Home > Happy Valley > Season 2 « TV Series Page Happy Valley: Season 2 (2016) SEASON: Season 2 Season 1 Season 2 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 100% Average Rating: 10/10 Season Reviews: 23 Fresh: 23 Rotten: 0 Critics Consensus: Happy Valley continues to grow in season two with noteworthy uses of character development, locale, and exceptional performances across the board, admirably led by Sarah Lancashire. 100% Average Rating: N/A Season Reviews: 8 Fresh: 8 Rotten: 0 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: Happy Valley continues to grow in season two with noteworthy uses of character development, locale, and exceptional performances across the board, admirably led by Sarah Lancashire. AUDIENCE SCORE 98% liked it Average Rating: 4.7/5 User Ratings: 147 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Episode 1 Air date: Mar 16, 2016 Eighteen months have passed, and Catherine is spinning plates at work and at home, where Ryan approaches his tenth birthday. Tommy, serving a life sentence in a high-security prison, finds a way of keeping a watchful eye over Ryan from behind bars, while Catherine becomes a murder suspect after finding a dead body. More 2 Episode 2 Air date: Mar 16, 2016 Catherine comes face to face with Tommy, and John takes action against Vicky's threats. -- (C) BBC More 3 Episode 3 Air date: Mar 16, 2016 Tommy urges Frances to go further with her attempts at making Catherine's life a misery. -- (C) BBC More 4 Episode 4 Air date: Mar 16, 2016 A birthday gift for Ryan reminds Catherine that danger may be closer than she thinks. -- (C) BBC More 5 Episode 5 Air date: Mar 16, 2016 Daniel suspects somebody at school might be responsible for Ryan's interest in Tommy. -- (C) BBC. More 6 Episode 6 Air date: Mar 16, 2016 Catherine confronts Frances, while John's torment leads him to desperate measures. -- (C) BBC More Tv Season Info In Series 2 Catherine is implicated in a string of murders and while she fights to prove her innocence, she investigates a human trafficking ring. Elsewhere, Catherine's grandson gets close to his teacher. Genre: Mystery & Suspense Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Mar 16, 2016 Creator: Sally Wainwright Exec. Producers: Sally Wainwright, Nicola Shindler Cast Sarah Lancashire as Catherine Cawood James Norton as Tommy Lee Royce Siobhan Finneran as Clare Cartwright Charlie Murphy (V) as Ann Gallagher George Costigan as Nevison Gallagher Katherine Kelly as Jodie Shackleton Julie Hesmondhalgh as Amanda Wadsworth Shirley Henderson as Frances Drummond Kevin Doyle as John Wadsworth Steve Pemberton as Kevin Weatherill Vincent Franklin as Andy Shepherd Matthew Lewis as Sean Balmforth Con O'Neill as Neil Ackroyd Amelia Bullmore as Vicky Fleming Karl Davies as Daniel Cawood Shane Zaza as Shafiq Shah Ishia Bennison as Joyce Rick Warden as Mike Taylor Rhys Connah as Ryan Cawood Steve Edge as Graham Tattersall Mete Dursun as Gorkem Tekeli Robert Emms as Daryl Garrs Susan Lynch as Alison Garrs Ivana Basic as Ilinka Blazevic Angela Pleasence as Winnie Hebe Beardsall as Leonie Paul Brennen as Custodial Officer Keeley Forsyth as Annette Ramon Tikaram as Praveen Badal Louise Atkins as Steph Olwen May as Mrs Beresford Chris Michael Hall as Sledge Joe Simpson (III) as Detective Darren Morfitt as Bar Manager Karen Bryson as Dr Carol Fowler Gerard Fletcher as Solicitor Show More Cast News & Interviews for Happy Valley: Season 2 Staff Picks: 13 TV Shows from 2018 You Should Binge-Watch Right Now 2016 Summer TV Premiere Dates Now Streaming: Doctor Who, Orphan Black, Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday, and More View All Happy Valley: Season 2 News Episodes 1 Episode 1 Air date: Mar 16, 2016 Eighteen months have passed, and Catherine is spinning plates at work and at home, where Ryan approaches his tenth birthday. Tommy, serving a life sentence in a high-security prison, finds a way of keeping a watchful eye over Ryan from behind bars, while Catherine becomes a murder suspect after finding a dead body. More 2 Episode 2 Air date: Mar 16, 2016 Catherine comes face to face with Tommy, and John takes action against Vicky's threats. -- (C) BBC More 3 Episode 3 Air date: Mar 16, 2016 Tommy urges Frances to go further with her attempts at making Catherine's life a misery. -- (C) BBC More 4 Episode 4 Air date: Mar 16, 2016 A birthday gift for Ryan reminds Catherine that danger may be closer than she thinks. -- (C) BBC More 5 Episode 5 Air date: Mar 16, 2016 Daniel suspects somebody at school might be responsible for Ryan's interest in Tommy. -- (C) BBC. More 6 Episode 6 Air date: Mar 16, 2016 Catherine confronts Frances, while John's torment leads him to desperate measures. -- (C) BBC More Critic Reviews for Happy Valley Season 2 All Critics (23) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (0) The plot is already full of suspense and possibilities. Performances were uniformly excellent. Feb 10, 2016 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… Michael Hogan Daily Telegraph (UK) Top Critic In some ways, Happy Valley is a cousin to The Fall, another very worthy British drama about the criminal-detective dance. May 8, 2016 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic TV drama doesn't get better than this. Mar 22, 2016 | Full Review… Gail Pennington St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Critic Yet, once again, the more lurid moments are constantly offset - and sometimes combined - with some neat comedy and plenty of deft humanising touches. Sep 7, 2018 | Full Review… James Walton The Spectator There really isn't time to go into what makes Happy Valley's second series so incredible. Just know this: it is flawless. Jun 11, 2018 | Full Review… Hannah Dunleavy Den of Geek The second season of Happy Valley is now over... it's been so excellent. Aug 31, 2017 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… Deborah Ross Daily Mail (UK) Wainwright layers her stories like a tightly structured, best-selling thriller, so as well as the hunt for the murderer, now identified as a serial killer, other interlinked secondary plots are introduced. May 16, 2017 | Full Review… Bernice Harrison Irish Times The nuances of these intricate family profiles are played with superb subtlety by Lancashire and Finneran. May 16, 2017 | Full Review… Jane Bowron Stuff.co.nz As with the first season, the stories keep tiptoeing up to cliché before shuffling into more interesting and complicated emotional territory. Mar 22, 2016 | Full Review… Alan Sepinwall HitFix At its core, Happy Valley reminds us of how wonderfully flawed we all are. Mar 21, 2016 | Full Review… Daisy Wyatt Independent (UK) Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (23) Audience Reviews for Happy Valley: Season 2 Rubia Super Reviewer View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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