Sally Wainwright’s acclaimed cop drama Happy Valley came to a conclusion nearly two years ago. And it was – even for a crime show – astonishingly bleak. Yet it’s still a fun surprise to see a version of its star, Sarah Lancashire’s Catherine Cawood, popping up in a Yorkshire Tea ad.
Lancashire always played her part with a dose of dead-eyed humour – which proves invaluable here when – as Yorkshire Tea head of security – she is called upon to investigate a crime at YT HQ: biscuit theft, no less. Lancashire unnerves suspicious-looking team members before turning to CCTV to crack the case (it’s not a difficult one).
Yorkshire Tea’s now well-worn formula – getting a well-chosen guest star to show us how the brand does things ‘proper’ – shows little sign of age. And it works just as well if you’ve never even heard of Happy Valley.
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