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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Entertainment
Jessica Sansome

Happy Valley's James Norton finally reveals how explosive fire scene was filmed - and he wasn't in it

Weeks have passed since fans had to say a final goodbye to Happy Valley but it's fair to say many will still be reeling over the police drama's explosive ending. The multi-Bafta award-winning series followed much-loved actress Sarah Lancashire as the no-nonsense sergeant, Catherine Caewood as she looks after her family - and the people of West Yorkshire.

And from New Year's Day up until early last month, viewers had been on the edge of their seats as they turned in every Sunday for the next instalment of the gritty drama as it entered its third - and last - series. The end of the BBC One show came nearly 10 years after first bursting onto our screens with Sarah in the lead role alongside the likes of James Norton as Tommy Lee Royce and Siobhan Finneran as Clare Cartwright.

But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end and on February 6, millions of us tuned it to watch the last-ever episode of Happy Valley after it took seven years for the third season to hit screens following the success of series two back in 2016, which came two years after Happy Valley made its debut.

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