Happy Valley star shut down series four rumour after fans beg for spin-off

HAPPY Valley's youngest star today shut down any series four rumours after fans begged for a spin-off show.

Millions of fans tuned into the finale of Happy Valley last night and witnessed arch villain Tommy Lee Royce being engulfed in a fireball.

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The shock climax saw the murderer douse himself in petrol and set himself alight at the end of a clash with show heroine Sgt Catherine Cawood, played by Sarah Lancashire.

The final, nail-biting Happy Valley instalment ended with Tommy, played by James Norton, breaking into ­Catherine’s home where they row and he sets himself ablaze.

She then frantically jumped on him and smothered the flames and he could be heard moaning in agony beneath her.

Later, she received a text on her mobile that said: “TLR dead, hospital just rang.”

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But because viewers never saw him die, and he was still breathing after the scorching, many speculated it could be a plot twist for a possible fourth series.

But some viewers felt there was much more to the storylines that still needed exploring.

One wishfully tweeted: “There’s not enough time in Happy Valley 3! That’s why we will need a fourth series.”

But sadly any hopes for another series have now been dashed.

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Actor Rhys Connah, 16, squashed any fans' hopes that he will revive his role as Ryan as he insisted there will be no season four of the beloved BBC show. 

Appearing on today's Loose Women, the teenager revealed: "Sadly, there are no plans. I'm very sorry everyone.' 

The show's creator Sally Wainwright previously revealed that the programme took a deliberately long pause between series two and three as she wanted to wait for Rhys to grow up and reprise his role as an angsty teenager. 

The young star said of her decision: "It's not very often things like this can happen.

"I'm realising how much easier it might have been to have just cast someone else.

"I'm honoured they waited so I could play the part."

• You can watch season one to three of Happy Valley right now on the BBC iPlayer.

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