Sally Wainwright (Sparkhouse, remember?)

Sally Wainwright, who wrote Sparkhouse, a modern version of Wuthering Heights, which gave RA his first decent (and lovely) role as John Standring, has just been awarded with an honorary degree by my local university of York.

I'm glad she has been honoured in this way because she absolutely deserves it. Her dramas, set in Yorkshire, are always worth watching and include Last Tango in Halifax and Happy Valley. They always win awards for their humour and gritty local colour - HV is about a tough policewoman. I absolutely loved both seasons of Happy Valley - very grim to watch but very enthralling, edge of the seat stuff. I recommend this if you've never seen it. She understands women and beautifully projects their strength and sense of humour.

https://www.york.ac.uk/tftv/news-events/news/2017/honory-degree-sally-wainwright/