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Happy Valley: 'Us kinship carers are just invisible. We need to be visible’

It’s the final episode of Happy Valley on Sunday night. The TV drama has told the story of policewoman Catherine Cawood, played by Sarah Lancashire, who looks after her grandson Ryan after her daughter took her own life.

One of our listeners, Tina, told Woman's Hour presenter Anita Rani why she loves Catherine’s warrior grandma character and how it’s made her feel heard as a kinship carer looking after her granddaughter. She spoke about her experience, the difficulties she’s faced and what’s kept her going.

You can listen to the full interview with Tina on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sounds - it’s the Woman’s Hour episode from 3 February.

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