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@babyspicy_ added her thoughts too, writing: “Me expecting Sarah Lancashire to have a Yorkshire accent but has a posh one instead #NTAs #NTAs2023 #HappyValley.”<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, @KylerFyfe joked: “Since when was Sarah Lancashire so well spoken, half expected her to be like ‘f*****g here we go’ #NTAs.”<\/p>\n
Sarah, who played detective Catherine Cawood in Happy Valley over several years after it began in 2015, seemed ecstatic as she soaked up the success.<\/p>\n
She’d gone head to head with her co-star James Norton for the title of Best Drama Performance, and won.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the BBC series had also beaten the likes of Call the Midwife, Vera and Stranger Things to the title of Best Recurring Drama – and fans have now declared her “acting royalty”.<\/p>\n With not just one but two awards to collect on the night, the choked-up actress exclaimed: “Thank you so much for this.<\/p>\n “I have adored every scene, every moment of Happy Valley. And I know I will never forget it and all the brilliant people. The way the BBC have supported us.”<\/p>\n She continued: “I have to say some things about Sally Wainwright. Her writing is so extraordinary, her characters are extraordinary.”<\/p>\n Fans were devastated when the drama ended for good earlier this year, with a climactic finale that it was impossible to come back from.<\/p>\n More than 7.5 million viewers tuned into the sensational scenes between Sarah and James (who played Tommy Lee Royce, the villain who murdered Catherine’s daughter).<\/p>\n Tommy was originally deadset on torching Catherine’s house in an act of vengeance after breaking in with gasoline, but ended up pouring it over himself during a fierce argument with her and setting himself on fire.<\/p>\n With one of the main characters gone, the show will no longer be returning, but it went out with a bang after the double victory at tonight’s NTAs.<\/p>\n
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