Maggie Cole’s Troublesstarring in the ITV drama Happy Valley‘s Julie Hesmondhalgh has been given new life by the addition of the series to Netflix.
The 2020 series saw the lead character (Dawn French), portrayed as a busybody, coming to terms with her own personality as she confronts the other villagers of Thurlbury village.
The series concluded with its sixth and final episode in April 2020 and was recently added to the streaming service, and has been a hit with audiences so far, with the comedy-drama currently ranked 10th on Netflix’s trending charts.
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In addition to Dawn and Julie, the show also stars Mark Heap, Vicky Pepperdine, Patrick Robinson, Phil Dunster and Gwyneth Keyworth. The series was written by Mark Brotherhood and filmed in Devon and Cornwall.
“When vain Maggie drunkenly reveals on local radio about six village characters with secrets, she feels guilty about pointless gossip. But it appears she has stumbled upon a clue to the truth about at least two or three of them, setting the stage for confrontation and reckoning,” the synopsis reads.
Julie, who played Jill Whedon on the series, is best known for playing Hayley Cropper for many years. Coronation StreetShe left the show in 2014. Since then, she Broadchurch and Happy Valley Series 2.
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The BBC drama ended after the third series last year, but creator Sally Wainwright plans to announce a new series soon. Riot Women – Previously Hot flashes – will premiere later this year.
The show follows five members of a punk band going through menopause, and Sally teases that “they’re angry and they’re going to sing about being mad and being an age and all the things that come with being an age.”
Maggie Cole’s Troubles Now streaming on Netflix.
Digital Spy reporter George is a freelance writer specialising in film and television. He holds a degree in Film Studies and Journalism from De Montfort University, where he analysed the early work of Richard Linklater for his thesis, and has written for several GRV Media websites. His film tastes range from blockbusters to Mission Impossible and John Wick He has also been exposed to works by international directors such as Paolo Sorrentino and Hirokazu Koreeda, and has attended both the London and Berlin Film Festivals.
