The Happy Valley

5.8

88 minutes

9/6/1987

Overview

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.

Cast List

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
Jane Wellman
as Yacht Party Guest
Michael Stroud
as Yacht Party Guest
Diana Kent
as Christmas Party Guest
Julian Cope
as Christmas Party Guest
Gordon Mellor
as Christmas Party Guest
Guy Williams
as Christmas Party Guest
Ian Collier
as Hotel Guest
Stuart McGugan
as Hotel Guest
Boni Wanda
as Broughton's Daughter
Zembi Okeno
as Woman in Court
Graham Crowden
as Chief Justice (voice)
Mark Wynter
as Vocalist