Happy Valley Page #8

Season #2 Episode #2

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HAPPY VALLEY SERIES TWO. EPISODE TWO. GREEN SCRIPT. 37.

ANN:

So?

NEVISON:

So. Your mother’d have persuaded me

to give him another chance. Even

though he’s had his share already.

You see she never gave up on

anyone. Your mum. She never stopped

seeing the good in folk.

A moment. ANN has something on her mind too

ANN:

It’s Tommy Lee Royce’s mother’s

funeral. Tomorrow. They’re letting

him out. It’s at Elland.

NEVISON:

(he nods:
he wasn’t going

to tell her)

I know. Alec rang. Family Liaison

Officer.

ANN:

I had to do house-to-house on

Bateman Street this morning. Up

King Cross.

That hits NEV.

NEVISON:

They should never have made you go

up that street.

ANN:

I’m not scared of that street, and

I’m not scared of him. I’m not

scared of anything.

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31 INT. CATHERINE’S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM. NIGHT 5. 21.30 31

NEIL’s with CLARE, sitting on the settee. They’ve been

chatting a while. They’re holding hands. CLARE’s been

tearful.

NEIL:

Were you very close?

CLARE:

We worked together. At the Mission.

In Halifax. Christian Mission. On

Commercial Street.

HAPPY VALLEY SERIES TWO. EPISODE TWO. GREEN SCRIPT. 38.

NEIL:

Oh, I know, yeah.

CLARE:

So unfair. She should have lived to

be ninety, Helen. She should’ve

been happy and healthy, and for

another thirty years. I hate

funerals.

(embarrassed at being

tearful)

Sorry.

NEIL:

Don’t apologise.

They’re close. They look at one another. An unspoken

agreement starts to emerge that they’re going to kiss. They

kiss. It’s nice. It’s maybe not the first time, but it’s

still all a novelty for both of them. Eventually

CLARE:

The thing is. She helped me. Helen.

She erm...

(she’s struggling with

making the decision to

tell him the truth about

herself. She’s nervous.

It could go wrong, it

could change how he feels

about her)

There’s things you should know.

Before we - you know. Get any more

serious. If that’s what we’re

doing.

NEIL:

What things?

CLARE:

Is that what we’re doing?

NEIL:

If [”

that’s what you want”]

Yeah.

CLARE:

Okay. So. Okay, so ten years ago. I

didn’t work at the Mission. I was

one of the people who ended up

there. I was a drop-in. I did

dr[ugs]

(she can’t say it)

I did drugs. Bad ones. St[upid] -

stupid ones. And I was - I am - an

alcoholic. Recovering. Ten years.

More or less.

(MORE)

HAPPY VALLEY SERIES TWO. EPISODE TWO. GREEN SCRIPT. 39.

CLARE (CONT'D)

And she - Helen - she turned my

life round. Our Catherine’d more or

less given up on me. You know what

cops are like - well, you might not

know, but - zero tolerance. Bless

‘em. And she had her own stuff to

deal with anyway, with her

daughter. Becky. She was always a

handful. But Helen... she had time

for everyone. Anyone and everyone.

Didn’t matter what they’d done,

didn’t matter where they’d come

from. And she never gave up. She

never gave up on anyone, and she

certainly never gave up on me.

(she’s become upset again

saying it)

Sorry. I am sorry, I’m just... what

with the funeral, and... I didn’t

want you to find out further down

the line and feel that I’d... I

dunno, had you on or something.

NEIL’s taken it all in. It’s big. Obviously.

NEIL:

Wow.

CLARE:

Are you shocked?

(he’s still formulating a

response)

Saddened?

But in fact he doesn’t look sad at all. Because it’s given

him the courage to risk the response he might get

NEIL:

I’m not exactly squeaky clean

myself.

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32 EXT. WINNIE’S HOUSE, BACKYARD. NIGHT 5. 22.10 32

Two men leave WINNIE’s house (having installed the C.P.

alarm), one calls ‘tata, night night, you look after

yourselves’ as he shuts the door, and they head for their

van.

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33 INT. WINNIE’S HOUSE, HALLWAY. NIGHT 5. 22.11 33

CATHERINE’s just seen the two blokes out. ILINKA stands with

WINNIE.

HAPPY VALLEY SERIES TWO. EPISODE TWO. GREEN SCRIPT. 40.

CATHERINE:

So you know where I am. And I’ll

sleep in our conservatory tonight,

then I’m handy.

WINNIE:

Don’t be so damned silly, you’ll

freeze.

CATHERINE:

Tell her to get some sleep.

WINNIE:

Catherine kaze san.

CATHERINE:

And not to worry.

WINNIE:

I ne brinite.

CATHERINE:

About anything.

WINNIE:

I’ll tell her.

CATHERINE:

I’m sorry about this.

WINNIE:

You go and get some sleep yourself,

lady.

CATHERINE:

Night night.

WINNIE:

Night night.

CATHERINE and WINNIE kiss one another on the cheek.

CATHERINE:

Lock this door.

WINNIE:

Oh I thought I might leave it wide

open. And put a sign out.

‘Traffickers this way’ and an

arrow.

CATHERINE:

Yeah, okay. Night night, Ilinka!

(ILINKA repeats

‘Nightnight’)

Night night.

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HAPPY VALLEY SERIES TWO. EPISODE TWO. GREEN SCRIPT. 41.

34 INT. CATHERINE’S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM. NIGHT 5. 22.12 34

The room’s empty. Some of NEIL’s belongings are here: his

coat, his shoes. We hear CATHERINE come in through the

conservatory. She comes into the living room and sees NEIL’s

things, and then the distant mumble of a bloke’s voice from

upstairs, and a bit of giggling. So that’s an interesting

development, but she’s too tired to think too much about it.

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35 INT. CATHERINE’S HOUSE, CONSERVATORY. NIGHT 5. 22.20 35

CATHERINE comes in dressed for bed, but also wearing a

jumper, thick socks, and possibly a thinsulate woolly hat.

She’s carrying a sleeping bag, and a pillow, both of which

she chucks down on the settee. She’s also got an old cricket

bat. Just in case.

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36 EXT. GRAVESEND PRISON. DAY 6. 07.00 36

Establishing shot. Pink sun rise over the prison. Lovely.

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37 INT. GRAVESEND PRISON, TOMMY’S CELL. DAY 6. 07.05 37

TOMMY’s PERSONAL OFFICER and the CUSTODIAL OFFICER and a

WARDEN have just entered his cell.

CUSTODIAL OFFICER

Good morning.

TOMMY:

(wary)

Morning boss.

CUSTODIAL OFFICER

I’ve come to let you know that

you’ve been given permission by the

Home Office to attend your mother’s

funeral.

TOMMY:

When?

CUSTODIAL OFFICER

Today.

(TOMMY had no idea)

You’ll be leaving in the next half

hour. You’ll be driven there under

armed escort. You’ll be hand cuffed

at all times. Okay?

(MORE)

HAPPY VALLEY SERIES TWO. EPISODE TWO. GREEN SCRIPT. 42.

CUSTODIAL OFFICER (CONT'D)

(TOMMY’s still taking it

in)

You came straight here from court

after your conviction so I’m

assuming you’ve got a suit of some

sort?

TOMMY’s still reeling from the news that he’s going to be

allowed out. Today.

TOMMY:

Yeah. Yeah. But they took it off me

[when]

PERSONAL OFFICER

I’ve sorted that out.

CUSTODIAL OFFICER

I’ll leave it with you.

The CUSTODIAL OFFICER leaves TOMMY with his PERSONAL OFFICER.

PERSONAL OFFICER

Y’all right, son?

TOMMY nods. We look into his eyes. This has taken him by

surprise. He’s agitated.

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38 INT. CATHERINE’S HOUSE, CONSERVATORY. DAY 6. 07.10 38

CATHERINE’s awake (still wrapped up in her sleeping bag) when

CLARE comes in with a mug of tea. CATHERINE looks like she

hasn’t slept much.

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