Happy Valley actor Rhys Connah has admitted his mum was guilt6y of a huge misconception about what kind of show Happy Valley was, after her first landed a role in the BBC drama at just eight-years-old.
Focal to the Happy Valley plot right from series one as Ryan, the grandson of Sarah Lancashire's character Catherine Cawood, the young actor has been involved in some tense scenes since 2014, largely down to him also being the son of the show's villain, Tommy Lee Royce, who raped Catherine's daughter Becky and got her pregnant.
Series three saw Ryan betray Catherine by going to see dad Tommy in prison, before Tommy then made contact with him via a games console after breaking free from court and going on the run. His plan was to escape to Marbella, taking Ryan with him, but after hearing some brutal home truths from Ann Gallagher, the police officer Tommy kidnapped and raped in series one and realising just how much Catherine had done for him, he told her there was 'no way' he'd have gone with him.
