The Happy Valley(1987)
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.
Movie: The Happy Valley
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton
Juanita Carberry
June Carberry
John Carberry
Helen Tapsell
Lady Diana Delves Broughton
Assistant Superintendent Poppy
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