Sarah Lancashire is battered and bloody in grisly first look at Happy Valley series three
SARAH Lancashire looks battered, bruised and bloodied in grisly new images from the third series of cop drama Happy Valley.
She returns as cop Catherine Cawood in the third and final season of the multi-BAFTA award-winning BBC hit.
The six-part series will feature Sarah in her iconic role of Sergeant Catherine Cawood for the last time.
And if the images are anything to go by, she looks to be going out with a bang.
Displaying a seemingly bloodied face, Catherine is seen in the aftermath of a police raid.
Meanwhile, Tommy Lee Royce - portrayed by James Norton - is seen with a radically different look in a prison cell.
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Upcoming scenes will see Catherine discover the remains of a gangland murder victim in a drained reservoir.
It sparks a chain of events that unwittingly leads her straight back to Tommy Lee Royce.
Her grandson Ryan is now 16 and still living with Catherine, but he has ideas of his own about what kind of relationship he wants to have with the man Catherine refuses to acknowledge as his father.
Still battling the never-ending problem of drugs in the valley and those who supply them, Catherine is on the cusp of retirement.
Further information about the third season will be announced in due course.
Most recently airing on BBC One in 2016, Happy Valley is adored by viewers and critics alike, with series two attracting an average audience of 9.3million.
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The first two series each won the BAFTA Television awards for both Drama Series and Writing: Drama for Sally Wainwright.
While Sarah won the BAFTA Television award for Leading Actress for series two.
Happy Valley series three will premiere on BBC One and the first two series are available to watch in full on BBC iPlayer now.
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