Happy Valley Page #8

Season #1 Episode #3

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-you’ve used abusive words and

behaviour likely to cause a breach

of the peace, contrary to section 5

of the public order act. Which is

why you’re under arrest.

BRETT:

I was just sing[ing] - !

She frog marches him across the road to the patrol car. He’s

in such pain that he has no power to resist being taken

wherever she chooses to steer him.

CATHERINE:

You’re not obliged to say anything

but it may harm your defence if you

do not mention when questioned

something you later rely on court.

The lad’s nearly in tears now, it’s all escalated so suddenly

and the pain is crippling -

BRETT:

No no no no - !

CATHERINE:

Anything you do say may be used in

evidence.

CATHERINE nods to TWIGGY to open the back door of the patrol

car. TWIGGY obliges, and CATHERINE guides the lad into the

seat. No-one can see inside the car except CATHERINE. She

leans in and grabs the lad by his balls - which he didn’t

expect - and twists. If he wasn’t in tears before, he is now.

BRETT:

Ohh - !

(appalled, he can barely

speak - )

You can’t do that.

CATHERINE:

There’s no CCTV cameras in here,

sun beam. It’s your word against

mine.

BRETT:

(terrified)

I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’ve said I’m

sorry.

CATHERINE:

(she gets right in his

face)

Don’t you ever.

(she twists his balls

another notch)

(MORE)

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE THREE. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT 38.

CATHERINE (CONT'D)

Ever. Make fun of someone’s death.

You ignorant rancid infinitesimal

speck of dirt.

BRETT:

I’m sorry.

CATHERINE lets it sink in a few seconds longer, then releases

his nuts and stands back.

CATHERINE:

Get out.

BRETT:

(bewildered)

Why? What y’gonna do?

CATHERINE:

I just de-arrested you. I’ll make a

note of the fact that you

apologised profusely. In tears.

Mind how you go.

He gets out of the car and wanders back across the road.

Angry, silent. Humiliated. TWIGGY and the other PC watch him

disdainfully as he heads back across the road.

LAD 1

What did she say?

BRETT:

(subdued)

Nothing.

LAD 1

Eh?

BRETT:

Nothing.

LAD 1

(amused)

What did she do to you?

BRETT:

(angry, humiliated)

Nothing.

At length the police officers get into their vehicles and

drive off (KHALID still banging and shouting in the back of

the van).

CUT TO:

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE THREE. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT 39.

43 EXT. UPPER LIGHTHAZELS FARM. MORNING. DAY 8. 11.15 43

TOMMY walks up the drive towards the farm. (Down on the road

a bus goes past, like he just got a bus back from the scrap

yard).

TOMMY comes into the yard, where ASHLEY’s there with his coat

on, sipping tea, perusing his on-going building work as

usual.

TOMMY:

Done and dusted.

ASHLEY:

Did you stay and watch him crush

‘em?

TOMMY:

Yes.

ASHLEY:

Both of ‘em.

TOMMY:

Yes. Have you rung Nev?

ASHLEY hesitates. He’s nervous.

ASHLEY:

I’m not saying I won’t. I just. I

want to think it through.

TOMMY accepts that. But

TOMMY:

You do realise. Either way. We

can’t just let her go. Don’t you.

ASHLEY does know that. Much as he doesn’t want to know it.

That’s why he wants to dwell on it; he’s delaying the moment.

CUT TO:

44 INT. CARAVAN. DAY 8. 11.20 44

LEWIS is with ANN. ANN’s gag has been removed, but she’s

still chained to some of the fixtures. LEWIS is in a similar

state of mind to CATHERINE, wired, exhausted, emotionally

f***ed (none of which we can see - ha ha - because he’s

wearing a balaclava). He’s giving ANN some water, having just

removed her gag.

LEWIS:

There’s no point screaming. There’s

never anyone here. During t’week.

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE THREE. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT 40.

ANN’s been so badly knocked around, so humiliated, and she’s

so exhausted, she looks like a little wild animal. She looks

almost incapable of screaming. Someone who’s coming to some

sort of terms with being permanently terrified. ANN drinks

the water because she needs it.

ANN:

When can I go home?

LEWIS:

Soon. Maybe. Soon. I don’t know.

ANN:

Help me.

LEWIS:

I can’t.

ANN:

You’re not like that other one.

LEWIS:

No. No. No, I’m not like that other

one.

ANN:

Prove it. Help me. I’ll say you

helped me, I’ll say you stopped him

hurting me.

LEWIS:

You shouldn’t have made that noise.

Last night. None of it would’ve

happened if you hadn’t.

ANN:

What happened? That bang.

(LEWIS shakes his head,

doesn’t want to tell her)

What?

LEWIS won’t speak. He can’t, he can’t acknowledge what he’s

been party to. ANN can see from his inability to respond that

it was something big.

LEWIS:

You shouldn’t’ve

He’s upset. ANN’s terrified. What the hell happened?

ANN:

What?

CUT TO:

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE THREE. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT 41.

45 EXT. HUDDERSFIELD CHRISTIAN MISSION, HALIFAX. DAY 8. 45

14.00

Establishing shot. The Methodist Mission is a cafe, attached

to a modern-built church, on a busy main street in the middle

of Halifax.

CUT TO:

46 INT. HUDDERSFIELD CHRISTIAN MISSION, HALIFAX. DAY 8. 46

14.01

Inside, we appreciate more what the Mission is. It’s a

bright, cheerful place where alcoholics, drug addicts, people

recently out of prison - basically people with chaotic life

styles - can get a cheap meal, a cup of tea, advice and a

friendly face. We can tell from their appearance (toothless,

sunken cheeks) that the general clientele are people with

problems. Mostly men, but one or two women. We might over

hear a snatch of a conversation (t.b.w.) that the Citizens

Advice Bureau visitor is having with one of the customers as

they sit at a table together. The place is run by volunteers.

CLARE’s serving behind the counter with one of her

colleagues.

CLARE:

I’ll have five minutes while we’re

quiet if that’s - ?

Her COLLEAGUE says “Course it is, love”, and CLARE takes her

pinny off and heads out of the kitchen area, into the cafe,

through into the reception area (we go with her) and down a

corridor. She’s looking for someone, but she seems to have a

pretty clear idea where she’s going. She looks through the

glass doors into the main church (a big modern room) but the

lights are off and there’s no-there, so she returns to

another door, which she pushes open gently and pops her head

in

CUT TO:

47 INT. HUDDERSFIELD CHRISTIAN MISSION, CHAPEL. DAY 8. 47

14.02

HELEN’s sitting in a small, modern chapel, which consists of

a very modest altar, and ten chairs set out in a semi-circle.

(Maybe HELEN still has her apron on so we know she’s a

volunteer too). CLARE comes in and unobtrusively goes and

sits with HELEN. Says nothing for a few moments.

CLARE:

How y’feeling?

She squeezes HELEN’s hand affectionately.

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE THREE. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT 42.

HELEN:

Not so bad. I’m sorry, I just felt

a bit

CLARE:

Ey. You don’t have to apologise to

me.

HELEN:

It’s not the

(she always mouths it)

cancer. It’s more just... not being

able to cope. In the moment. Some

times.

CLARE understands.

CLARE:

Have you heard any more about your

treatment?

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