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Cathy Owen

BBC Happy Valley fans have a theory who Tommy Lee Royce's dad is

As BBC's Happy Valley continues to captivate fans, some have come up with a theory as to who Tommy Lee Royce's dad could be. While we know that the killer's mum was a heroin addict who was murdered at the start of the series two, his father's identity has never emerged.

Now, fans of the show have a theory that it could be Clare Cartwright's boyfriend Neil Ackroyd (Con O'Neill) who has been taking Ryan Cawood to see his dad in prison. For 18 months, Neil has been taking the teen, behind grandmother Catherine Cawood's back, to visit the convicted killer (played by James Norton) in prison in Sheffield. Fans think that Neil has taken pity on the killer and his son because he is actually Tommy Lee's dad.

Catherine blames Tommy for her daughter Becky’s death as she killed herself shortly after he brutally raped her. Dumbstruck as to why Ryan would want a relationship with the criminal, Catherine couldn't believe it when she learned Neil had been taking him.

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