Happy Valley star Rhys Connah has revealed that his mother was somewhat confused when her son joined the cast of the hit BBC drama. The series came to its end on Sunday, February 5 with Rhys' character's father Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) meeting a fiery end at his own hands.
Now in his first ever TV interview on ITV's Loose Women, 16-year-old Rhys has discussed his time on the show. Host Ruth Langsford questioned him: "What did your mum think from the title, Happy Valley? What did she think this drama would be about?" The young actor then replied: "She thought it was going to be a family-friendly kids' show," to the audience's laughter.
"Just reading the title, it's like 'oh Happy Valley, this is going to be nice'. Yeah, it wasn't nice, it was a very disturbing show." Rhys then admitted that he wasn't actually allowed to watch the show when it first aired, albeit his own bits in the show.
