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The Tower

The Tower

20216.73 Seasons11 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

A veteran beat cop and teenage girl fall to their deaths from a tower block in south-east London, leaving a five-year-old boy and rookie police officer Lizzie Griffiths on the roof, only for them to go missing. Detective Sergeant Sarah Collins is drafted in to investigate, working to find Lizzie before she comes to serious harm, but also to uncover the truth behind the grisly tower block deaths.

Created by Kate London
Written by Kate London, Patrick Harbinson
Produced by Paul Testar
NetworksITV1BritBox

Top Cast

Gemma Whelan

Gemma Whelan

DI Sarah Collins

Tahirah Sharif

Tahirah Sharif

DC Lizzie Adama

Jimmy Akingbola

Jimmy Akingbola

DC Steve Bradshaw

Emmett Scanlan

Emmett Scanlan

DI Kieran Shaw

Bobby Lockwood

Bobby Lockwood

DC Lee Coutts

Ella Smith

Ella Smith

DS Elaine Lucas

Karl Davies

Karl Davies

DCS Tim Bailie

Michael Karim

Michael Karim

PC Arif Johar

Daniel Adegboyega

Daniel Adegboyega

Shakiel Oliver

Laurie Delaney

Laurie Delaney

Mary Shaw

About The Tower

The Tower is a drama, crime series that first aired in 2021. Created by Kate London, it stars Gemma Whelan, Tahirah Sharif, Jimmy Akingbola. A veteran beat cop and teenage girl fall to their deaths from a tower block in south-east London, leaving a five-year-old boy and rookie police officer Lizzie Griffiths on the roof, only for them to go missing. Detective Sergeant Sarah Collins is drafted in to investigate, working to find Lizzie before she comes to serious harm, but also to uncover the truth behind the grisly tower block deaths.

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