Has the answer been in front of us all along?

By David Craig

Published: Saturday, 04 February 2023 at 12:00 am


Everyone is wondering exactly how Happy Valley is going to end tomorrow night, but one fan thinks that the season 3 poster might be telling us the answer.

The Sally Wainwright thriller returned from a seven-year hiatus to revisit Sgt Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) mere days from retirement as she faces one final showdown with Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton).

Last week’s episode ended with Royce plotting to run away with his son, Ryan (Rhys Connah), with viewers fearing what extreme lengths he will go to in order to make that happen.

According to Sky News reporter and Happy Valley fan David Chipakupaku, Royce could commit arson in the Happy Valley series finale, as indicated by an inclusion on the season 3 poster.

To the right of the artwork (featured above), Chipakupaku notes Royce’s bike discarded on the tarmac and, just above, an enormous fire roaring in the distance.

With the fire yet to have been featured, it seems highly likely that this element of the poster will come into relevance in tomorrow night’s finale, although the location affected remains uncertain.

++ Potential #HappyValley Spoilers! ++

Has the ending been staring us in the face all along?

This is the artwork for series three, which was released more than a month ago. You can see the road bike Tommy uses circled (crassly) in red.

And then, in blue…a massive fire… pic.twitter.com/6rV6weR1UB

— David Chipakupaku 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇿🇲 (@David_Chippa) January 30, 2023