List of Happy Valley characters

Happy Valley is a British (BBC) crime drama television series that is set and filmed in the Calder Valley. The series stars Sarah Lancashire and Siobhan Finneran, and features a main and recurring cast.

Overview

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Character Portrayed by Series
1 (2014) 2 (2016) 3 (2023)
Sgt. Catherine Cawood Sarah Lancashire Main
Kevin Weatherill Steve Pemberton Main Does not appear
Clare Cartwright Siobhan Finneran Main
Nevison Gallagher George Costigan Main
Ashley Cowgill Joe Armstrong Main Does not appear
Tommy Lee Royce James Norton Main
Lewis Whippey Adam Long Main Does not appear
Ann Gallagher Charlie Murphy Main
Daniel Cawood Karl Davies Recurring Main
Insp. Mike Taylor Rick Warden Recurring Main
Vicky Fleming Amelia Bullmore Does not appear Main Does not appear
DS John Wadsworth Kevin Doyle Does not appear Main Does not appear
Frances Drummond Shirley Henderson Does not appear Main Does not appear
Daryl Garrs Robert Emms Does not appear Main Does not appear
DSU Andy Shepherd Vincent Franklin Does not appear Main
Amanda Wadsworth Julie Hesmondhalgh Does not appear Main Does not appear
DI Jodie Shackleton Katherine Kelly Does not appear Main Does not appear
Sean Balmforth Matthew Lewis Does not appear Main Does not appear
Alison Garrs Susan Lynch Does not appear Main
Neil Ackroyd Con O'Neill Does not appear Main
Ryan Cawood Rhys Connah Recurring Main
Richard Cawood Derek Riddell Recurring Does not appear Main
Faisal Bhatti Amit Shah Does not appear Main
Rob Hepworth Mark Stanley Does not appear Main
Joanna Hepworth Mollie Winnard Does not appear Main

Main cast and characters

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  • Sarah Lancashire as Catherine Cawood; a Halifax Police Sergeant.
  • Siobhan Finneran as Clare Cartwright; Catherine's sister, who is a recovering heroin and alcohol addict.
  • James Norton as Tommy Lee Royce; a drug-offender and the father of Catherine's grandson, Ryan.
  • Charlie Murphy as Ann Gallagher; a kidnap victim who later becomes a Police Community Support Officer.
  • George Costigan as Nevison Gallagher; a successful businessman and Ann's father.
  • Karl Davies as Daniel Cawood (Series 2-3; recurring Series 1); Catherine's son, and later Ann's partner.
  • Rick Warden as Inspector Mike Taylor (Series 2-3; recurring Series 1); Catherine's supervisor.
  • Vincent Franklin (Series 2-3) as Detective Superintendent Andy Shepherd; the Head of the Murder Squad for Halifax Police.
  • Con O'Neill as Neil Ackroyd (Series 2-3); an old friend of Clare, and later her partner.
  • Susan Lynch as Alison Garrs (Series 2-3); Daryl's mother.
  • Rhys Connah as Ryan Cawood (Series 3; recurring Series 1-2); Tommy's son and Catherine's grandson.
  • Derek Riddell as Richard Cawood (Series 3; recurring Series 1); Catherine's ex-husband.

Series 1

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  • Steve Pemberton as Kevin Weatherill; Nevison Gallagher's accountant.
  • Joe Armstrong as Ashley Cowgill; a drug-dealing property developer.
  • Adam Long as Lewis Whippey; an employee of Ashley.

Series 2

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  • Shirley Henderson as Frances Drummond; Ryan's teaching assistant, and an infatuated admirer of Tommy.
  • Kevin Doyle as John Wadsworth; a Detective Sergeant (DS) with a troubled home-life.
  • Katherine Kelly as Jodie Shackleton; a Police Detective Inspector (DI) assigned to Halifax Major Incident Team.
  • Robert Emms as Daryl Garrs; a bullied and disturbed young farmer.
  • Matthew Lewis as Sean Balmforth; a murder suspect.
  • Julie Hesmondhalgh as Amanda Wadsworth; John's newly estranged wife.
  • Amelia Bullmore as Vicky Fleming; John's mistress

Series 3

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  • Mollie Winnard as Joanna Hepworth, who is addicted to prescription medication and being abused by her husband.
  • Mark Stanley as Rob Hepworth, as Ryan's PE teacher, who is abusing his wife Joanna.
  • Amit Shah as Faisal Bhatti, local pharmacist who is supplying Joanna with drugs in exchange for sex.
  • Emily Barnett as Becky Cawood, Catherine’s Daughter and Ryan’s Mother.

Recurring cast and characters

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  • Shane Zaza as Shafiq Shah: a Police Constable (Series 1 & 2) Police Sergeant (Series 3).
  • Ishia Bennison as Joyce: a civilian police employee.
  • Jill Baker as Helen Gallagher: Nevison's wife.
  • Ramon Tikaram as Praveen Badal: the Yorkshire Police District Commander.
  • Olwen May as Mrs Beresford: Headmistress at Ryan’s School.

Series 1

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Series 2

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  • Madison Brown as Amber Wadsworth: John and Amanda's daughter.
  • Felix Johnson as Jack Wadsworth: John and Amanda's son.
  • Mete Dursun as Gorkem Tekeli: a Police Constable.
  • Chris Michael-Hall as 'Sledge': a Police Constable.
  • Angela Pleasence as Winnie Babic: an elderly neighbour of Catherine.
  • Ivana Basic as Ilinka Blasevic: a Croatian trafficking victim.
  • Hebe Beardsall as Leonie: a prostitute.
  • Keeley Forsyth as Annette: a prostitute.
  • Steve Edge as Graham Tattersall: Amanda's lover.

Series 3

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  • Jason Merrells as DC Stead
  • Joe Simpson as DC Carey
  • Oliver Huntingdon as Ivan: a drug-runner for Darius.
  • Jack Bandeira as Matja: a drug-runner for Darius.
  • Ezra Brook as Joseph Palmer
  • Saba Nikoufekr as Nazeem: Faizal’s pharmacy colleague.
  • Anthony Flanagan as Viktor: Darius’s henchman.
  • Alec Secareanu as Darius Knezevic: a prominent local gangster and aspiring politician.
  • Judy Holt as Jane Hepworth: Rob’s mother.

References

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