Happy Valley Page #4
Season #1 Episode #1- TV-MA
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- 2014
- 58 min
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CATHERINE:
Yes! He didn’t.
HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE ONE. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT 10.
RICHARD:
No, I meant - the one that was
threatening to.
CATHERINE:
An incident occurred and it was
dealt with swiftly and efficiently
RICHARD:
That’s not engaging copy.
CATHERINE:
It really wasn’t that exciting.
RICHARD:
You doing anything this evening?
CATHERINE’s reached her car.
CATHERINE:
Telly.
RICHARD:
D’you d’you - you wouldn’t - like
to go out for something to eat.
(she hesitates, she knows
she should say “No”)
I’m losing my job. We all are. The
Gazette’s closing down.
RICHARD isn’t quite sure why he splurged that, except that
it’s occupying the No.1 slot in his thoughts today.
CATHERINE:
You’re kidding.
RICHARD:
Hundred and twenty-eight years in
print and now it’s - well it’s not
closing down - it’s all going
online.
CATHERINE:
God, Richard. I’m really sorry.
RICHARD:
They’re announcing it officially
tomorrow. I’ve got four weeks left.
She lingers sympathetically for a moment, then
CATHERINE:
Listen, I’ve gotta go, I’ve got to
pick Ryan up.
HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE ONE. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT 11.
RICHARD:
You - I assume you know. But. I
just heard this morning, I was
covering something at court and -
Tommy Lee Royce’s been released.
(CATHERINE stares at him)
Did you know?
CATHERINE’s quiet, stunned. She looks like she’s been slapped
across the face.
CATHERINE:
No.
(a moment)
I mean I knew it’d be around now,
but
RICHARD:
Apparently. Yeah. He’s -
(he hesitates, then
mumbles the word: he
knows it’ll decimate her
each time it’s said)
out.
(CATHERINE’s gone all
spaced out. Sunk mentally
into her own private
place)
Are you all right?
(no response)
Did you - want to do anything? This
evening?
CATHERINE:
(miles away, a tiny voice)
Can do.
CUT TO:
6 EXT. SCHOOL, HEBDEN BRIDGE. DAY 1. 15.15 6
CATHERINE’s propped against a wall, waiting outside the
school, amongst the mothers. They’re all younger than her,
several of them with push chairs and toddlers. CATHERINE’s
staring into space. Angry, vulnerable (thinking about Tommy
Lee Royce being released). The class 3 door opens, and the 8year-
olds spill out. 8-year-old RYAN CAWOOD appears in a de-
mob happy huddle with a load of others. RYAN sees CATHERINE
and his face lights up: there’s no-one on the planet he’d
rather see. CATHERINE can’t resist a smile back, however bad
she feels. He lifts her heart. RYAN races over to her like
he’s going to hug her, but then thrusts whatever he’s
carrying (lunch box, school bag, a painting) into her hands
(like it’s a gift, and she’ll be only too pleased) then races
off towards her car.
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