Happy Valley is one of BBC's most popular shows of all-time, but did the know the genius screenwriter behind the drama – Sally Wainwright – has written several other shows?
January 16, 2023 - 10:01 GMT Emmy Griffiths Sally Wainwright is the incredible screenwriter behind the hit show Happy Valley, but the hit BBC drama isn't her only major success. The incredibly talented star is the mind behind some brilliant shows – but where should you start? Here are our top five favourite Sally shows that are most definitely worth a watch – after you've bingewatched Happy Valley, of course.
Last Tango in Halifax Last Tango feels like watching Happy Valley in a different, less drug-addled part of town – and without the psychopathic presence of Tommy Lee Royce lurking in the shadows. Full of humour, drama and pathos, the story follows a pair of pensioners who used to harbor crushes for one another at school – but haven't seen each other in 60 years. Reuniting, they decide to get married – with their romance further complicating their respective daughters' lives.
WATCH: Celia and Alan are both widowed. After reuniting, they rediscover a relationship that started 60 years agoAt Home with the Braithwaites Who could forget this absolute classic from 2000? The story follows a mother of three who wins £38 million in the lottery – but unfortunately it doesn't do much to help fix her and her family's increasingly wayward lives. An iconic drama from the early Noughties.
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