# 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 | Series | Series |
| Character | Portrayed by | 1 (2014) | 2 (2016) | 3 (2023) |
| Sgt. Catherine Cawood | Sarah Lancashire | Main | Main | Main |
| Kevin Weatherill | Steve Pemberton | Main | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| Clare Cartwright | Siobhan Finneran | Main | Main | Main |
| Nevison Gallagher | George Costigan | Main | Main | Main |
| Ashley Cowgill | Joe Armstrong | Main | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| Tommy Lee Royce | James Norton | Main | Main | Main |
| Lewis Whippey | Adam Long | Main | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| Ann Gallagher | Charlie Murphy | Main | Main | Main |
| Daniel Cawood | Karl Davies | Recurring | Main | Main |
| Insp. Mike Taylor | Rick Warden | Recurring | Main | 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 | 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 | Main |
| Neil Ackroyd | Con O'Neill | Does not appear | Main | Main |
| Ryan Cawood | Rhys Connah | Recurring | Recurring | Main |
| Richard Cawood | Derek Riddell | Recurring | Does not appear | Main |
| Faisal Bhatti | Amit Shah | Does not appear | Does not appear | Main |
| Rob Hepworth | Mark Stanley | Does not appear | Does not appear | Main |
| Joanna Hepworth | Mollie Winnard | Does not appear | 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

* 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.