That Shelf Senior Editor Emma Badame sat down to talk with Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones, Gentleman Jack) about her enthralling new crime drama, The Tower, which landed on BritBox on December 1.
The Tower is based on the acclaimed debut novel Post Mortem by Kate London, a former detective in the Metropolitan Police's homicide command. It follows detectives Sarah Collins (Whelan) and Steve Bradshaw (Jimmy Akingbola) as they are called to a shocking incident at Portland Tower in south London. Two people have fallen to their deaths from the tower: a veteran police officer and a teenage Muslim girl. On the roof, Sarah finds a traumatized five-year-old boy and a rookie police officer, Lizzie Adama (Tahirah Sharif) – the only witnesses to what happened. Within hours, Lizzie has disappeared. Sarah Collins sets out to uncover the truth behind the grisly deaths and track down Lizzie. The investigation will take her into the dark heart of policing in London and cast a shadow over her and Lizzie’s lives. The Tower will bring this thrilling, intelligent crime story to life on screen with an incredible cast also featuring Emmet J. Scanlan (The Fall) and Nick Holder (London Road).
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