The Happy Valley (1987)
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.
- Date of release
- 1987-09-06
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, History, TV Movie
- Director
- Ross Devenish
Casting
- Denholm Elliott — Sir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton
- Holly Aird — Juanita Carberry
- Kathryn Pogson — June Carberry
- Michael Byrne — John Carberry
- Cathryn Harrison — Helen Tapsell
- Amanda Hillwood — Lady Diana Delves Broughton
- Peter Sands — Lord Erroll
- Richard Heffer — Assistant Superintendent Poppy
- Mawa Makondo — Waiganjo
- Kavundla — Gatimu
- Roshan Seth — Defence Solicitor
- Frank Lazarus — Doctor
Interesting facts
The Happy Valley is a British television drama, first shown on BBC1 on 6 September 1987 in the Sunday Premiere strand. It was written by David Reid, directed by Ross Devenish, and produced by Cedric Messina. It stars Holly Aird as Juanita Carberry, Michael Byrne as her violent father, and Denholm Elliott as Jock Delves Broughton.
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