Catherine is a no-nonsense police sergeant who heads up a team of officers in a rural Yorkshire valley. When a staged kidnapping spirals out of control turning into a brutal series of crimes, Catherine finds herself involved in something significantly bigger than her rank, but unknowingly close to home. 英国基层简直是烂透了。Happy valley 的 unhappy story。破案的人都不会太正常。警察外婆保护外孙的故事。看了两集看不下去了。坚强的母亲、勇敢顽强智慧的警察！。 故事描述女警官Catherine（Sarah Lancashire）带领一个调查组来到约克郡一处偏远的山谷调查一起绑架案，但很快发现案情线索复杂。在一连串多米诺骨牌式的事件发生后，这起案件引出了多起更加严重的犯罪。
