Sarah Lancashire

[Thewinterofillness]

I’m just blown away by her acting, why hasn’t she got more recognition?
Addicted to Happy valley, the writing and acting is superb

Amazing actress

She is first and foremost an actress, not a celebrity.

Hollywood is about celebrity not acting which is why you think she is not widely recognised.

why didn't you post this in Chat or Telly Addicts @Thewinterofillness
what are you being unreasonable about?

Oh yes, let me think.....

Has AIBU become the new place for any topic where a poster wants a lot of replies?

For that reason, you are very ureasonable.

I love Nicola Walker. Binge watched Unforgotten last autumn.

Anne Reid, who's in Last Tango in Halifax with NW and SL gets on my wick though. I thought that show should have been a 'one and done' actually.

Yes I don't think I've seen Sarah doing any press at all about Happy Valley, unless I've missed it. If she went on something like Jonathan Ross the ratings would ho through the roof as she's so loved and respected. Talk shows must be banging on her door constantly.

But to be fair, Happy Valley really doesn't need the actors to do every TV talk show too drum up business, it promotes itself by being an amazing drama and then through word of mouth. I've got quite a few people watching the first two series by banging on about it all the time.

I have huge respect for Sarah for being such a private person.

One of my favourite actresses of all time. Happy Valley, Last Tango - Can't wait to watch Julia. My favourite is when she gets into full flow, almost like a monologue, during a scene as Catherine Cawood and it's all a little bit monotone with subtle inflections so you really have to pay attention to realise she's found a very clever way of telling someone they're wrong like that scene with the principal and Hepworth in the second episode this season. Chills.

I just absolutely love her to bits.

It was a masterclass in understated acting, @TarasHarp55 - though my favourite scene from the current series so far was her talking to her sister about yoga and farting, and how a yoga session at the local nick had released so much gas that it caused floods in Hebden Bridge.

I am very sad that this is the last series of Happy Valley (unless Sarah can be persuaded to do another one, fingers crossed), but I'm sure she'll be in plenty more dramas that will be just as good.

I might have to binge-watch DCI Banks and Shetland to get my fix of gritty crime drama once HV finishes.

Lisa Farrand was a West Yorkshire police woman who coached Sarah for Happy Valley and was on TV the other day talking about it, interesting chat.
www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11611855/The-Yorkshire-police-officer-Lisa-Farrant-inspired-Happy-Valley.html

I will be disappointed in Maxine Peake's hypocrisy if she ever accepts a damehood since she is a socialist. But I can definitely see Dame Sarah in the future.

‘I am very sad that this is the last series of Happy Valley (unless Sarah can be persuaded to do another one, fingers crossed)’. SW has decided it should end with series 3: ‘We made a definite decision that this was going to be the final season,". "Just because it’s been successful, we weren’t going to let it drift on until it became a pale shadow of itself."

Have you seen her in 'Julia'? Sublime.

I'm still lusting after her in Last Tango in Halifax. I hope Sally Wainwright starts on a new series of that, now that Happy Valley is in the can. She and Nicola Walker are sublime!

That was from here: www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/happy-valley-sally-wainwright-big-rt-interview/

Yes she gets lots of recognition. I am intrigued to watch this cafe scene, but I am not going to watch this series as I found the previous Happy Valley storylines hard to watch (as in disturbing, not that I could not appreciate the quality of acting and screenwriting).

Siobhan Finneran seems to be able to play any role, too, and always completely believable.

She’s marvellous, very understated. She just IS the character, every time.

Stephen Graham is the male equivalent, a wonderful actor.

I know what people mean about Coleman, Dench etc. it’s always them, playing at acting.

I have a huge pretty serious girl crush on her. Honestly I think she’s wonderful.

@MissBattleaxe YES! The other two for me aren't actors in the same way, they're personalities, Sarah is an actual actor. All good in their own way, Olivia and Helen financially for the producers/studios as well as to audiences - because they have a pull base on them being schlebs alone which puts bums on seats and makes them good at the pre-promotion. But Sarah is another class on screen.

Hello Sarah.

She was fantastic in that. I wish they'd do more.

I still remember her as Raquel in her last Corrie appearance. She was leaving and acted the guy playing Curly off the screen. She’s always brilliant.

Yes! this!! I love her.

If anyone is too young (unlike me!) to remember, find the episode of Coronation St where Raquel discovers Slimy Des is shagging Tanya.
It was either 1993 or 1994 and SL's acting in that scene was raw and harrowing, and what we've all done at times. That was when everyone watching I think knew she wasn't going to be a long forgotten ditzy barmaid for long. It was superb.

Agree also with MissB about Olivia Colman. I thought she was ok in Broadchurch but her Queen was about as weird as Gillian Anderson's MrsT and I stopped watching at that point. Felt like I was watching a mediocre school play.