The character remains in prison after the gruesome crimes he committed in season 1, but a drug gang-related murder leads Sarah Lancashire\u2019s Sergeant Catherine Cawood straight to her grandson\u2019s father.<\/p>\n
The broadcaster also released images of her grandson Ryan, now a teenager played by Rhys Connah.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>At the end of season 2, it was clear Catherine was worried he may have too much of his father in him, with season 3 set to explore the pair\u2019s relationship.<\/p>\n
As well as dealing with Tommy, Catherine has plenty on her hands despite being on the brink of retirement. The BBC released a picture of her with a bloodied nose following a police raid, suggesting plenty of action-packed scenes.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>The BBC has also announced who will be joining the trio for the BAFTA-winning six-part drama, including familiar faces Ishia Bennison as Joyce, Shane Zaza as Shafiq, Chord Melodic as Sledge, and Mete Dursun as Gorkem.<\/p>\n
The broadcaster confirmed new faces for the third run too, specifically The Rising\u2019s Oliver Huntingdon, Sex Education\u2019s Jack Bandeira, God\u2019s Own Country\u2019s Alec Secareanu and Gentleman Jack\u2019s Anthony Flanagan. It\u2019s unclear at this stage who they\u2019ll be playing, however.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>A first-look image of Siobhan Finneran as Catherine\u2019s sister Clare, who is also back, has been released as well.<\/p>\n
Behind-the-scenes, Sally Wainwright is back to helm the series as writer and co-director, and a release date has yet to be confirmed.<\/p>
Looking for something else to watch? Check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our dedicated\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a> and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. <\/strong>For more\u00a0<\/b><\/span>from<\/b><\/span>\u00a0the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times\u00a0View<\/span>\u00a0From<\/span>\u00a0My<\/span>\u00a0Sofa<\/span>\u00a0podcast<\/a>.<\/b><\/span> By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Thursday, 13 October 2022 at 12:00 am The BBC has released new images for Happy Valley\u2018s upcoming third and final season, including one of James Norton\u2019s Tommy Lee Royce sporting a new look (above). The character remains in prison after the gruesome crimes he committed in season 1, but a drug […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":23717,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/happy-valley-season-3-reveals-first-look-at-tommy-lee-royce-and-teenage-ryan-scaled.jpg",2560,1810,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/happy-valley-season-3-reveals-first-look-at-tommy-lee-royce-and-teenage-ryan-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/happy-valley-season-3-reveals-first-look-at-tommy-lee-royce-and-teenage-ryan-300x212.jpg",300,212,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/happy-valley-season-3-reveals-first-look-at-tommy-lee-royce-and-teenage-ryan-768x543.jpg",768,543,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/happy-valley-season-3-reveals-first-look-at-tommy-lee-royce-and-teenage-ryan-1024x724.jpg",800,566,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/happy-valley-season-3-reveals-first-look-at-tommy-lee-royce-and-teenage-ryan-1536x1086.jpg",1536,1086,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/happy-valley-season-3-reveals-first-look-at-tommy-lee-royce-and-teenage-ryan-2048x1448.jpg",2048,1448,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Thursday, 13 October 2022 at 12:00 am The BBC has released new images for Happy Valley\u2018s upcoming third and final season, including one of James Norton\u2019s Tommy Lee Royce sporting a new look (above). The character remains in prison after the gruesome crimes he committed in season 1, but a drug…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/23716"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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