When does Happy Valley series three start on BBC One, who’s in the cast with Sarah Lancashire and what’s it about?
HAPPY Valley had proven to be quite a big hit for BBC One when it premiered with its second series in 2016.
But when will series three be back on TV? And who is in the cast with Sarah Lancashire? Here's what we know...
When does Happy Valley series three start on BBC One?
Good news for fans of Happy Valley, it WILL be back for a new series.
The bad news is there is no start date yet, and filming hasn't even begun.
The show's delay was mainly due to the fact that a script hadn't been developed that was to the liking of the show's producers.
Executive producer Nicola Schindler revealed at a press event in 2017 that the show's writers were determined to make a third series happen.
She revealed: “We are working on a new idea for Sally for BBC1… She won’t write the [Happy Valley] scripts for some time but Sally’s determined to do it, Sarah’s determined to do it.”
Who will be in the cast of Happy Valley series three?
Nicola has said that Sarah Lancashire was keen to reprise her role as Sergeant Catherine Cawood.
This is despite rumours that the actress had been unenthusiastic about a return.
James Norton is also expected to return as Tommy Lee Royce.
What will happen on series three of Happy Valley?
Nicola suggested that the third series of Happy Valley would need to wait to allow the character of Ryan to grow up.
The young son of Catherine’s daughter was conceived by a rape perpetrated by the chief villain Royce.
“Sally [Wainwright - Happy valley writer] is thinking about a story and the story she is thinking about literally needs time.
"Because if you look at the characters that are left, there is Sarah, there is James Norton and there is a young boy, who the minute he turns into a teenager it becomes a much more interesting story.
“She doesn’t know what the story is yet. She is mulling it in her head but we are thinking about giving it a bit of space in story terms.”