Life in the REAL Happy Valley has all the light and shade you see in the TV version, reveals acclaimed author and Hebden Bridge resident HORATIO CLARE ahead of this weekend's explosive series finale.

THE final episode of hit drama Happy Valley’s latest series was powerful stuff – as veteran cop Catherine Cawood squared up to killer Tommy Lee Royce. But as Sgt Cawood, played by Sarah ...

NESTLED beneath Ben Nevis, residents of the real life Happy Valley have told how their village is now a tourist hotspot thanks to the hit TV show. Although the gritty BBC drama features a fictional… ...

TAKE a look inside the real Happy Valley house where the hit BBC drama was filmed.The owner of the terraced house used as Sergeant Catherine Cawood’ ...

Happy Valley's final season is coming to an end on BBC One. The hugely successful show is based in Yorkshire and follows the lives of Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire), her grandson ...

On TV, it's plagued by drugs, rape and murder, but in real-life, the location for Happy Valley - Hebden Bridge in the Upper Calder Valley - has a crime rate so low that they've shut the police ...

These are real stories, told by real policewomen, and I hope that readers will enjoy treading the beat with them. * The Real Happy Valley by Alice Vinten is published by Penguin, priced £8.99. Crime ...

Read on to discover these incredible places in the real-life Happy Valley. Cosy cottage in Hebden Bridge. The cottage has flagstone floors and a traditional fireplace (Image: Airbnb / Polly) ...

Happy Valley's final season is coming to an end on BBC One. The hugely successful show is based in Yorkshire and follows the lives of Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire), her grandson ...