{"id":27029,"date":"2022-12-13T01:01:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T00:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1752717"},"modified":"2022-12-13T02:00:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T01:00:53","slug":"james-norton-says-happy-valley-season-3-ending-wont-disappoint","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/james-norton-says-happy-valley-season-3-ending-wont-disappoint\/","title":{"rendered":"James Norton says Happy Valley season 3 ending \u2018won\u2019t disappoint\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 13 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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When it comes to upcoming BBC dramas, Happy Valley<\/a> is at the top of many people\u2019s lists for most-anticipated returns.<\/p>\n

With the release date for the third and final season quickly approaching, excitement is building to see just how things between beloved Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) and Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) will develop.<\/p>\n

While exact plot details for the Sally Wainwright-created series<\/a> are being kept firmly under wraps, we can only wonder what will unfold in season 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the long-running animosity between the two lead characters, Norton has described how the air of mystery surrounding the series\u2019 ending is one that will keep viewers engrossed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think the reason this series is particularly exciting is because everyone knows it\u2019s the last and so everyone is going to be waiting for something to happen, and everyone is sort of predicting and guessing how Sally wants to end it,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been predicting for the last seven years how she is going to end it so it was really wonderful to read the script and hear her ideas \u2013 and they don\u2019t disappoint.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He added that the new season is \u201cas big and bold as ever\u201d and is a project he is \u201cimmensely proud\u201d of.<\/p>\n

Throughout the previous two seasons<\/a>, Royce has been the archetypal series villain, and talking about embodying that role once again, Norton admitted that his character is \u201can enigma and a puzzle and a kind of terrifying mess\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGenuinely, I am still kind of working him out,\u201d he added. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI did a lot of work into psychopathy and was introduced to some behavioural psychologists and criminal psychologists who were really wonderfully helpful in excavating Tommy and the mindset that he has\u2026 <\/span>It\u2019s quite a sad, lonely space that Tommy lives in.\u201d<\/p>\n