I think whoever said up thread that the couple taking Ryan to the prison is Catherine's son and Ann. I have some memory from the early series that Ann made a suprisingly sympathetic comment about TLR finding out about being a father - but maybe not.
I think that is because I couldn't bear it to be Clare, and what other couple is there.
I think it is interesting to see how the characters have changed, or not, in the 7 years.
I do think some of the comedy is a bit forced, but then if you were dealing with the horrors that the police see each day, it must be a sort of coping mechanism.
And part of me thought on no, not another abusive husband, and then reminded myself that 2 women a week are killed by their male partner, every week.
I think Sally Wainwright manages to fit in events that reflect actual statistics without making it a lecture.
But I am now half looking forward to future episodes and half not wanting to watch because this is the last series.
As an after thought, I have been quite cross that a lot of the media are going on about how stressful it has been for James Norton to play TLR, but have seen nothing about Sally Wainwright or Sarah Lancashire.
(Sorry I put in the bit about binge watching as I thought someone said it would be available on line but didn't check.)