Happy Valley: TV critics and viewers praise 'sensational' finale

Key Facts

• Image caption, Sarah Lancashire has bowed out as Happy Valley's no-nonsense Catherine Cawood The climax of Happy Valley after three series has been described by TV critics as "a sensational end to a truly great drama" and "a heart-stopping triumph".
• The Guardian's Lucy Mangan called the final episode "brutal, tender, funny, compelling and heartbreaking to the last" in her five-star write-up.
• The pairing of Wainwright and Lancashire helped make the show great, Mangan wrote.
• The pub, which is in the centre of Hebden Bridge and featured in briefly in the show (over Catherine Cawood's shoulder in series two, episode three), hosted a final night viewing party.

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