James Norton

Warning *spoilers* The London-born actor talks closing the door on the hit BBC drama after three seasons.

I feel immense pity and empathy and I sort of really love him.” Adding: “It’s not a big stunt set pieces on wires and jumping off cliffs, and guns and fireworks. It was sitting over a kitchen table and that is where Happy Valley really thrived.

The actor, also seen in Grantchester and Greta Gerwig's Little Women, plays the series villain Tommy Lee Royce. Tommy is a criminal who was sentenced to prison ...

Tommy is a criminal who was sentenced to prison for raping Becky, the daughter of series protagonist Catherine Cawood. [Happy Valley star responds to theory of multiple endings being filmed](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a42697447/happy-valley-multiple-endings-rhys-connah/) [Happy Valley](https://www.digitalspy.com/happy-valley/) spoilers follow – including discussion of the season three finale.

James Norton was spotted bright-faced on the set of the new Bob Marley biopic.On Monday morning, James Norton was snapped filming in Chelsea street London, ...

According to The Sun Norton is playing the Island Records boss Chris Blackwell, who helped make Bob a huge star. Kingsley Ben-Adir, who is starring as the lead Bob Marley, was also spotted in a khaki green ribbed jumper and matching green beanie hat. James Norton was spotted bright-faced on the set of the new Bob Marley biopic.

The actor claims he has empathy for his character, and also called his colleagues Sarah Lancashire and Sally Wainwright "Queens of our industry" as the BBC ...

He explained: "Tommy is the villain of the piece. James has also relished the experience of working with Sally Wainwright, the show's writer, thinking there's an element of "genius" to her writing. I feel immense pity and empathy and I sort of really love him."

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD: Actor James Norton played villian Tommy Lee Royce in the smash hit BBC drama and has spoken out now the third series finale has ...

Tommy was so charged up and full of love and full of hope. "He could have gone on his own, but he wanted to take his son with him and build a life. Sarah and I had received the scripts earlier and people who were there in the crew had received it, but it was kept fairly quiet as to who was able to read it. "So, yeah, it was really heartbreaking for me. Over the last seven years, that is what drives him, and all of this plan to go get to Marbella. "These absolute heroes, these Queens of our industry, are the best there are. "It’s not a big stunt set pieces on wires and jumping off cliffs, and guns and fireworks. It was sitting over a kitchen table and that is where Looking back Norton said: "I mean, it genuinely was one of the most exciting, if not the most exciting moment I’ve had on a film set. The fact that he can find this incredible love for Ryan. That’s the heart of the whole show. Cups of tea over kitchen tables in kitchens in Yorkshire.

The episode, written by creator Sally Wainwright, saw Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) have a showdown with a wounded Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) around ...

I feel immense pity and empathy and I sort of really love him.” He thinks, ‘s***, I’ve wasted my life and if I had a different childhood maybe I could have been something in me.’ “I recognise that there are absolutely despicable acts, which he has committed along the way. [here](http://independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/happy-valley-finale-spoilers-ending-b2276429.html), and a feature detailing why Happy Valley is one of Britain’s greatest-ever cop dramas [here](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/how-did-happy-valley-end-bbc-b2276451.html). [GQ](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/happy-valley-finale-james-norton-interview): “There is this constant question ‘is Tommy a psychopath?’ and I have talked about this with people in the production and Sally and Sarah. [James Norton](/topic/james-norton) has highlighted a callback to the first series of [Happy Valley ](/topic/happy-valley)featured in the final episode.

CONTAINS SPOILERS: The Happy Valley actor, who plays villain Tommy Lee Royce in the smash-hit BBC drama, has been sharing his memories of working on the ...

Moving on to Happy Valley series 2 and Tommy returned to prison for the crimes he committed in the first series. The actor also shared a short clip of getting his head shaved for the role. The first series of Happy Valley dealt with the kidnapping Ann Gallagher (Charlie Murphy). James then shared more photos of filming the first series. Captioning the first of several posts, James wrote: "Dropping some Happy Valley nostalgia before the finale on Sunday…these were taken nearly 10 years ago…" Overnight viewing figures have shown that 11 million people flocked to their TV screens to witness the final showdown of Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) and Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton).

After his recent success in Happy Valley as the explosive Tommy Lee Royce, James Norton has added himself to the line-up of potential James Bond candidates.

Meanwhile, Manchester City look to have drifted further away from the top spot after recent poor performances. After his recent success in Happy Valley as the explosive Tommy Lee Royce, James Norton has added himself to the line-up of potential James Bond candidates. Will this be the start of their revival?

Happy Valley actor James Norton has revealed a detail nobody would have noticed about THAT intense kitchen scene between Tommy Lee Royce and Sergeant ...

Following the finale, which James told GQ he planned to watch like the millions of others who tuned in to see the last episode, the 37-year-old kept it simple by posting a sign-off on Instagram. What they did was they built a whole kitchen in a studio, because I think it would be hard pushed to go and ask the owner of the house 'do you mind if we just exploded a human being in your kitchen?'" And James revealed how the "amazing" art department built a replica of the exact room in a studio. Despite his unsuspecting emotion, his buttons were still pressed by an unforgiving Catherine, leading Tommy to douse himself in petrol, giving Catherine a choice to Taser him and end it all. Everyone [in production] knows it is this massive scene in the schedule, but it wasn’t even said," he The third and final series, which started on New Year's Day, saw Tommy still in prison but no one could have predicted what was to come as he found himself in court for a historic murder. And it wasn't long before a bloody battle soon ensued with Tommy the only survivor. "It was shot quite late on in the shoot. Tommy was found by Catherine sitting at her kitchen table having just taken a load of pills. However, the pair did end up having an emotional showdown after Catherine was alerted to a smashed window at her home. In nail-biting scenes, viewers watched Tommy close to being bumped off by mob boss Darius Knezevic as his henchman arrived to silence him for good. Viewers were first introduced to Catherine, played by Sarah Lancashire, and her recent complicated history back in 2014.

'I feel deeply sorry for him': Happy Valley's James Norton admits he feels empathy for 'incredibly damaged' Tommy Lee Royce while 1 in 5 fans confess they 'pity ...

Thoughts: 'A person who is void of feeling and empathy, if anything I was playing someone completely opposite. Tommy was so charged up and full of love and full of hope.' But along that journey, I have been with him for ten years, I feel deeply sorry for him. He has a fairytale dream of having a house, a job, and living together as father and son. What a finale,' declared one viewer. He could have gone on his own, but he wanted to take his son with him and build a life. It's so refreshing that people are that invested.' Compassion: James told how he felt 'deeply sorry' for his troubled alter-ego, and despite his crimes was not a 'psychopath' but someone 'full of love' who was desperately seeking a happy ending I recognise that there are absolutely despicable acts which he has committed along the way. I read episode six before shooting the beginning of this series, so I was trying to find that love for Ryan all the way through. And in a new interview, James told how he felt 'deeply sorry' for his troubled alter-ego, and despite his crimes was not a 'psychopath' but someone 'full of love' who was desperately seeking a happy ending. Meanwhile, a new poll suggests that in addition to James, Happy Valley viewers have also changed their opinion of Tommy, with one in 5 admitting they feel 'pity' for the character.

The British actor, 37, wearing a brown suede jacket and a blue button-up shirt, looked in good spirits as he chatted to his fellow cast members between takes on ...

You can read the [original article](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11717893/James-Norton-bright-early-filming-Bob-Marley-biopic-Happy-Valley-finale.html) here. A another said: ‘First episode man threatening to set himself on fire. Thank you to all involved. [](https://nnn.ng/hausa/#=trt hausa) [](https://nnn.ng/i/#=image shortner) On set: A source told the publication: ‘James’ role is a closely guarded secret – his casting hasn’t even been announced. Now that’s how you write a drama. [y](https://nnn.ng/videodownload/youtube-downloader/) this morning filming for the Bob Marley biopic – hours after the explosive Happy Valley finale where he starred as psychopathic murderer Tommy Lee Royce. A source told the publication: ‘James’ role is a closely guarded secret – his casting hasn’t even been announced. The director told The Observer: ‘I was more interested in his acting. ‘Well that was f**king brilliant. It’s about being great actors – and then training.’ The London-born actor, who featured in Peaky Blinders as Colonel Ben Younger in series five, carried a purple leather briefcase for the scene.