{"id":29742,"date":"2023-02-04T11:56:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T10:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1780414"},"modified":"2023-02-04T12:41:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T11:41:00","slug":"happy-valley-superfan-points-to-poster-for-startling-finale-theory","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/happy-valley-superfan-points-to-poster-for-startling-finale-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Valley superfan points to poster for startling finale theory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Has the answer been in front of us all along? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 04 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Everyone is wondering exactly how <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/happy-valley-season-three-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Happy Valley<\/a> is going to end tomorrow night, but one fan thinks that the season 3 poster might be telling us the answer.<\/p>\n<p>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).<\/p>\n<p>Last week\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sky News reporter and Happy Valley fan <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/David_Chippa\/status\/1620064996045754371&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">David Chipakupaku<\/a>, Royce could commit arson in the Happy Valley series finale, as indicated by an inclusion on the season 3 poster.<\/p> <p>To the right of the artwork (featured above), Chipakupaku notes Royce\u2019s bike discarded on the tarmac and, just above, an enormous fire roaring in the distance.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s finale, although the location affected remains uncertain.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">++ Potential <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyValley?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#HappyValley<\/a> Spoilers! ++<br\/><br\/>Has the ending been staring us in the face all along? <br\/><br\/>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. <br\/><br\/>And then, in blue\u2026a massive fire\u2026 <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/6rV6weR1UB&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/6rV6weR1UB<\/a><\/p>\u2014 David Chipakupaku \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddf2 (@David_Chippa) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Chippa\/status\/1620064996045754371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">January 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p>\u201cIs it a house?\u201d asks Chipakupaku, \u201cIn which case, does Tommy try to burn Nev\u2019s castle down? Or maybe he sets light to Catherine\u2019s place cos he can\u2019t get a gun?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recently, fans have been wondering <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/happy-valley-catherine-death-fan-theory\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">if Catherine Cawood will die<\/a> in the Happy Valley finale, with Tommy seemingly out for one last act of revenge \u2013 and the official synopsis promising that \u201cscores are settled for good\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Valley is a creation of acclaimed screenwriter Sally Wainwright, with Lancashire and Norton co-starring alongside a cast that also includes Siobhan Finneran, George Costigan, Charlie Murphy and Con O\u2019Neill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/happy-valley-faisal-master-plan-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Happy Valley reveals Faisal\u2019s master plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/happy-valley-faisal-comment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Happy Valley\u2019s Faisal is the character we all underestimated<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/happy-valley-tommy-lee-royce-death-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Happy Valley fans predict Tommy Lee Royce\u2019s demise in final episodes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Happy Valley concludes on BBC One at 9pm on Sunday 5th February 2023. 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