The Tower II: Death Message has arrived, following on from the gripping crime thriller The Tower, which was a big hit for ITV.
The series is based on the second book in Kate London’s Metropolitan series of novels, after The Tower series focused on the first book.
Game of Thrones star Gemma Whelan and BAFTA-nominated actress Tahirah Sharif reprise their roles as DS Sarah Collins and PC Lizzie Adama respectively, who are known for their antagonistic relationship towards each other.
ITV’s Head of drama Polly Hill said: “It’s a real thrill to be recommissioning The Tower with an excellent cast and script from Patrick Harbinson and the team at Mammoth Screen. The characters, brilliantly created by novelist Kate London, certainly resonated with our audience who are keen to learn what happens next.”
Here’s everything you need to know about The Tower II: Death Message…
The Tower II: Death Message release date
The Tower II: Death Message airs on ITV1 and ITVX on Monday, August 28 to Thursday, August, 31 at 9pm.
The full series is available to watch now on ITVX.
The Tower is available to watch on Britbox in the US. So we can imagine the second series will also debut on the streaming platform after it airs in the UK.
The Tower II: Death Message episode recaps
Here are the episode recaps for The Tower II: Death Message which contain spoilers.
- The Tower II: Death Message episode 1 recap
- The Tower II: Death Message episode 2 recap
- The Tower II: Death Message episode 3 recap
- The Tower II: Death Message episode 4 recap
The Tower II: Death Message cast
The much-loved cast will return with Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones) as DS Sarah Collins, Tahirah Sharif (The Haunting of Bly Manor) as PC Lizzie Adama, Emmett J Scanlan (The Fall) as DI Kieran Shaw and Jimmy Akingbola (Bel-Air) as DC Steve Bradshaw.
Joining them are Charley Palmer Rothwell (Play Or Die) as Mark Brannon, Rosa Coduri (Funny Woman) as Georgina Teel and Michael Karim (The Bay) as Arif Johar.
Three new characters are also joining season 2, with Tamzin Outhwaite (EastEnders) playing Cathy Teel, Niamh Cusack (The Virtues) taking on the role of Claire Mills and Ella Smith (Babylon) starring as DC Elaine Lucas.
The Tower II: Death Message plot
The series opens with Lizzie returning to Farlow station. Her boss and former lover, DI Kieran Shaw pairs her up with Arif Johar (Michael Karim) to take on a domestic violence complaint against Mark Brannon, who is accused of beating up his girlfriend, Georgina Teel and terrorising their young daughter Skye.
Lizzie convinces Georgina to tell the truth about what Mark has done to her, allowing Lizzie and Arif to arrest him.
However, once the case reaches court, Lizzie finds herself cross-examined on the stand, leaving the case on a knife-edge.
Meanwhile, Sarah Collins has transferred to Homicide Command where her new boss DCI Jim Fedden isn’t welcoming.
He asks her to reopen the case of missing school girl Tania Mills, who disappeared on the day of Princess Diana’s funeral.
Sarah knows that she has been given an impossible challenge, but she throws herself into the task with her usual determination and thoroughness. Gradually, she begins to unearth clues that previous investigations overlooked, also helped by the fact that she was a teenager of Tania’s age back in 1997.
Soon enough, Sarah’s investigations take a further twist, resulting in her and Lizzie crossing paths again.
“The antagonistic relationship between the experienced Sarah Collins and the novice cop Lizzie Adama is at the heart of The Tower II, as they are forced to work together for the first time and begin to get a sense of each other’s unique strengths.” Will they be able to put their differences aside and take on the difficult challenge?
Is there a trailer?
Yes, ITV has finally released a trailer...
