Happy Valley Series 2

This is one of my favourite programmes and I cannot wait for series 2. I can understand how some people could find it disturbing, there were some gruesome scenes in the first series and from the trailers there will be more of them to come. I am not going to be much help to you Atqui, except to say maybe you could watch (or not) on I player after the initial showing and see what is said about each episode.

The 1st series was excellent. Sarah Lancashire and James Norton are brilliant actors and whilst the story line may be for some disturbing it however reflects true life. It is a drama and doesn't pretend to be anything other than hard hitting.

I guess it's a case of personal choice Atqui but I am looking forward to this 2nd series I just hope it lives up to the quality of script and acting series 1 provided.

It's amazing how versatile James Norton is isn't it? Yes I just have to decide if I'm going to be a wimp or not. There was a similarly disturbing drama about a bereavement counsellor who preyed on young women who lived alone. Another compelling series but I opted out of the second series. Shame because I wanted to see him caught !!

I am really looking forward to it, just my sort of programme!

Love it.

I have never watched it but was planning to start as I think Sarah Lancashire is a good actress.

Just an opinion but you might new to watch series 1 first as there is, I would think, a strong continuity of the story line.

I loved it despite the disturbing scenes of violence. It's filmed not far from where we live and I love the scenery. Sarah Lancashire is a brilliant actor and the rest of the cast are also very good. I'll be watching

I am really looking forward to this second series as I did enjoy the first. I agree some disturbing scenes but realistic unfortunately.
I watched the first episode of Ripper Street which was about (apparently) the first ever 'snuff movie'. I found that so disturbing (and I'm usually fine with 'dark' stuff) that I have never watched another episode.
I agree that maybe look at reviews first and catch up on iplayer if you think it's okay but it's possible the disturbing scenes won't happen until later in the series as the storyline develops/unfolds.

Loved the first series. Looking forward to the second one.

Got off to a cracking good start.

Very good, can't wait till next week!

How good was that !

Well that's the first time I've watched it and I was very impressed. Certainly be watching again.
Can someone just tell me why the sisters live together and who the young lad belongs to? I'll have to read up on the first series.

Gripping from the start. Switched over before the trailer for the next episode because I don't want to know!

The boy is the result of Sarah's daughter's rape, the daughter committed suicide.
I can't remember the details of why the sisters live together other than convenience.

That's what television should be like, BBC at its best, excellent.

Not sure who the person Catherine's sister was visiting in hospital. Catherine's sister is a recovering alcoholic I think. Isn't the grandson also the son of Prince Andrei reincarnated as a very bad man who raped Catherine's late daughter?

I think the sister is a recovering alcoholic.

Thanks all...

Ha Ha, Terribull. He's also a lovely mild mannered vicar from Grantchester.

Found Sarah Lancashire very muffled and hard work to understand. Spoilt it a bit but wasn't a great lover of the first series.

So he's on his third life then, losing status all the time, at this rate by his 6th or 7th life he'll be something equivalent to a worm

If that's real life then God help us.I must live in cloud cookoo land.they talked too fast and mumbled most of the time.and Sarah Lancasters character is Bleddy awful.