With Happy Valley’s O’Neill he promises an ‘extraordinary ending’
‘The script for the last episode blew my mind!’ With Happy Valley’s O’Neill he promises an ‘extraordinary’ finale and says viewers won’t be disappointed
The Happy Valley actor Con O’Neill promised fans that the finale is sure to please loyal viewers of the drama series.
Con, 56, who plays Neil Ackroyd, appeared on Thursday’s episode of This Morning, where he detailed the episode with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.
He said: ‘The viewers are going to enjoy it. When I read the script for the last episode it blew my mind. Departure [Wainwright] He has written an extraordinary ending.
Holly then asked if it had been difficult for Con and his co-stars to keep the ending a secret.
He explained: ‘It’s not a difficult secret to keep, as we’ve lived with this program for a long time.
Hurrah! The Happy Valley actor Con O’Neill promised fans that the finale is sure to please loyal viewers of the drama series.
“The way Sally brought it home and finished it is extraordinary.”
He added of the popularity of the show in general: ‘Isn’t it wonderful to have a show that doesn’t just drop every episode and have that tension?
“It’s so refreshing that people are so interested.”
A trailer for the final episode of Happy Valley was released this week ahead of the upcoming finale on Sunday.
The 16-second clip shows the final confrontation between Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) and Tommy Lee Royce (James) after their daring escape from court before the police sergeant is shown breaking down in tears.
The trailer opens with Tommy’s son, Ryan (Rhys Connah), being questioned by the police about when he last had contact with his dangerous father.
A series of scenes of the police closing in on Tommy follows as Catherine is heard saying “he’s still out there, he’s going to get mad and he’s going to be even more desperate and dangerous.”
Coming Soon: Con, 56, who plays Neil Ackroyd, appeared on Thursday’s episode of This Morning, where he teased details of the episode with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield (pictured, star Sarah Lancashire)
Great Show: Holly then asked if it had been hard for Con and her co-stars to keep the ending under wraps.
The short clip ends with a bloody Tommy appearing to hit someone on the ground and a final shot of Catherine crying.
Viewers tuned in for the penultimate episode of the BBC drama on Sunday night as Tommy revealed his big plans.
Tommy escaped at the end of the fourth episode of this series and fans found out in the fifth installment on Sunday that he was planning to elope to Marbella, with his son Ryan in tow.
Thoughts: He explained: ‘It’s not a difficult secret to keep, as we’ve lived with this program for a long time. The way that Sally brought it home and finished it is extraordinary.
Breaking the mould: He added of the popularity of the show in general: “Isn’t it wonderful to have a show that doesn’t just drop every episode and have that tension?”
Viewers admitted that they barely got to see the dramatic episode as everything lined up for a dramatic showdown between Tommy and Sargent Catherine as he reveals that he plans to kill her before flying to Spain.
The producers are said to be so desperate to keep the climax of the show a secret that they have filmed five different endings.
More than six million viewers are expected to tune in on Sunday to find out how the game of cat and mouse will be resolved.
Villain: A trailer for the final episode of Happy Valley was released this week ahead of the upcoming finale on Sunday (Tommy Lee Royce pictured)