Happy Valley writer Sally Wainwright's insistence on waiting seven years for Ryan Cawood actor Rhys Connah to grow up was justified tonight as viewers witnessed an emotion-packed 10 minutes with him at the centre. In the penultimate episode of the BBC crime drama the teenage actor broke viewers hearts when he stopped his grandmother in her tracks to say "I love you".
His words of love came after an intense confrontation with Ann Gallagher (Charlie Murphy) who was abducted and raped by Ryan's convict dad Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) in the first series of the drama that has captivated the nation.
With Royce on the run after his dramatic courtroom escape at the end of the last episode, emotions are running high. Our Ryan arrived at Anne's house (because she now lives with his uncle Daniel), because "no-one else wants me".
