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The Tower – new and exclusive on BritBox SA.

Gemma Whelan is an ethical cop trying to solve a double murder. The Tower – new and exclusive on BritBox SA.


The Tower (new & exclusive to BritBox)
Season 1
Thursday 17 November 2022


Exclusive to BritBox, this gritty London-set thriller stars award-winning actors Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones, Gentleman Jack) and Jimmy Akingbola (Kate and Koji, Ted Lasso).

Whelan plays DS Sarah Collins, an anti-corruption officer surrounded by morally ambiguous and frequently sexist colleagues. When a veteran police officer and a 15-year-old Libyan refugee fall to their deaths from the top of a tower block and one of the only witnesses disappears, Sarah and her partner DC Steve Bradshaw (Akingbola) are plunged head-first into a double mystery as they try to piece together what happened.

Based on a novel by former Metropolitan Police detective Kate London, The Tower also stars Emmet J Scanlan (The Fall, Peaky Blinders) and has already been recommissioned for a second season. Whelan can also be seen in DI Ray, currently available to binge on BritBox.

Tahirah Sharif (Casualty, The Haunting of Bly Manor) was nominated for a 2022 Best Supporting Actress for her role in the series.

“This pacy, punchy drama feels incredibly timely.” – The Guardian

The BritBox app is available in South Africa on Android TV, including enabled Smart TVs, Google Chromecast with GoogleTV, Nvidia Shield, MiBox and MiStick, plus Android and Apple mobile/tablets, FireTV, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV and selected Hisense, Toshiba and OEM branded VIDAA smart TVs. Enjoy one week’s free trial, sign up at R99,99 per month or R999,99 for 12 months, and register for email updates at www.britbox.com.
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