Happy Valley beats Love Island and the King's Coronation as most Googled TV moment of the year

The last episode of the British crime series, starring Sarah Lancashire, aired in February this year, and was the most Googled phrase according to the tech giant. The show was written by Yorkshire’s own Sally Wainwright, and was filmed at various locations across West Yorkshire.

Google users often search for who, what, where, why and when questions and "When does Love Island start?" became the second most searched for "When..." question this year, behind "When is the Coronation?".

The coronation of King Charles and his wife, Camilla, took place in May, following on from the Queen's death in September 2022. Also this year, the 9th and 10th seasons of Love Island aired on ITV2 with host Maya Jama.

In terms of movies, Oppenheimer was the number one searched for film on Google in the UK this year. In second was the Barbie movie, which had the same release date as the Christopher Nolan blockbuster, leading many to dub the phenomenon Barbenheimer.

The dual offerings prompted the biggest weekend for UK cinema-going since 2019, according to the UK Cinema Association. The group said the Greta Gerwig film about the Mattel doll, played by Margot Robbie, and Nolan's epic about the "father" of the atomic bomb, generated almost £30 million at the UK box office.

In Google's list of most searched for films in the UK, Oppenheimer inched Barbie to the top spot, with Marvel hit Guardians Of The Galaxy landing in third and Oscar-winning film Everything Everywhere All At Once taking the fourth spot.