Happy Valley audio problems were all down to the Yorkshire dialect, say BBC bosses
HAPPY VALLEY returned to BBC last week with complaints of mumbling from disgruntled viewers, which the BBC have now blamed on the Yorkshire dialect.
Happy Valley audio problems are down to Yorkshire dialect, says BBC
Fans couldn't wait to Sarah Lancashire and co. reprise their roles in the return of the celebrated police drama, but were instead left fuming when they couldn't hear a thing.
Responding to viewers' complaints, a BBC spokesperson has now come forward and said: "We worked very hard to ensure everything was audible while keeping the sense of reality and the rawness of performances.
"Happy Valley is a drama that has been lauded for its realism and dramatic pathos – as such the dialogue is representative of the characters and area in which it is based.
"We trust it didn't interfere with the audience enjoyment of the opening episode which was watched by 6.5 million."
The series was otherwise met with huge applause from the viewers at home
Happy Valley - Series 2- Trailer - BBC One
Sarah Lancashire reprises her role as Catherine Cawood
One fan posted on Twitter: "Oh, dear, we're in deep mumblecore with #HappyValley Can we have subtitles, please?"
While Neil Hodge tweeted: "The sound recording in #HappyValley is c**p. You can here all the extraneous sounds well - rain, cars whizzing past etc. - but not dialogue."
James Gardner said: "So we're not the only ones having trouble hearing the mumbling on #HappyValley @BBCOne."
Happy Valley continues on BBC One on Tuesdays at 9pm.