List of Happy Valley characters

Happy Valley is a British (BBC) crime drama television series that is set and filmed in the Calder Valley. The series stars Sarah Lancashire and Siobhan Finneran, and features a main and recurring cast.

Overview

Character	Portrayed by	Series
		1 (2014)	2 (2016)	3 (2023)
Sgt. Catherine Cawood	Sarah Lancashire	Main
Kevin Weatherill	Steve Pemberton	Main	Does not appear
Clare Cartwright	Siobhan Finneran	Main
Nevison Gallagher	George Costigan	Main
Ashley Cowgill	Joe Armstrong	Main	Does not appear
Tommy Lee Royce	James Norton	Main
Lewis Whippey	Adam Long	Main	Does not appear
Ann Gallagher	Charlie Murphy	Main
Daniel Cawood	Karl Davies	Recurring	Main
Insp. Mike Taylor	Rick Warden	Recurring	Main
Vicky Fleming	Amelia Bullmore	Does not appear	Main	Does not appear
DS John Wadsworth	Kevin Doyle	Does not appear	Main	Does not appear
Frances Drummond	Shirley Henderson	Does not appear	Main	Does not appear
Daryl Garrs	Robert Emms	Does not appear	Main	Does not appear
DSU Andy Shepherd	Vincent Franklin	Does not appear	Main
Amanda Wadsworth	Julie Hesmondhalgh	Does not appear	Main	Does not appear
DI Jodie Shackleton	Katherine Kelly	Does not appear	Main	Does not appear
Sean Balmforth	Matthew Lewis	Does not appear	Main	Does not appear
Alison Garrs	Susan Lynch	Does not appear	Main
Neil Ackroyd	Con O'Neill	Does not appear	Main
Ryan Cawood	Rhys Connah	Recurring		Main
Richard Cawood	Derek Riddell	Recurring	Does not appear	Main
Faisal Bhatti	Amit Shah	Does not appear		Main
Rob Hepworth	Mark Stanley	Does not appear		Main
Joanna Hepworth	Mollie Winnard	Does not appear		Main

Main cast and characters

• Sarah Lancashire as Catherine Cawood; a Halifax Police Sergeant.
• Siobhan Finneran as Clare Cartwright; Catherine's sister, who is a recovering heroin and alcohol addict.
• James Norton as Tommy Lee Royce; a drug-offender and the father of Catherine's grandson, Ryan.
• Charlie Murphy as Ann Gallagher; a kidnap victim who later becomes a Police Community Support Officer.
• George Costigan as Nevison Gallagher; a successful businessman and Ann's father.
• Karl Davies as Daniel Cawood (Series 2-3; recurring Series 1); Catherine's son, and later Ann's partner.
• Rick Warden as Inspector Mike Taylor (Series 2-3; recurring Series 1); Catherine's supervisor.
• Vincent Franklin (Series 2-3) as Detective Superintendent Andy Shepherd; the Head of the Murder Squad for Halifax Police.
• Con O'Neill as Neil Ackroyd (Series 2-3); an old friend of Clare, and later her partner.
• Susan Lynch as Alison Garrs (Series 2-3); Daryl's mother.
• Rhys Connah as Ryan Cawood (Series 3; recurring Series 1-2); Tommy's son and Catherine's grandson.
• Derek Riddell as Richard Cawood (Series 3; recurring Series 1); Catherine's ex-husband.

Series 1

• Steve Pemberton as Kevin Weatherill; Nevison Gallagher's accountant.
• Joe Armstrong as Ashley Cowgill; a drug-dealing property developer.
• Adam Long as Lewis Whippey; an employee of Ashley.

Series 2

• Shirley Henderson as Frances Drummond; Ryan's teaching assistant, and an infatuated admirer of Tommy.
• Kevin Doyle as John Wadsworth; a Detective Sergeant (DS) with a troubled home-life.
• Katherine Kelly as Jodie Shackleton; a Police Detective Inspector (DI) assigned to Halifax Major Incident Team.
• Robert Emms as Daryl Garrs; a bullied and disturbed young farmer.
• Matthew Lewis as Sean Balmforth; a murder suspect.
• Julie Hesmondhalgh as Amanda Wadsworth; John's newly estranged wife.
• Amelia Bullmore as Vicky Fleming; John's mistress

Series 3

• Mollie Winnard as Joanna Hepworth, who is addicted to prescription medication and being abused by her husband.
• Mark Stanley as Rob Hepworth, as Ryan's PE teacher, who is abusing his wife Joanna.
• Amit Shah as Faisal Bhatti, local pharmacist who is supplying Joanna with drugs in exchange for sex.
• Emily Barnett as Becky Cawood, Catherine’s Daughter and Ryan’s Mother.

Recurring cast and characters

• Shane Zaza as Shafiq Shah: a Police Constable (Series 1 & 2) Police Sergeant (Series 3).
• Ishia Bennison as Joyce: a civilian police employee.
• Jill Baker as Helen Gallagher: Nevison's wife.
• Ramon Tikaram as Praveen Badal: the Yorkshire Police District Commander.
• Olwen May as Mrs Beresford: Headmistress at Ryan’s School.

Series 1

• Sophie Rundle as Kirsten McAskill: a Police Constable.
• Julia Ford as Jenny Weatherill: Kevin's wife.
• Adam Nagaitis as Brett McKendrick: a friend of Lewis'.
• Kelly Harrison as Ros Cawood: Richard's new wife.
• Hannah John-Kamen as Justine: Nevison's Personal Assistant.
• Mina Anwar as Mrs Mukherjee: Ryan's teacher.
• Amer Nazir as Twiggy: a Police Constable.
• Rachel Leskovac as Julie: Ashley's wife.
• Alan McKenna as Phil Crabtree: a Detective Inspector (DI) with the National Crime Agency.
• Caroline O'Neill as Lynn Dewhurst, Tommy Lee Royce's mother. She becomes the subject of a murder investigation in Series 2.
• Amelia Young as Lucy Cawood: Daniel's wife and Catherine's daughter-in-law.

Series 2

• Madison Brown as Amber Wadsworth: John and Amanda's daughter.
• Felix Johnson as Jack Wadsworth: John and Amanda's son.
• Mete Dursun as Gorkem Tekeli: a Police Constable.
• Chris Michael-Hall as 'Sledge': a Police Constable.
• Angela Pleasence as Winnie Babic: an elderly neighbour of Catherine.
• Ivana Basic as Ilinka Blasevic: a Croatian trafficking victim.
• Hebe Beardsall as Leonie: a prostitute.
• Keeley Forsyth as Annette: a prostitute.
• Steve Edge as Graham Tattersall: Amanda's lover.

Series 3

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• Jason Merrells as DC Stead
• Joe Simpson as DC Carey
• Oliver Huntingdon as Ivan: a drug-runner for Darius.
• Jack Bandeira as Matja: a drug-runner for Darius.
• Joseph Palmer as Ezra Brook
• Saba Nikoufekr as Nazeem: Faizal’s pharmacy colleague.
• Anthony Flanagan as Viktor: Darius’s henchman.
• Alec Secareanu as Darius Knezevic: a prominent local gangster and aspiring politician.
• Judy Holt as Jane Hepworth: Rob’s mother.

References

1. https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/happy-valley-season-3-cast/