Happy Valley Page #9

Season #1 Episode #5

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UNIFORM 1

(oov)

How many people live in the

property besides yourself?

BRETT:

(oov)

None.

UNIFORM 1

(oov)

How long have you lived here?

BRETT:

(oov)

Probably... like... eighteen munfs?

UNIFORM 1

(oov)

And the tenancy’s registered in

your name.

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE FIVE. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT. 43.

BRETT:

(oov)

Yep.

UNIFORM 1

(oov)

Do you know your neighbours? On

either side.

UNIFORM 2 takes it all in, but essentially a). there’s

nothing here he hasn’t seen before in terms of its squalor,

and b). there’s nothing actually suspicious here. He leaves

the room. We linger - at floor level - on the bath panel for

a few moments longer than necessary. A bath panel that’s

screwed on (hence the screw driver).

BRETT:

(oov)

Yeah.

UNIFORM 1

(oov)

Who lives on this side?

Continuous

CUT TO:

47 INT. BRETT’S FLAT, SITTING ROOM. DAY 13. CONTINUOUS. 47

15.22

UNIFORM 2 comes into the sitting room, and we come in with

him. BRETT’s sitting on the settee. UNIFORM 1’s standing up

to ask his questions; this isn’t the kind of flat a copper

likes to sit down in because it’s basically disgusting.

BRETT:

Oh, they’re weird. Mucky as well,

and it stinks. I mean I know I

could do with a bit of a tidy up,

but at least I can flush my toilet.

Have you not been in there then?

UNIFORM 1

They’re not answering their door at

the minute.

BRETT:

What’s point of an ‘ouse to ‘ouse

if half of ‘em don’t answer their

doors?

UNIFORM 1

Oh, we just have to keep coming

back ‘til they do.

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE FIVE. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT. 44.

And just as we lingered on the bath panel at floor level, our

focus is now guided to the base of the settee that BRETT’s

sitting on. (The conversation’s incidental, really, it’s the

images of the hiding places we’re focussed on).

BRETT:

You’d fink they didn’t want to help

yer, wouldn’t yer?

UNIFORM 1

No, they’re just not all in when we

call, but like I say, we’ll be

back. So who lives there, next

door. How many of ‘em?

CUT TO:

48 EXT. STREET, HEBDEN BRIDGE. DAY 13. 15.30 48

CATHERINE and RYAN walk home. CATHERINE walks ahead of him,

and slightly too fast (even though it’s painful for her to do

so). He’s having to jog to keep up. She’s angry.

RYAN:

It wouldn’t of happened if she

hadn’t called me a loser.

(CATHERINE doesn’t appear

to be listening)

Granny?

(still not listening)

She goes

(silly girly voice)

“You’re a loser, Ryan”, and I told

Mrs.Mukherjee, and she never takes

any notice, so

CATHERINE:

So?

(CATHERINE turns around

suddenly and gets right

in his face)

So you’re admitting now that it was

you that ripped up this kid’s

painting?

He considers the question.

RYAN:

It wasn’t reight good.

CATHERINE:

Did you. Rip up the painting.

RYAN:

I might of.

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE FIVE. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT. 45.

So CATHERINE takes that as a yes. Her manner is frightening;

it’s measured, but she’s seething with anger

CATHERINE:

I might have. Not of. You couldn’t

of done anything, of isn’t a verb.

And don’t blame. Other people. For

decisions that you make. You made

the decision to rip up the

painting, whatever the hell else’d

happened, whatever she called you,

you made that decision. When. When.

When can I ever pick you up from

that bloody place without the

constant threat of being hauled in

and made to feel this big. And like

a rubbish parent? Because I am not

a rubbish parent! You are lucky to

have me! And you better start

showing me some respect. By

behaving properly. Or

(she stops herself saying

something even nastier)

- or there’ll be consequences. And

you won’t like them.

She lets that sink in then walks off. We look at RYAN; he’s

angry.

RYAN:

What consequences?

(no reply)

What consequences?

(CATHERINE just keeps

walking)

Granny!!

CUT TO:

49 INT. CATHERINE’S HOUSE, KITCHEN. DAY 13. 15.31 49

CATHERINE comes steaming in with bad energy and puts the

kettle on.

CLARE:

Where is he?

CATHERINE:

I’ve no idea.

CLARE:

What’s up?

CATHERINE:

Oh, the usual. Behaving like an

idiot and then lying.

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE FIVE. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT. 46.

RYAN follows CATHERINE in, breathless and angry.

RYAN:

I hate you.

CATHERINE:

Yes, I know, I’m under no

illusions, you keep telling me.

RYAN:

You’re a (

he lobs his lunch bag at

her)

B*tch. You’re an old b*tch! You’re

an ugly old b*tch!

CATHERINE:

(calmly to CLARE)

You better do something with him,

‘cos I’ll just kill him.

CLARE:

I think you both need to calm down.

RYAN:

I don’t even wanna live here!

CLARE:

CATHERINE:

What’s happened?

Good. Move out. See if anyone

else is daft enough to have

you. Please, feel free. ‘Cos

you’ve ruined me and your

Auntie Clare’s life long

enough.

CLARE can’t believe what CATHERINE’s saying.

RYAN (CONT’D)

I’m ringing Childline.

CATHERINE:

Yeah, they’ll be interested.

RYAN:

I’m reporting you!

CATHERINE:

D’you want the number?

RYAN heads out of the room, and upstairs. With purpose. He’s

angry and he’s tearful.

RYAN:

(oov as he goes up the

stairs)

COW! B*TCH! WANKER!

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE FIVE. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT. 47.

CATHERINE:

Wanker. That’s new.

CLARE’s not happy with CATHERINE.

CLARE:

Perhaps it was a bit soon for you

to go picking him up.

CATHERINE keeps busy making tea.

CATHERINE:

Looks like it.

CLARE:

You can’t - you can’t talk to him

like that.

CATHERINE:

I’ve had enough. I had enough years

ago. I mean it’s not normal. Is it?

CLARE:

I don’t know! I don’t know what’s

happened!

CATHERINE:

What have I done wrong? Eh? I’ve

done everything, we both have, and

look at him.

CLARE:

Shhh!

CATHERINE:

Why did I do it?

CLARE:

Shut up, Catherine.

CATHERINE:

Why? Eh? Why? Richard. My marriage.

Everything. And for what? A

(big whisper)

fff psychopath.

CLARE gives CATHERINE a shove. One that means business.

CLARE:

Stop it!

CATHERINE looks like she’s thinking about smacking CLARE one

back. And CATHERINE’s trained not to respond when people are

trying to wind her up, but we see the flicker where it could

happen. But then the banging and clattering starts from

upstairs.

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE FIVE. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT. 48.

CATHERINE:

Right, well there you go. He’s

trashing his bedroom, he’s wrecking

our house.

(a murmur)

My house.

CLARE hesitates, then heads off upstairs. We linger on

CATHERINE, who manically carries on making tea, like you do

when you’re desperately trying to look calm and in control

and basically you’ve lost it. Eventually, from upstairs

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