THE first episode of the final series of a popular TV drama series partly filmed in Bradford will be broadcast over the festive period.

Happy Valley will kick off its third and final series on BBC One at 9pm on January 1, 2023 (New Year’s Day).

In the final series, Sarah Lancashire plays Sergeant Catherine Cawood, with scenes filmed in Thornton earlier this year.

 

James Norton and Siobhan Finneran also return for series three - as Catherine’s nemesis, the murderer and sex-offender Tommy Lee Royce, and Catherine’s sister, the recovering addict Clare Cartwright, respectively.

In this series, Catherine discovers the remains of a gangland murder victim in a drained reservoir which sparks a chain of events that unwittingly leads her straight back to Tommy Lee Royce.

She also has to deal with problems at home with grandson Ryan, now 16.

Meanwhile, Happy Valley will stage a premiere of its forthcoming final series at The Vue Cinema in Halifax on Wednesday, December 14.

Creator, writer and executive producer Sally Wainwright will be among those attending the exclusive screening alongside Sarah Lancashire, James Norton and Siobhan Finneran.

To apply for tickets to attend the premiere event in Halifax, go to the BBC Shows and Tours website This can be accessed at: bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/happy-valley-14dec22