Happy Valley Page #10

Season #1 Episode #6

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(she can’t cry; she wishes

she could, it’d be like a

valve)

And he was right. Daniel. She did

run rings round us and he didn’t,

he had his moments, but he was a

good kid, but...

(and then she does cry)

I still - all the time, I want to

see her, I want touch her, I want

to be with her. Like today. When I

found out that was Tommy Lee

Royce’s blood. In that flat. He’d

been there. And he’s the one that’s

got away. Again. Why? Why has my

life - my world, my whole world -

been infected with this evil man?

What’ve I ever done to deserve

that?

CLARE:

You know. Catherine. You were doing

really well. Before. Before he came

out of prison. But it was always

going to happen, and it was always

going to be difficult.

CATHERINE:

I don’t think I’ve got anything

left. I’m empty. And I just...

(she hesitates; it’s a

terrible thing to inflict

on someone)

I don’t want to be here any more.

CLARE:

(appalled)

You can’t - you can’t think like

that.

CATHERINE:

Can’t help it.

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE SIX. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT. 51.

CATHERINE looks so low.

CUT TO:

59 EXT. CANAL TOW-PATH. DAY 19. 15.40 59

Next day. RYAN and his friend, 8-year-old CESCO push their

bikes along the tow-path.

RYAN:

It’s this one.

CUT TO:

60 INT/EXT. NARROW BOAT/TOW-PATH. DAY 19. 15.41 60

TOMMY’s huddled up in his sleeping bag when there’s a tap-taptap

at the door.

RYAN:

(oov)

Dad? Dad. It’s me.

TOMMY goes and unbolts the door. He’s alarmed to see that

RYAN has another kid with him.

TOMMY:

Who’s that?

RYAN:

Cesco. He’s me friend. He didn’t

believe me when I told him I had a

dad. Can we come in? I’ve brought

you some milk.

TOMMY’s not happy, but what can he do? He lets them in.

CUT TO:

61 INT. NARROW BOAT. DAY 19. 15.45 61

A few minutes later. TOMMY’s reluctantly stuck with RYAN and

his friend. CESCO’s as charmed with the boat as RYAN was

yesterday.

CESCO:

How fast does it go?

TOMMY:

It dunt.

RYAN:

Yet. But it will. We’re going to

get some petrol, aren’t we dad?

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE SIX. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT. 52.

CESCO:

Can I see the steering wheel?

TOMMY:

There isn’t one.

CESCO:

How d’you steer it?

RYAN:

There’s a pole. Can I show him?

TOMMY:

Not just now, no.

CESCO:

Why don’t you light t’fire?

TOMMY:

‘Cos it’s not cold enough.

CESCO:

It’s freezing!

RYAN:

You could come with us. Couldn’t he

dad?

(TOMMY doesn’t answer)

You could of, but it’s just gonna

be me and me dad. Isn’t it? When we

get some petrol.

TOMMY:

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, that’s right.

CUT TO:

62 INT. PRISON. DAY 20. 10.15 62

Next day. NEVISON is waiting in the visitor room. KEVIN

appears. He comes and sits opposite NEVISON. KEVIN is not

wearing his glasses (they’ve been broken). KEVIN still finds

sitting on chairs uncomfortable.

KEVIN:

Thank you for coming.

NEVISON:

Oh, it’s a pleasure.

i.e. it’s pleasure seeing KEVIN in prison.

KEVIN:

Jenny said. The reason you’re

illegally with-holding my wages.

(MORE)

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE SIX. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT. 53.

KEVIN (CONT'D)

Is that I have to understand that

my actions have consequences for

people other than myself.

(NEVISON doesn’t respond.

But he’s not taking issue

with the assertion)

You think it’s my fault your

daughter was raped. And humiliated.

(he lowers his voice)

I asked you for a rise. So I could

send one of my daughters to a

better school. Considering how

comprehensively you ripped my

father off, I would’ve thought that

wasn’t too much to ask. It would

never have occurred to me. To

suggest kidnapping your daughter to

those animals. If you’d just said

yes. When I asked. So you’re right.

Nevison. Your actions have had

consequences for people other than

yourself.

He lets that sink in.

NEVISON:

(a murmur)

You bastard.

KEVIN:

You can go now.

So that wasn’t what NEVISON anticipated.

CUT TO:

63

INT. NORLAND ROAD POLICE STATION, CATHERINE’S OFFICE. 63

DAY 20. 12.30

CATHERINE’s on the radio talking point-to-point with SHAF.

CATHERINE:

So what’s the basic problem?

DISTRESSED DRUGGIE BOY

(oov)

THEY’RE GOING TO EAT ME ALIVE! THEY

CAN SMELL ME!

SHAF:

(oov, loud and clear above

DISTRESSED DRUGGIE BOY’s

screaming)

The basic problem...! Is that he’s

distressing the toddlers!

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE SIX. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT. 54.

Normally CATHERINE would deal with something like this with

good humour and compassion, but she’s so far down all we’re

getting from her now is apathy

CATHERINE:

It sounds to me like they’re

distressing him.

Cutting as and when with

CUT TO:

64 EXT. PLAYGROUND. DAY 20. 12.31 64

SHAF and TWIGGY are with 23-year-old JAMIE LOCKFORD, who’s

standing on the swings in the children’s playground, trying

to crawl up the chains. He’s as far off his face as anyone

we’ve seen so far throughout the whole series.

A couple of young mums with a couple of push-chairs and five

little ones between them, look on. And a couple of pensioners

keep a safe distance, but they’re glued.

TWIGGY:

(kind, insistent, calm)

Jamie! Jamie lad, listen to me.

There’s no crocodiles in this

country, we don’t have crocodiles

here! That’s - it’s

JAMIE:

Evil! They’re evil!

TWIGGY:

- Australia, it’s down under, it’s

JAMIE:

(pointing frantically at

the slippery bastards)

Dislocating their slimey bastard

jaws just so they can swallow yer!

SHAF:

I think... what’s that film wi’

that... tick-tock, tick-tock

crocodile.

TWIGGY:

Who?

CATHERINE:

Peter Pan.

SHAF:

Yeah, whatever, I think he’s been

watching that and smoking skunk at

t’same time.

HAPPY VALLEY. EPISODE SIX. BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT. 55.

JAMIE:

(suddenly)

DON’T YOU STEP IN THERE! THEY’LL

HAVE YOU!

A little kid was just about to step onto the friendly soft

surface surrounding the swings.

TWIGGY:

(to the KID)

Can you stay with your mum, lovey?

JAMIE:

What’s the mother even thinking?

Right now the teenage mum in question is thinking how

tiresome and annoying JAMIE is, and why don’t these two

police officers just get him down?

CATHERINE:

Shaf? Shaf? Is anyone’s life

actually in danger?

SHAF:

No. Tarzan might graze his knee if

he falls off his swing the wrong

way, but

CATHERINE hangs up on him.

YOUNG MUM:

(annoyed)

There aren’t really any crocodiles.

Y’do realise.

She’s talking to TWIGGY and SHAF. Oh yeah: no real

crocodiles.

We cut back to CATHERINE. She’s just had enough. Just this

minute. That was the moment.

MIKE TAYLOR just happens to emerge from his office at that

moment and walks past CATHERINE’s open office door. He’s

pulling his coat on, he’s going home. We sense a reasonably

busy nick beyond. CATHERINE stands up right in front of him

and stops him in his tracks.

CATHERINE:

Did Mr.Badal do all those things he

said he’d do? All those things he

wrote down on that Post-it note?

MIKE has no idea.

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