Happy Valley's evil villain Tommy Lee Royce has been itching to reconnect with his son, Ryan - the grandson of lead character Catherine Cawood - but up until recently the violent criminal, played by James Norton, has been banged up in the third and final series of the BBC drama.
But in real life actor Norton has had more luck in bonding with his on-screen offspring, actor Rhys Connah, and has shared some lush behind-the-scenes pictures of their early scenes together and an up-to-date one with Rhys all grown up.
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