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The Happy Valley
6.1 / 10• 1987• 1h 28m•NR• English
CrimeDramaHistoryTV Movie
Storyline
In 1940 Kenya as their country prepares for war, the local aristocratic social set lives a decadent, self-indulgent lifestyle, that leads to murder. The same events were also dramatised in the feature film White Mischief, which was released seven months after the first transmission of The Happy Valley.
Cast & Crew
Denholm Elliott
Sir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton
Lead
Holly Aird
Juanita Carberry
Kathryn Pogson
June Carberry
Michael Byrne
John Carberry
Cathryn Harrison
Helen Tapsell
Amanda Hillwood
Lady Diana Delves Broughton
PS
Peter Sands
Lord Erroll
Richard Heffer
Assistant Superintendent Poppy
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ross Devenish's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Happy Valley is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
