Happy Valley series 3

Just read the feature comment in next week’s Radio Times about HV. The commentator says

‘Binge watching is all well and good but would HV have made as much of an impact had the episodes been uploaded to iPlayer in one big big batch? Call me a Luddite if you wish, but it feels as though waiting a week for each cliff hanger to be resolved has helped galvanise the audience to the point where we have now reached Linemof Duty levels of expectation.’

I think he’s right. We’re all talking together about it is it’s happening (more or less) and sharing our thoughts and fears in a way I don’t thing we would have if we’d seen the whole thing at different times.

I take it you mean all 3 series. I promise you, it will be worth your while.

We may well do the same here. Although I do remember stuff from the first two, some recollections are a bit hazy. MrC cannot remember it at all, but I know he loved it and is usually better at remembering these things than me. But I couldn’t interest him in watching this final series ‘as it’s the third series’ which has been infuriating for me as I know he would enjoy it. Very much.

Oh well, it won’t hurt to rewatch the older series.

Yes, I mean everything.

I never realised it took so long cos they wanted to keep the same actor for Ryan.

I agree - I can't see any advantages to Darius and his criminal enterprise in holding on to Tommy, and setting up a new life for him in Spain is a lot of compensation for Tommy agreeing to take the rap for the body in the reservoir. Tommy isn't a criminal king pin, he's a violent thug who acts on impulse. He was hired to abduct Ann Gallagher back in the first series – raping and half-killing her were not on the agenda. And the murder of Kirstin McAskill, which wasn't on anyone's agenda, was one of the most horrible things I've seen on mainstream TV. He's a liability, a loose cannon that Darius can't afford to have around.

Then again, I'm sure it wasn't a coincidence that Nevison talked about flying the family out to his villa in Spain! Just a red herring, hopefully.

I think you're right about Beetroot Man and his very large knife. Tommy is younger and stronger, but if he is a killer then I suspect Tommy has had it.

I know, that was horrific. And shows how important the sound quality is on programmes. We didn't actually see her but the sound of the van going over her was more than enough. I still remember it as well.