Sarah Lancashire stars as Catherine Cawood, a police sergeant in a small town where drunkards, drug addicts and teenage pregnancies are a way of life. Her world is turned upside down when the man she thinks is responsible for her daughter's death - Tommy Lee Royce - is released from prison. Meanwhile, quiet middle-class accountant Kevin Weatherill feels underappreciated and underpaid at work. Desperate to give his daughters a decent education, he asks for a pay rise so he can send them to private school. But when his wealthy boss Nevison refuses, something finally snaps for Kevin and he enlists the help of local drug lord Ashley to kidnap Nevison's daughter and hold her for ransom. Things quickly spiral out of control when Ashley involves Tommy Lee in the plan. How far will any of them go to get what they really want?
In two weeks, on September 15th, BBC Home Entertainment will release the miniseries Happy Valley in North America. The 2-DVD set with all six episodes will include English subtitles, and is priced at $34.98 SRP. Here's the finalized package art, and an www.odvdo.com pre-order button link:

UPDATE/CORRECTION (9/4): Originally planned for just the one set of episodes, the program was apparently popular enough that it's been picked up for a second series (season), and so it's no longer correct to characterize the show as a "mini-series." This wouldn't be the first time that such has happened (to the delight of many a fan of a program). Moving foward, we'll refer to this release as "Happy Valley - Series 1," to differentiate it from any possible future DVD releases. Our thanks to reader Tonya Perrotto for pointing this out to us!