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Prepare to dive into the pit of family politics with The Inheritance - Channel 5’s latest drama about shocked siblings who learn that their late father left them out of his will. With questions over their father’s mysterious death and why he’s left his wealth to a woman they’ve never met, it’s not long before Daniel, Sian and Chloe Watson turn on each other in their quest for answers. “At the end of the show, you’ll look at your siblings and say, ‘How do I know you’re not like that?’” says star Robert James-Collier.

Coronation Street stars Robert James-Collier and Gaynor Faye may be taking on brand new roles in Channel 5's The Inheritance, however the actors have revealed that they swapped stories from their soap days whilst filming the drama. Gaynor is best known for playing Judy Mallett on the cobbles from 1995 until 1999, while Robert appeared on the show sometime later, starring as Liam Connor from 2006 until the character's untimely death in 2008.

The BBC has greenlit its latest drama series from Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright along with projects created by and starring the likes of Jenna Coleman, Nicôle Lecky and Sacha Dhawan.

This Morning has been nominated for best daytime show at the National Television Awards 2023 despite the furore over the Phillip Schofield affair. Phillip, 61, resigned from ITV and was dropped by his talent agency YMU in May after admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” relationship with a younger male colleague on the show.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from the series finale of “Happy Valley” now streaming on AMC+ and Acorn. When “Happy Valley” wrapped up its second season in 2016, fans of the British police thriller were devastated that the intense series seemed to be over for good. Created by Sally Wainwright and starring Sarah Lancashire (HBO’s “Julia”) as a police officer in a hard-scrabble area of West Yorkshire, the series won the BAFTA for best drama in both seasons, and attracted a devoted audience around the world. Working in a region plagued with drugs, crime and poverty, Lancashire’s character Sergeant Catherine Cawood is a tough but empathetic cop who divides her time between solving brutal crimes and taking care of her sister, a former addict, and her grandson, whom she raised after her daughter died by suicide. Seasons 1 and 2 track her mission to bring down Tommy Lee Royce — the hardened criminal who raped her daughter and fathered her grandson, Ryan. James Norton’s nuanced performance as the violent Tommy, who still holds out hope for a relationship with his son, is the polar opposite of the crime-solving vicar he played in his next series, “Grantchester.”

Claire Sweeney was over the moon to win a dream part on her favourite TV soap Coronation Street on her birthday - and then she got a gift of a scene with Dame Maureen Lipman. Claire is playing Cassandra Plummer, the long-lost mother of Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) and the estranged daughter of Evelyn Plummer (Dame Maureen Lipman) and has been a fan of the soap her whole life. She makes her debut on Wednesday 28th June.

British Academy Television Awards on Sunday afternoon, as they prepared to find out who had won Britain's most-coveted TV awards in a glittering ceremony hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan. From Hollywood royalty like Kate Winslet to Strictly stars Claudia Winkleman and Motsi Mabuse, the red carpet provided many standout fashion moments, with nominees and presenters alike pulling out all the stops for the biggest night in television. The event marks the second year in a row that Kate has been nominated for the best actress award at the TV BAFTAs, and she'll be competing against the likes of Billie Piper, Sarah Lancashire and Imelda Staunton, who all turned heads as they made their arrival outside London's Southbank Centre.

Kate Winslet has won the coveted Leading Actress gong at the BAFTA TV Awards for her performance in Channel 4’s I Am Ruth. The Mare of Easttown star has won three BAFTA Film Awards during a stellar career but this is her first TV win.

Former Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley looked the epitome of elegance at Britain's most anticipated TV awards. Catherine, who played Eva Price in the ITV soap, looked a world away from the famous cobbles as she walked the red carpet at the 2023 British Academy Television Awards.

Fresh from her ratings triumph in the third and final series of Happy Valley, its star Sarah Lancashire is teaming up with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight to bring the story of William Shakespeare’s First Folio to screen.

Naman Ramachandran “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight is developing a drama series based on the life of William Shakespeare, based on a concept by double BAFTA-winning “Happy Valley” star Sarah Lancashire. The series is being developed with Banijay U.K.’s Kudos and Lancashire’s production company, Via Pictures, which she formed with Peter Salmon. It will be written by Knight and will be produced out of his Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham by Kudos, in association with Via. The drama will tell the complete story of the glove-maker’s son who became the greatest storyteller in history and how his genius survived and thrived in an age of turmoil and terror, danger and disease. It aims to be the first full account of the passion, people and politics that made William Shakespeare the world’s most famous dramatist and the men and women around him who loved and labored, schemed and plotted, killed and connived in one of the most dangerous periods in history.

Over the years, the Coronation Street cobbles have gifted loyal viewers with more memorable characters than you can shake a stick at. From loveable rogues to dastardly villains, lovelorn singles to serial daters - in its 60 year history, the streets of Weatherfield have had it all.

Ben Whishaw and Ambika Mod, the stars of This is Going to Hurt, have scooped the top acting prizes at this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, while Derry Girls picked up a double.

The nominations for the BAFTA TV Awards 2023 have been confirmed. The 69th annual TV awards will be held in May, and the full list of shows, actors and writers who have earned a nod has been announced.

BAFTA has celebrated the number of older white women nominated for best actress at its Television Awards amid a steep decline in ethnic diversity in performance shortlists.

BBC series This Is Going to Hurt and The Responder lead the nominations at the Bafta television and craft awards with six each.The broadcaster was the clear leader ahead of the ceremony in April with a total of 81 nominations across both TV and craft categories, while Channel 4 was second with 33, Netflix has 24 and ITV 19.This year’s categories also included first-time nominations for acting heavyweights Cillian Murphy, Gary Oldman, Daniel Radcliffe and Taron Egerton. Dark medical comedy This Is Going To Hurt, based on the best-selling book of the same name by Adam Kay, has among its nominations Ben Whishaw for leading actor and a nod for best mini-series.

Happy Valley actor James Norton has revealed how the finale’s explosive concluding scene was filmed where his character set himself on fire. Happy Valley has become an enormous hit since the release of its third season, with many of its stars begging for a fourth instalment despite it being rejected because the show’s writers had always only planned for three seasons. On Thursday, James, who played series antagonist Tommy Lee Royce, took to Instagram, where he shared a video from behind the scenes of the finale.

A heartwarming TikTok video captured the moment actress Sarah Lancashire met Camilla at Buckingham Palace, who appeared to be a big fan of hit BBC show Happy Valley.

Queen Consort Camilla has revealed she was gripped by BBC crime drama Happy Valley as she celebrated International Women’s Day with its star and a host of inspiring individuals on Wednesday. Actress Sarah Lancashire was invited to the Buckingham Palace event alongside the 2021 Strictly Come Dancing winner and EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, Love Island star Megan Barton-Hanson and former Tehran prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

Happy Valley’s Rhys Connah enjoyed his newfound fame on Wednesday night as he attended the star-studded Creed III premiere following his success on the Sarah Lancashire-led show. Rhys has portrayed Ryan Cawood since 2013 on the BBC’s highly acclaimed show Happy Valley, which follows Sarah’s character Sergeant Catherine Cawood and her team as they solve crimes in West Yorkshire.

Comedian and OK! columnist Judi Love has some words of wisdom for ITV pal Vanessa Feltz following her shock split from fiancé of 16 years Ben Ofoedu. Writing in her column this week, Judi also issues her condolences for those who have lost their lives following the earthquake across Turkey-Syria, congratulates Beyoncé on her GRAMMY win, gives her verdict on the Happy Valley finale and discusses Netflix's new Pamela Anderson documentary.

Crime series Happy Valley returned for its’ third and final series on January 1 2023. The popular show, which launched back in 2014, follows Sergeant Catherine Cawood as she leads a crack team of detectives solving complex cases in the West Yorkshire area. When she's not tracking down dangerous criminals, Catherine struggles with raising her grandson and living with her ex addict sister.

Fans of Happy Valley have probably been wondering what to do to fill the void when Sunday nights come around. But fear not, as the BBC has a brand new drama up its sleeve to replace the gritty police show starring Sarah Lancashire and James Norton.

Happy Valley star James Norton has spoken out about rumours the BBC filmed numerous endings of the highly popular police drama which came to an end on Sunday.

James Norton, who played baddie Tommy Lee Royce in the hit show Happy Valley, says he thought the grand finale was "sort of perfect".

Happy Valley fans are convinced the show will return despite producers firmly stating Sunday night's finale was the very last episode.

It's the series that everyone has been talking about, and now, Happy Valley has aired its final episode. The BBC drama has had viewers glued to their TV screens every Sunday night, with the show gaining praise for its incredible acting and writing.

Sky is developing a third season of BAFTA-winning Lennie James hit Save Me.

Sky is seeking inspiration from Happy Valley for its next hit show as programs boss Zai Bennett says the pay-TV giant is taking a ‘less is more’ approach to original content.

BBC One’s finale of BAFTA-winning crime drama Happy Valley took 7.5 million viewers last night in the UK.

***THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE HAPPY VALLEY FINALE***

There's been much speculation on how Happy Valley will end as the final episode looms but according to reports, Sarah Lancashire stepped in to makes changes to the grande finale as she felt it wasn't "right".

Happy Valley viewers have come up with a clever theory on how Tommy Lee Royce really got hold of Ryan's gaming username.

The latest and final series of Happy Valley has left viewers on the edge of their seats as it returns after years off the air.

Fresh off the back of the penultimate episode of BBC smash Happy Valley, creator Sally Wainwright this morning cryptically teased her next project, as she talked up the virtues of taking a six month hiatus.

Happy Valley watchers have taken to social media to guess why character Poppy Hepworth keeps her coat on indoors, ahead of the BBC show's series finale.