The Light in the Hall ending explained: Who killed Ela?

Viewers were on the edge of their seats as Sharon wanted to locate her missing daughter's body.

By Katie Palmer, Senior TV Reporter

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The Light in the Hall kept fans hooked onand the murder mystery followed Sharon Roberts (played by Joanna Scanlan), a grieving mother whose daughter was killed 18 years previously. Express.co.uk has all you need to know about what happened at the end.

What happened at the end of The Light in the Hall?

At first viewers thought Joe Pritchard (Iwan Rheon) was responsible for killing Ela (Ella Peel) after his confession.

However, when he was unable to give any information about the location of the body, suspicions were raised.

The finale eventually revealed Ela had been upset when she visited her girlfriend Izzy Vaughan (Hannah Daniel).

Ela had overheard an argument between her mother and stepfather about Sharon's alleged affair with a colleague.

After confronting and badmouthing Sharon, she hit Ela.

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The Light in the Hall: Ela and Joe

The Light in the Hall: Joe thought he had killed Ela (Image: CHANNEL 4)

The Light in the Hall: Sharon

The Light in the Hall: Sharon finally got closure (Image: CHANNEL 4)

She had no idea it would be the last time she saw her daughter after she left for Izzy's house.

While she was with Izzy, Izzy told her about a fake advance Joe had made on her.

Outraged, Ela stormed off to confront Joe and during a scuffle, as he protested his innocence, she fell and lay unresponsive for a while.

When she came to, she grabbed a knife and went off in search of Joe once more.

When Izzy found Ela, she was shocked and told Ela she had lied about the whole thing.

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The Light in the Hall: Joe

The Light in the Hall: Joe was innocent all along (Image: CHANNEL 4)

After the pair got into an argument, Ela stabbed Izzy and Izzy pushed Ela in retaliation.

Ella then fell down a hill and hit her head on some rocks, which instantly killed her.

Joe had thought he was responsible for killing Ela as he pushed her while running from his caravan.

He had no idea she had survived and was eventually killed by her girlfriend.

Before the series came to an end, Sharon was seen looking at Ela's grave as her body was finally found.

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The Light in the Hall: Cat

The Light in the Hall: Alexandra Roach plays Cat Donato (Image: CHANNEL 4)

Izzy finally confessed everything to Joe and the location of her body was given to the police.

She had been buried on land on the outskirts of Nina's (Lisa Palfrey) house.

Joe believed he was responsible due to his dissociative amnesia, which meant he was unable to clearly piece together what happened.

He can only just remember seeing Izzy and Ela the day they had been arguing.

If he had remembered this all along, it would have been crucial to the investigation.

Fans have taken to Twitter to share their thoughts after the real answers were revealed.

Simona McKenzie said: "Nina and Izzy are involved somehow. I thought so from the start.

"Joe’s dad said they had a deal and Izzy is very frightened about something."

Dr Shireen Chilcott said: "I thought #thelightinthehall was brilliant. Excellent acting, a great storyline and beautiful countryside. I wish there was a series II." [Sic]

The Light in the Hall is available to watch on All4.

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