Gave up on this after the first episode, maybe I was too hasty? Guess not all episodes will be on i-Player? Edit: just checked and they are.
Have nevertheless been enjoying Hinterland on BBC4 and eager to return to Wales for its unique scenery. First time I’ve ever heard the Welsh language being spoken and seemed odd having regular subtitles!
It has been hinted at the “Mr Big” at the top of the drugs tree won’t be happy if somebody lower down rocks the boat and he has a history of fitting people with concrete underpants.
So, with 1/3 to go, who is it?
A) The Cocaine Councillor – Who doesn’t want to get arrested for being drunk in charge and possession.
B) The Top Cop – Who doesn’t want a high profile local politician getting done under his nose.
or,
In a giant twist…
C) Nevison Gallagher – Who, when he finds out who did it, will get medieval with the concrete and civil engineering.
It has to be somebody we already know. The story is too well written for a new character to be conjured up so far in.
If Nev was Mr Big, he’d have called the boys in already, wouldn’t he?
Cokey blokey is a bit obvious, could be a double bluff?
Personally, I reckon it’s Tony Pollard.
Things we will definitely see, due do narrative causality:
The ex junky sister will at some point be back on the smack. Possibly not of her own choice.
The ex husband will let her down.
The grandson will be kidnapped by his father.
There’s more to the daughter’s death than we know – although this could be another red herring a la the ex husband’s death in ‘Last Tango in Halifax’.
Take your theories and put them on another post. Please remove mods! Whole point of this thread so far has been the impeccable manner of not posting spoilers!
And fwiw I’ve just watched episode 4.
Hells **** bells!!!!
Just watching episode 2 now.
We started watching episode 1 last night because mrs higgo wanted to watch something that “wasn’t as dark as Fargo” (and this has ‘Happy’ in the title) 😯
Hold your breath higgo. I’m in no way a nervy film/tv watcher but I was genuinely perched on the edge of the sofa with mind racing for the last 30 mins of episode 4!
journo ex-husband is mr big (see: the “I’ve got a drugs story” phone call)
Good call! Another suspect to add to the list. There’s something evil about Kevin’s wife too.
I think Ashley and Scabby Youth are going to end up buried in concrete with 9mm holes in their heads.
That is why Happy Valley is so good and Jamaica Inn was so bad. In Jamaica Inn it was obvious who the bad guy was because he was the only character outside the family who had more than 2 lines. He may have well turned up with a badge on saying “I’m the bad guy”.
That is why Happy Valley is so good and Jamaica Inn was so bad
Yeah, Jamaica Inn did kind of miss out the ‘thriller’ bit of ‘thriller’.
But, it should be noted, it was really a ladies romantic story, a kind of Bridget Jones in mud and squalor, so you, as a chap looking for manly action and manly acts of derring-do and manly suspense about manly smuggling activities, might be forgiven for missing the real plot of “would this innocent young girl fighting bravely for justice in an unjust world end up with the man of her dreams”.
A bit like the way I think that booooring Vampire film series was a wet turd, wheras it was quite popular with the female demographic for reasons beyond my comprehension.
With the kidnap story looking just about concluded, I’m wondering how they are going to fill the remaining two episodes. Must admit I hadn’t considered the Mr Big aspect but I reckon Catherine Cawood’s history in CID is going to figure more in the story.
I’m going to miss the final episode! Shall be up the Congo. Maybe I’ll be able to get it online, otherwise I’ll have to wait 2 weeks and see it back home.
decided to pick this up given the positive reviews. done ep2, struggling with it. Over-acting just seems to be a thing with Brit dramas, and this is laden with it. Well put together though, but drawn out in places.
Steve Pemberton is outstanding though.