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Was gritty police show Happy Valley snubbed at the TV Bafta Awards last night after it lost out to gangland thriller Top Boy for the Best Drama gong? Some at the glittering Bafta after-show party certainly thought so. But Happy Valley's star Sarah Lancashire (left) didn't seem to care. The 59-year-old, who took home the award for Leading Actress for her portrayal of West Yorkshire police officer Catherine Cawood, was in a jubilant and occasionally even tearful mood last night.

Jasmine Jobson was the star of Sunday night's BAFTAs, claiming the coveted Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Jacqueline Lawrence in Netflix 's Top Boy. Jasmine, 29, was the surprise success story of the evening, fighting off competition from the likes of Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown), Harriet Walter (Succession) and Siobhan Finneran (' Happy Valley '). But Jasmine was once known as the 'most difficult child in Westminster' by social services and has previously admitted she got into the 'wrong crowd' as a teenager.

The 2024 BAFTA TV Awards saw a slew of stars awarded with prestigious prizes at The Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday night. But the ceremony itself failed to come out on top in the battle of the ratings, as it was only the fifth most watched programme of the night. According to overnight reports, the star-studded show - which aired on BBC One - had an average audience of 2.6 million and peaked slightly higher, at 3 million - the lowest in two years.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Roll up, roll up! For Britain's character actors, the type who value quirky and often unflattering roles over star billing, this is a last chance. Inside No. 9, the series of half-hour playlets created by the demonically inventive Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, is ending after a ten-year run. And as the show returned for the final time, enough big names were crammed into the opening episode to fill a railway carriage. In the first shot, we glimpsed Mark Bonnar and Siobhan Finneran, both familiar faces in everything from sitcoms (Catastrophe and Benidorm) to hard-bitten dramas (Line Of Duty and Happy Valley). In short order followed Joel Fry (Game Of Thrones), Susan Wokoma (Cheaters), Philippa Dunne (Motherland), Charlie Cooper (This Country) - and wasn't that Matthew Kelly, once the host of Game For A Laugh! and Stars In Their Eyes? Yes, it was.

The story of a comedian whose life is plagued by a stalker, Baby Reindeer has had viewers captivated. So what other dark, compelling shows are out there? If you loved Baby Reindeer, you'll also be gripped by these choices - from a psychological thriller about a social media-obsessed fraudster to the tale of a writer who starts having flashbacks after a night out and realises that her drink was spiked. Our critics have trawled through hundreds of options to bring you the most compelling - and disturbing - shows to stream right now.

The final cast for the BBC's last series of black comedy Inside No. 3 has been revealed. 9. Matthew Kelly, a former star of Their Eyes, will appear alongside This Country actor Charlie Cooper. Siobhan Finneran of Happy Valley, Game of Thrones actor Joel Fry, and Philippa Dunne of Derry Girls will be among them.

Jimmy Savile, a disgraced TV presenter, has been chastised for presenting a dramatization of real events relating to his life and crimes. The forthcoming drama series "The Reckoning" is set to premiere on televisions later this year, bringing Savile's disgusting paedophilia past to light, as well as information about how showbiz industry personalities and a few other companies and individuals shield his abusive conduct for so long.

This actress came to prominence in ITV's sitcom Benidorm, which followed families holidaying at Solana Resort. Appearing in a very first episode back in 2007 before being cast out of the role following its third season. She was a member of the Garvey family alongside Steve Pemberton as Dad Mick and Siobhan Finneran as his wife Janice.

This evening, BBC One cop drama Happi Valley comes to a thrilling conclusion, with TV viewers eager to know what happens when Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) faces nemesis Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) faces nemesis Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) rises to battle for the final time. Murray Chalmers, who lives in the home that has been used in all three series of the show, told BBC entertainment reporter Colin Paterson what it was like to have the drama shot in his kitchen. (Pictured from left: Catherine Cawood, Siobhan Finneran, left, Clare Cartwright, Colin Paterson, left, with Murray Chalmers, who owns the home seen in Happy Valley. Inset top: The house in series one, inset bottom: The house in series two)

JAN MOIR: Yorkshire's finest will hang up her police hat and resign within days, but not before she's tied up a few loose ends. First, she must figure out how the gangster Kneevi's family, also known as the Halifax Mafia, was found, solve the murder of school gym teacher Joanna Hepworth, and get psychopath Tommy Lee Royce back to prison where he belongs. Her plan is to take her restored Land Rover to the Himalayas and walk there in the fresh air of the foothills, far from the 'twts' and'sh*tpots' that ruin her professional life - criminals and colleagues alike. But will she make it out alive? Not if Tommy has his way. The triple killer and rapist need a gun to finish his 'unfinished business' with the policewoman he hates. As Catherine and Tommy fight to the bitter end, Happy Valley will boil down to its primeval essence, a simple contest between good and evil. The question is, who will triumph in the last ever episode of this popular drama? It doesn't even bear considering.

More than six million viewers are likely to tune in next Sunday to see how police sergent Catherine Cawood (left) and her psychopathic nemesis, Tommy Lee Royce (right) will be sorted out. But not even the actors know how the film will come to an end, as producer Sally Wainwright wrote several alternative conclusions to ensure no spoilers would leak from the film. The scripts were seen by those who wanted to see them, but even though they haven't given away how the scenes will come to an end because they were shot in different ways,' one source close to the show said.'

Sarah Lancashire's life seems to be imitating art. In Sunday's episode of BBC's hugely popular crime drama Happy Valley, in which she confronted her sister Clare, played by Siobhan Finneran, in a Sheffield cafe, the actress, 58, was lavished with praise for her show-stealing appearance as Sgt Catherine Cawood. Lancashire has been seen in a cafe wearing a similar cosy padded coat.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Rose Van Cutsem, whose daughter Grace was a bridesmaid at William and Kate's wedding, has backed down an apparent plea from psychologist Julia Samuel for Prince Harry to resolve the rift with his brother. Rose sent a link to a newspaper article in which Samuel, a Prince Diana's godmother, Prince George's cousin, wrote about the pitfalls of 'promiscuous honesty' and said, "We shouldn't be broadcasting all our feelings to all people." 'Bang on and brilliant as ever,' Rose says of the article.' Rose, who's married to William and Harry's old friend Hugh Van Cutsem, isn't the first time she's commented.

The performances in the new episode of the BBC crime drama's third season have left Happy Valley residents speechless. On Sunday night, episode three began, picking up where we left off with Sarah Lancashire's Clare (Siobhan Finneran) after she discovered she was taking her grandson Ryan to visit his father in jail. Fans applauded the show's creator Sally Wainwright's incredible work and the writing of the series.

Siobhan Finneran has poured can water on rumors of a comeback for ITV sitcom Benidorm. Since the program last aired in May 2018, creator Derren Litten teased an 11th series earlier this year. Siobhan, a 56-year-old actress who appeared on Janice Garvey, has confirmed that it will not be returning to screens any time soon.

As he attended a screening for the final series of Happy Valley at the Vue Cinema in Halifax on Wednesday, James Norton displayed his casual sense of style. The actor, 37, wore a white shirt that he left unbuttoned at the collar under a black jacket, which he teamed with a matching pair of jeans. James, the BBC actor who plays Tommy Lee Royce, was seen arm-in-arm with his co-star Siobhan Finneran, 56, who portrays Clare Cartwright.

FEMAIL explores how the show launched the careers of its cast members and helped establish some of the actors as household names as viewers eagerly await the return of Happy Valley on New Year's Day 2023. While some have gone on to play leading roles in their own crime dramas, another has been rumored to be the next James Bond. Pictured L-R in Happy Valley's top row: Tommy Lee-Royce as Tommy Lee-Royce; Siobhan Finneran as Claire Cartwright; and Rhys Connah as Ryan Cawood; Ann Gallagher. Bottom row: Norton in McMafia; Finneran in Time; Connah in a series 3 of Happy Valley; Murphy in peaky Blinders.