The story of Catherine Cawood and Tommy Lee Royce
Series One
l Police sergeant Catherine Cawood’s life is turned upside down when Tommy Lee Royce, the man who she holds responsible for her daughter's suicide, is released from prison.
l Ann Gallagher is kidnapped by Tommy and Lewis Whippey.
l Catherine’s colleague PC Kirsten McAskill is killed after she pulls over a van which has the kidnapped Ann inside.
l Catherine and Tommy come face to face for the first time outside Ryan’s school, where Tommy wants to see his son.
l Catherine visits the home of Tommy’s mother, Lynn Dewhurst, and discovers Ann in the cellar.
l The pair have a dramatic confrontation that ends with Catherine seriously injured in hospital and Tommy going on the run.
l Catherine makes a recovery and is awarded the Queen's Police Medal for gallantry but is unhappy as Tommy is still at large.
l Tommy begins living on a boat on the canal and convinces Ryan one day on his way home from school to go back with him.
l Catherine and Tommy have a showdown on the boat after Tommy threatened to set Ryan on fire.
l Tommy is arrested and sent to prison.
Series Two l Catherine discovers the body of Lynn Dewhurst in Sowerby Bridge. Catherine is implicated in the murder.
l During Lynn’s funeral, Catherine shows up at
Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) and Ryan (Rhys Connah) on the boat in series one. Picture: BBC/Red Productions/Ben Blackall
Catherine (Sarah Lancashire) after being attacked in series one. Picture: BBC/Red Productions/Ben Blackall
Elland Crematorium, causing Tommy to go on an angry rampage.
l In an attempt to contact his son, Tommy enlists
the help of Frances Drummond, who becomes a teaching assistant at Ryan’s school. l A birthday present
left on the doorstep for Ryan from Tommy sends Catherine into a meltdown, which pushes Ryan closer to his dad.
l Ryan sends a letter to Tommy in prison.
Series Three
l Seven years later, Catherine is called to investigate the discovery of human remains found near Baitings reservoir. The body is connected to Tommy
Lee Royce.
l Ryan has been secretly meeting up with his dad in prison, with help from Catherine's sister Clare and her boyfriend Neil.
l When Catherine finds out, she temporarily blocks contact with the three of them and gives Ryan an ultimatum to stop visiting his father.
l After Tommy escapes from prison, he and Catherine have their ultimate showdown in the kitchen of the Cawood house on Catherine’sfinaldaybefore retiring from the police.