“Nothing is illegal. That’s just a word people use to control other people.” We’re convinced that Tommy Lee Royce may be one of the best television villains ever created. The first season showed us his brutally sadistic side and this year, castrated in a prison cell, his only tools are manipulative words and his Scottish … >

This week’s episode opened a fortnight on from the events of last week, with Catherine sat opposite a therapist being asked to recap what had led to her being in the session. We could happily watch an entire episode of just Sarah Lancashire’s character being dissected in an attempt to better understand her (what a … >

Well, that’s a shame – Vicky didn’t last long… It’s the day of two matriarchal funerals: the passing of Ann’s much-loved mother and colleague of Clare who was battling cancer during her daughter’s kidnap last season contrasts cleverly with Tommy Lee Royce’s murdered mummy. Whilst the Gallaghers have a full and joyous turnout, Royce only … >

Wow. What have we just witnessed? For the next six weeks we’ll be reviewing the sophomore season of BBC One’s least accurately titled drama, Happy Valley. We’re going to assume that you’ve already seen it (the first season was on top of many people’s list of top telly back in 2014), but if you haven’t … >