However, James Norton \u2013 who plays the villainous Tommy Lee Royce<\/a> \u2013 is back to tease the highly-anticipated ending, revealing that it goes \u201cagainst expectation\u201d.<\/p>\n Speaking to BBC News<\/a> ahead of the series\u2019s penultimate episode, Norton said that he was given copies of the script first along with star Sarah Lancashire and had to keep quiet until the rest of the cast were given access.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone I\u2019ve spoken to who has read it is like \u2018phew\u2019,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s just great. It\u2019s Sally [Wainwright, writer] letting rip in her wonderful way.\u00a0Going against expectation, but also giving you what you want. I loved reading it.\u201d<\/p>\n The actor added there\u2019s also a \u201cmelancholy tinge\u201d to the episode.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s the end of a very significant chapter for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n Norton took on the role of psychopathic criminal Tommy Lee Royce in 2014 and received a BAFTA nomination for his performance the following year, before appearing in Little Women, Rogue Agent, Black Mirror and McMafia among other projects.<\/p> Amit Shah, who plays Faisal in Happy Valley\u2019s ongoing season, recently revealed that the show filmed multiple endings<\/a> for the drama.<\/p>\n \u201cSally [Wainwright, creator] was actually directing those. So it\u2019s quite open and we did different options, so I\u2019m not entirely sure how he\u2019s [Faisal] gonna end up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, spoiler photos released earlier this week gave fans a first look at fugitive Royce in hiding<\/a>, with the murderer stood breathless on a large hill, still in his cycling gear disguise.<\/p> ![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/406791-3ef1d3b.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
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