Great actress


She is so authentic. I only know her from Last Tango in Halifax and Happy Valley, but wow! Two very different characters, but each so well done. The cop she plays in Happy Valley is one of the greatest tv characters I’ve seen. You just don’t see roles like that for women, especially on US tv. Faults and anger issues, far from a perfect parent/grandparent figure. Fascinating amount of character detail.

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She is.
So happy to see her on the trending bar.
She started as a bimbo Raquel on Corrie but she's an amazing actress.

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Corrie mean Coronation Street? I wish that was easily available on US tv. I bet she was fabulous in it.

I just binged Happy Valley. What a masterpiece! I think it is the British equivalent of The Wire. The actress who plays Clare the sister is great too.

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Yeah, she's fantastic in Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax. Just stumbled across her on Doctor Who as well. Wonderful!

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I love this woman....does just a fabulous job. She can play all emotions and believable, too.

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The cop she plays in Happy Valley is one of the greatest tv characters I’ve seen. You just don’t see roles like that for women, especially on US tv. Faults and anger issues, far from a perfect parent/grandparent figure.


Spot on. She was great from that very first scene when she talked to that drunk guy at the park. I knew right then I wanted to see more of this character.

Speaking of very different characters, how about James Norton? He played the bad guy Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley and the vicar, Sidney Chambers, in Grantchester.

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