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Happy Valley's Tommy Lee Royce ignites fresh 'betrayal' theory for finale involving Ryan

*THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS HAPPY VALLEY SPOILERS*

Many Happy Valley fans are now increasingly convinced that Ryan Cawood will betray his villainous dad Tommy Lee Royce by stitching him up or even killing him in the show's final episode next week, after a crucial 'snub' near the end of Sunday's show.

Millions of viewers were left on the edges of their seats last week as Tommy escaped from court and cycled off to freedom, setting things up for a final showdown with Catherine. That face-off looks to be even more on the cards, going off Sunday's penultimate episode, with Tommy revealing his intentions to 'get even' with Catherine, who just so happens to be Ryan's grandmother.

While that didn't happen on Sunday, Tommy did achieve his other big am of getting in touch with Ryan, using an online game to send a message before the father and son communicated on their head mics, with Tommy asking the teenager to go on the run to Marbella with him.

READ MORE: Happy Valley to get extended finale as BBC confirm schedule change

As Ryan told him he'd think about it, Tommy told him he loved him, but it was the fact that Ryan didn't say the same back to him that provoked a theory that the school boy will turn on his father, especially after Catherine's colleague and former victim of Tommy's, Anne Gallagher, delivered a few harsh home truths to Ryan on just what his dad has done in the past, including raping his mum Becky, who later killed herself and telling him it was Catherine who fought to keep him at home.

As credits rolled and news broke that Happy Valley's final episode will be extended, fans rushed to Twitter to air their theories, with one tweeting: "notice how ryan said love you to catherine but didn't say it back to tommy... ryan's gonna stich him up!"

Sharing a similar opinion, another posted: "There’ll be a stand off. Tommy, Ryan, Catherine. Tommy Lee tries to kill her and Ryan will kill him?" with a third writing: "Praying to all the TV Crime Drama gods that this ends with Ryan saving his Granny and getting Tommy put back in prison - and not Catherine being shot as Tommy & Ryan fly off into the sunset."

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