‘Happy Valley’ creator Sally Wainwright cryptically teases next project

Fresh off the back of the penultimate episode of BBC Smash happy valley, Creator Sally Wainwright cryptically teased her next project this morning and opened up about the merits of a six-month hiatus.

Talk to the BBC today program that mr jack Schreiber said she recently learned drums and it is in preparation for her next project when she returns to writing in February.

Wainwright did not go into detail, but said she enjoyed her last six-month hiatus “a little too much” after a “tough and bloody year”.

“I will start working again in February,” added Wainwright. “I’ve been a bit of a workaholic for 20 years, so the sabbatical has been great, but it will be time to get back on the assembly line soon.”

Wainwright has also been working on an upcoming Disney+ project The Ballad of the Renegade Nell and previous credits Last Tango in Halifax and to become invisible.

happy valley attracted millions of viewers per EP and received critical acclaim as the third and final season with Sarah Lancashire and James Norton concludes this weekend.

Set in the northern English town of Hebden Bridge, the show has been praised for its down-to-earth portrayal of local life and no-nonsense approach to Lancashire, as Catherine Cawood stars alongside Norton’s troubled Tommy Lee Royce .

Wainwright defended the accusation that she only writes “strong women and weak men”.

“It annoys me as Catherine is a complicated character,” she added. “She’s complicated and not always personable.”

However, Norton’s villainous character, Royce, is “physically strong, but mentally weak,” she added.

Wainwright reflected on a whirlwind few years working on a show she never thought would take off.

“During the first season, Sarah said, ‘God, I hope people get it,’ but now it’s inconceivable that they wouldn’t,” she added. “I put the same effort into everything I do, but I never know how the audience will react until it’s there.”