The Happy Valley
The Happy Valley
Release: 1987-09-06
·Runtime: 88m
·★ 5.8
Crime
Drama
History
TV Movie
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Stagescreen Productions
Centre Films
BBC
Cast
Michael Byrne
as John Carberry
Cathryn Harrison
as Helen Tapsell
Roshan Seth
as Defence Solicitor
Guy Williams
as Christmas Party Guest
Holly Aird
as Juanita Carberry
Kathryn Pogson
as June Carberry
Diana Kent
as Christmas Party Guest
Denholm Elliott
as Sir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton
Graham Crowden
as Chief Justice (voice)
Mark Wynter
as Vocalist
Amanda Hillwood
as Lady Diana Delves Broughton
Peter Sands
as Lord Erroll
Richard Heffer
as Assistant Superintendent Poppy
