A couple of days of discomfort for Ann Gallagher, a half a million pounds, Kevin's girls get to go to a nice school, nobody really gets hurt. Whatever the reason, it felt like a perfectly understandable progression for an ordinary guy who, in normal circumstances, would probably never commit a crime in his entire life. It feels like maybe Kevin had simply been fantasizing about the possibility, and the circumstances made it pop out of his mouth. Immediately aware that he is in serious trouble with Ashley, the owner of the caravan park, Kevin thinks quickly and comes up with a crime of his own to share with Ashley: kidnapping Nevison Gallagher's daughter for a half a million pounds. except while the Weatherill family is at the caravan park for the weekend, Kevin stumbles over criminal activity: a packet of weed falling out of a sandbag. Steve Pemberton, in a terrific performance as Kevin Weatherill Kevin goes to his boss, Nevison Gallagher, and asks for a good-sized raise so that his daughters can go to a better school, and Nevison reluctantly turns him down. He has the sort of life that Catherine should have but doesn't: a good-paying job, a pleasant house, a nice wife and two (living) daughters. Plus he takes Catherine out to dinner so that he can pump her for a story for his failing paper. But Catherine is now carrying the entire load, raising their grandson alone, while he's got a new wife that he's cheating on with Catherine. And yes, marriages tend to break up when a couple loses a child tragically. Yes, he was the one who found Becky's body (Catherine's remark that she should have been the one because she's accustomed to dead bodies and he's not, wow, that bothered me). I shouldn't make snap judgments, but I already despise him. When Ryan's teacher and the school admin ask to speak to her about Ryan's temper problems, Catherine looks like she herself is the schoolchild in trouble.Ĭatherine is still involved with her ex-husband Richard, a reporter whose paper is shutting down. When she's out of uniform, we can see the pain in her eyes, especially the incredible depth of grief for her daughter. She even went out of the way to connect with Kevin Weatherill, offering him a sit down and a cup of tea. More about Tommy further on in this review.Īt work, it's so clear that Catherine is very good at her job, and that she cares deeply about people. (Does he sense that he was unwanted? Of course he does.) Catherine is justifiably worried that Ryan takes after his biological father, Tommy Lee Royce. He has an "unpleasant temper," throwing chairs and swearing at his teacher. Catherine is raising her grandson Ryan alone.Īnd Ryan is a troubled child. As she later tells the school administrator, Catherine's daughter Becky was a victim of rape and committed suicide shortly after giving birth, and Catherine's marriage broke up as a result. Of course, I could also go with the obvious "she's playing with fire."Īs she helpfully tells Liam, the kerosene-soaked idiot in the opener, Catherine is 47 and divorced, has two grown children, and lives with her sister, who is a recovering heroin addict. It's a marvelous metaphor for Catherine's life, which she spends putting out metaphorical fires at work and at home, waiting for a metaphorical negotiator who is stuck in traffic and will never, ever show up. Or more accurately, she gets close enough to douse him in extinguisher foam. Happy Valley takes it to a whole other level, when Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) must talk down a drunken smackhead in a playground who is about to set fire to himself. Many shows have a terrific opening sequence that cleverly tells the audience what it's all about. "That's the usual everyday story of country folk."
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