The Happy Valley (1987)

Name: The Happy Valley
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, TV Movie
Released: 1987-09-06
Duration: 88 min
Cast: Denholm Elliott, Holly Aird, Kathryn Pogson, Michael Byrne, Cathryn Harrison

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.

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Released 1987-09-06 · 88 min · Crime, Drama, History

Directed by Ross Devenish

Cast

Denholm Elliott as Sir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton
Holly Aird as Juanita Carberry
Kathryn Pogson as June Carberry
Michael Byrne as John Carberry
Cathryn Harrison as Helen Tapsell
Amanda Hillwood as Lady Diana Delves Broughton
Peter Sands as Lord Erroll
Richard Heffer as Assistant Superintendent Poppy
Mawa Makondo as Waiganjo
Kavundla as Gatimu
Roshan Seth as Defence Solicitor
Frank Lazarus as Doctor
John Cartwright as Constable
Abdulla Sunado as Witchdoctor
Oliver Rowe as Ian Eatwell