Happy Valley Page #5

Season #1 Episode #6

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RYAN takes his opened sweets back and heads off. He calls

back happily

RYAN:

It’ll be reight.

CATHERINE watches after him. She’s still struggling with how

she feels about him. She wants to get over it. But bad

feelings keep dragging her back.

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18 EXT. NARROW BOAT. DAY 16. 06.45 18

Dawn over the canal. A new day. It’s grey, cold, damp.

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19 INT. NARROW BOAT. DAY 16. 06.46 19

TOMMY’s awoken by the gentle movement and sound of another

narrow boat as it chugs past on the canal.

TOMMY allows himself to get up slowly, and realises he

doesn’t feel any worse than he did yesterday, although he’s

still in pain. He finds his pain killers and knocks back

another small handful.

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE SIX. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT. 11.

He explores the boat and finds that he has a Calor gas bottle

connected beneath the hob. He tries one of the gas rings. It

works; gas hisses out. He turns it off. He finds a selection

of boxes of matches and a lighter. He finds a small stash of

convenience foods in the cupboards; tins, dried pasta, rice,

coffee. He tries the kitchen tap, but nothing comes out. But

then maybe he stumbles across a six-pack (perhaps with a

couple missing) of bottled water in another cupboard. And on

a shelf, he finds a radio. It works. And there’s a little

digital clock.

A jogger jogs past on the tow-path. TOMMY moves away from the

window.

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20 EXT. CAFE, SOWERBY BRIDGE. DAY 16. 10.00 20

Mid-morning. DANIEL (in his smart work clothes: suit, tie,

smart over coat:
he’s an estate agent) heads into the cafe.

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21 INT. CAFE, SOWEBRY BRIDGE. DAY 16. 10.01 21

DANIEL sees CLARE. He’s always polite with AUNTIE CLARE, and

they’ve helped each other through a serious crisis recently

(when CATHERINE was in hospital).

DANIEL:

How’s things?

CLARE:

Good. Not so bad. Better than they

were.

DANIEL:

(he unbuttons his coat,

sits)

Is she all right?

CLARE:

Well. We’re getting there. Slowly.

I think. It’ll help when they’ve

tracked down Tommy bloody Lee

Royce, [but]

(back to CATHERINE - )

That’s why I wanted to talk to you.

Actually.

DANIEL:

Okay.

(a WAITER’s come over)

Just a cup of tea thanks.

CLARE’s already got coffee.

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CLARE:

Yeah, it’s her birthday. Next week.

And you know what she’s like, but,

I’ve persuaded her. Given that -

you see it’s the Gallaghers.

They’re just so desperate to say

thank you. So just us, just family,

then Ann, Helen and Nevison.

DANIEL:

Great.

(a smile)

Blimey, Nevison Gallagher!

CLARE:

So you and Lucy...?

...are happy to come?

DANIEL:

Yeah!

CLARE:

Yeah?

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