NEW pictures from the third series of Sally Wainwright’s multi-BAFTA award-winning hit series Happy Valley, some of which was filmed in Bradford, have been released.

The six-part series will feature Sarah Lancashire in her iconic role of Sergeant Catherine Cawood for the last time.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus:

Catherine is pictured with a bloodied nose in the aftermath of a police raid, while Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) – with a radically different look – is seen in his prison cell, alongside first-look glimpses of Catherine’s sister Clare (Siobhan Finneran) and teenage grandson Ryan (Rhys Connah).

The final series will also see the return of Ishia Bennison as Joyce, Shane Zaza as Shaf, Chord Melodic as Sledge, and Mete Dursun as Gorkem.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: James Norton as Tommy Lee Royce (Image: BBC)James Norton as Tommy Lee Royce (Image: BBC) (Image: BBC)

They join the previously announced new and returning cast members: Con O’Neill, George Costigan, Charlie Murphy, Derek Riddell, Karl Davies, Susan Lynch, Rick Warden, Vincent Franklin, Amit Shah, Mark Stanley, and Mollie Winnard.

Happy Valley newcomers Oliver Huntingdon (The Rising), Jack Bandeira (Sex Education), Alec Secareanu (God’s Own Country), and Anthony Flanagan (Gentleman Jack) will also appear in series three.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Siobhan Finneran as Clare Cartwright (Image: BBC)Siobhan Finneran as Clare Cartwright (Image: BBC) (Image: BBC)

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

Her grandson Ryan is now 16 and still living with Catherine, but he has ideas of his own about what kind of relationship he wants to have with the man Catherine refuses to acknowledge as his father.

Still battling the seemingly never-ending problem of drugs in the valley and those who supply them, Catherine is on the cusp of retirement.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Rhys Connah as Ryan Cawood (Image: BBC)Rhys Connah as Ryan Cawood (Image: BBC) (Image: BBC)

Film crews descended on Thornton earlier this year, with Siobhan Finneran spotted filming scenes. Sally Wainwright also made an appearance.

The short scene that was filmed on Market Street involved Siobhan walking down the road, talking on a mobile phone before waiting at a bus stop with signage that had been replaced to say 'Cooper's Hill Avenue'.

People gathered on Market Street, after receiving a letter through their doors letting them know TV crews would be filming the series on their doorsteps.

David Wilson, Director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film, said:  "There are a number of really high-quality TV dramas filming across West Yorkshire at the moment and often they will cross borders from one local authority to another.

"Baildon hosted some elements of Happy Valley in the first series so we are delighted to see the production back in the locality."