line till last; and toxic school culture makes for difficult drama

The Guardian - UK

‘Will Catherine get to the Himalayas?’ 10 burning unanswered questions from Happy Valley

From the chances of a potential spin-off to the prospects of Ryan joining the force, here are the lingering questions from Sunday’s finale – and our answers

The Guardian - UK

Val McDermid on Happy Valley: ‘TV every bit as manipulative as Tommy Lee Royce’

Heartstopping for millions of us, cleansing for Catherine Cawood – and not about the feckless, violent men at all in fact. The legendary crime novelist gives thanks for a TV great

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'Happy Valley is a triumph for women - its telling of domestic abuse should be its legacy'

Sally Wainwright has etched the female experience into the fabric of the show - her portrayal of violence against women should act as a blueprint for any writer looking to brace its ugly reality

Daily Mirror

Happy Valley recap: series three finale – Sarah Lancashire is utterly monumental

What an absolutely electrifying ending. Sally Wainwright masterfully wrongfooted viewers, while the show’s star was outstanding. Baftas surely beckon

The Guardian - UK

Happy Valley ending revealed as Catherine Cawood's fate confirmed in dramatic finale

***SPOILERS*** Happy Valley concluded its third and final series this evening, drawing to a close the long-running conflict between Catherine Cawood and Tommy Lee Royce in a dramatic final showdown

Daily Mirror

Happy Valley sisters Catherine Cawood and Clare 'click' perfectly, says TV pal

Benidorm actress Sherrie Hewson - who has worked with both Sarah and Siobhan - says the pair are 'fantastic' together on BBC hit show Happy Valley and "deserve every award they're going to get"

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Happy Valley ending explained - who will die, Ryan's decision and Tommy's escape

Last episode saw hot villain Tommy Lee Royce, played by James Norton, contact son Ryan from his grim hideout to plan a new life together in Spain

Daily Mirror

What the Happy Valley cast are up to next including Sarah Lancashire and James Norton

BBC drama Happy Valley is coming to an end after three series, first airing in 2014

Wales Online

Happy Valley star James Norton given lessons on real-life murderous antic before part

Tommy Lee Royce actor James Norton was mentored by crime-writer CID Bob Bridgestock ahead of his epic role in hit BBC drama, Happy Valley

Daily Mirror

Graffiti, grammar and farts: how small moments make Happy Valley an all-time great

Sally Wainwright’s astounding drama might be a propulsive, plot-driven beast, but it’s TV perfection for another reason – the warm, spectacularly written details

The Guardian - UK

Happy Valley cast and where you've seen them before

Happy Valley has a cast packed full of Britain's best actors from our best shows and films

Wales Online

Happy Valley fans 'work out' who gave Tommy Lee Royce Ryan's username - it wasn't his son

Happy Valley viewers have been sharing predictions ahead of the much-anticipated finale this weekend, with one theory seemingly supported by speculation related to a scene in the latest episode

Daily Mirror

Happy Valley ending revealed WEEKS AGO as fans spot give away hiding in plain sight

As Happy Valley fans share their predictions for Sunday night's finale, one BBC viewer explains how the ending was revealed before the third series of the crime drama even hit our TV screens

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Manchester Evening News

BBC Happy Valley stars 'don't know ending' as fans 'work out' twist for extended finale

There's just one episode left of the gritty BBC One drama

Daily Mirror

Every storyline Happy Valley finale needs to wrap up as fans fear a 'rushed' ending

WARNING: CONTAINS POSSIBLE SPOILERS - The final installment of Happy Valley will be an extended episode set to air this Sunday, but fans of the BBC show are worried an extra 10 minutes isn't long enough to wrap up every plotline

Daily Mirror

Sarah Lancashire's humble life away from Happy Valley – two Corrie roles and TV husband

Sarah Lancashire has been hailed as the UK's 'Meryl Streep' thanks to her gripping portrayal of Catherine Cawood in BBC drama Happy Valley, but the humble actress has had a far less flashy rise to fame

Daily Mirror

Happy Valley's desperate bosses 'film five different endings to keep epic climax secret'

Happy Valley producers were so keen to to shield the series ending that they went to extreme measures as an expected six million viewers get ready for next weekend's big finale

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Daily Mirror

Happy Valley star James Norton teases 'melancholic' twist in emotional finale

James Norton has shared a few details about the highly-anticipated finale of Happy Valley that he is certain fans will love and be surprised by, ahead of the series ending on February 5

Daily Mirror

Happy Valley's Sarah Lancashire looks completely different in throwback sending fans wild

Fans of Happy Valley - in which Sarah Lancashire plays Sergeant Catherine Cawood - couldn't get over a throwback pic of the actress, which was taken from the set of the BBC show

Wales Online

Eight reasons why Happy Valley really is the best TV show ever

It is the show everyone seems to be talking about

Evening Standard

Happy Valley season 3: who is who?

It’s all going down in the Calder Valley

Daily Mirror

Happy Valley fans heap praise on Sarah Lancashire as they call tense scene 'best TV ever'

Sarah Lancashire has been hailed as the 'GOAT' after an incredibly moving scene in the latest episode of the BBC show in which she starred alongside Siobhan Finneran

The Guardian - UK

Happy Valley recap: series three, episode three – that confrontation scene deserves Baftas

Things came to a head for Catherine and Clare in a devastating, 11-minute two-hander. Can harmony be restored in the Cawood clan? And how is Faisal going to get out of this mess?

The Conversation

Five lesbian expressions from the 19th century to remember when watching Gentleman Jack

Based on the writings of English diarist Anne Lister(1791-1840), Sally Wainwright’s immensely popular BBC television series Gentleman Jack has returned for a second season. In comparison to the first, the new episodes rely more heavily on the language of the diaries.

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