Sally Wainwright feared writing ‘a duff third season’ of Happy Valley

ICONINSIDER — ‘Happy Valley’ creator Sally Wainwright is desperate to avoid “a duff third season”.
The 60-year-old TV writer always planned to end the drama series – which stars Sarah Lancashire and James Norton – after three seasons, and Sally is determined that it will finish in style.
She shared: “I was really anxious not to write a duff third season. I really don’t think it is. There’s a very definite climax.”
Sally also promised fans that the show’s conclusion will be “pretty dramatic”.
She told Radio Times: “A narrative has gone across all three: in season 1, Catherine and Tommy came face-to-face outside Ryan’s school, and in season 2 they almost came face-to-face in the crematorium, at Tommy’s mum’s funeral. In season 3, there’s a very big face-to-face showdown. The kind of cathartic showdown that people have waited for. It’s pretty dramatic.”
Meanwhile, James Norton recently confessed to being “amazed” by the global popularity of ‘Happy Valley’.
The 37-year-old actor observed that the show is “quite specific” to its West Yorkshire setting.
He said: “It’s such a specific show about a very specific part of England.
“The accents and the temperaments and sensibilities of those characters are quite specific to the area.
“And yet when I go to America, I am amazed at how many people have watched it and how many people love it. People in the street ask me, ‘When is it coming back?’
“And that was a really proud moment, when I realised how it wasn’t only a show loved in the UK but internationally.”
James also hailed season three as being “big and bold”.
He said: “I am immensely proud to able to have a part in it.
“To be able to say we have shot a third series and it’s as big and bold as ever is really wonderful.
“It’s particularly exciting because everyone knows it’s the last series so everyone is predicting and guessing how it will end.”

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