''The Happy Valley'' is a British television drama, first shown on

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on 6 September 1987 in the ''Sunday Premiere'' strand. It was written by David Reid, directed by Ross Devenish, and produced by

Cedric Messina Cedric Messina (14 December 1920 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa — 30 April 1993 in London) was a South-African born British television producer and director who worked for the BBC and is best remembered for his involvement in television pro ...

. It stars

Holly Aird Imogen Holly Aird (born 18 May 1969) is an English television actress known for playing forensic pathologist Frankie Wharton in the BBC1 drama series '' Waking the Dead'', having previously starred in productions such as ''Soldier Soldier'' a ...

Juanita Carberry Juanita may refer to: Names/places *Diminutive of Juana, a female given name in Spanish *Mummy Juanita, or "The Ice Maiden", 15th-century Inca mummy discovered in 1995 *Juanita, Kirkland, Washington, a neighborhood of the city of Kirkland *Juanita ...

, Michael Byrne as her violent father, and

Denholm Elliott Denholm Mitchell Elliott, (31 May 1922 – 6 October 1992) was an English actor, with more than 125 film and television credits. His well-known roles include the abortionist in ''Alfie'' (1966), Marcus Brody in ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981 ...

Jock Delves Broughton Sir Henry John Delves Broughton, 11th Baronet, DL (10 September 1883 – 5 December 1942), was a British baronet who is chiefly known for standing trial for the murder of Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll. The event was the basis of the film '' W ...

Plot

It is set in the British colony of

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in the 1940s, and tells the true story of the murder of Josslyn Victor Hay, the 22nd Earl of Erroll, as seen through the eyes of 15-year-old Juanita Carberry, the daughter of John Carberry, a friend of Broughton's.

Cast

as Sir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton *

as Juanita Carberry *

Kathryn Pogson Kathryn Pogson (born 1954) is an English film and stage actress. She appeared in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult film ''Brazil''. She won a Best Actress Drama Desk Award for her performance in the 1986 New York production of '' Aunt Dan and Lemon'' ...

as June Carberry * Michael Byrne as John Carberry *

Cathryn Harrison Cathryn Mary Lee Harrison (25 May 1959 – 1 October 2018) was an English actress. Early life Harrison was the daughter of the actor and singer Noel Harrison and Sara Lee Eberts and the granddaughter of actor Sir Rex Harrison. Career Har ...

as Helen Tapsell * Amanda Hillwood as Lady Diana Delves Broughton * Peter Sands as Lord Erroll *

Richard Heffer Richard Heffer (born 28 July 1946 in Cambridge) is a British actor, best known for his roles on television in the 1970s and 1980s. His film career included appearances in ''Women in Love'' (1969), '' Waterloo'' (1970), '' Penny Gold'' (1973), ''T ...

as Asst. Supt. Poppy *

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as Warganjo * Kavundla as Gatimu *

Roshan Seth Roshan Seth (born 2 April 1942) is a British-Indian actor, writer and theatre director who has worked in the United Kingdom, United States and India. He began his acting career in the early 1960s in the UK, but left acting the following decade ...

as Defence Solicitor * Frank Lazarus as Doctor * John Cartwright as Constable *

Abdulla Sunado {{disambiguation * Abdulla, other form of name Abd Allah * Arkin Abdulla, Uyhghur musician * Abdul Samad Abdulla, Maldivian politician and the Minister of Foreign Affairs * Shakhawan Abdulla Shakhawan Abdulla is an Iraqi politician from the K ...

as Witchdoctor *

Oliver Rowe Oliver may refer to: Arts, entertainment and literature Books * ''Oliver the Western Engine'', volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry * '' Oliver Twist'', a novel by Charles Dickens Fictional characters * Ariadne Oliver ...

as Ian Eatwell

Storyline remake

Lord Erroll's murder was also dramatised in the feature film '' White Mischief'', which was released seven months after the first transmission of ''The Happy Valley''.

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* 1987 television films 1987 drama films BBC television dramas British television films British films based on actual events Films set in Kenya Films set in the British Empire {{UK-tv-film-stub

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Storyline remake

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