However, he’s used to working through those challenges since he’s done it before. When I suggested that that could be tricky at times, Harbinson agreed. The Tower shifts quickly between different points in the story timeline. I was a one-stop shop,” he told me on our call. As good as a producer as the others were, they would have had to look for a writer. “I think because I was into both writing and producing, it was a much simpler decision for Kate to make. Others were also trying to secure a deal for London’s books. Harbinson was very interested in adapting Kate London’s books around the time he was wrapping up with Homeland. The more practical and technical one that I learned was to be able to rewrite,” he answered. I spoke with him recently to hear more about his work on The Tower.įirst as an icebreaker, I asked Harbinson if he learned a lesson early on that became useful in his career. Harbinson has a distinguished career in television, serving as executive producer of Homeland and co-executive producer of 24, Law & Order: SVU, and other hit series. The mini-series is a BritBox Original, adapted from Kate London’s novel Post Mortem by executive producer and writer Patrick Harbinson. One of Collins’ biggest challenges is to engage with Matthews’ surviving partner, PC Lizzie Adama (Tahirah Sharif), who witnessed what transpired. This police procedural, which debuted on BritBox on December 1, leaves plenty of interesting twists and turns for viewers to navigate. In the meantime, the first series of The Tower is still available on ITV Hub if you want to catch up. It’s also available on BritBox.In The Tower, DS Sarah Collins (Gemma Whelan) and DC Steve Bradshaw (Jimmy Akingbola) are called to investigate the death of teenage civilian Farah Mehenni (Lola Elsokari) and PC Hadley Matthews (Nick Holder) in London. Andy Mosse produces and Faye Gilbert ( The Bay) directs. Patrick Harbinson will executive produce the series alongside Mammoth Screen’s Sheena Bucktowonsing and Damien Timmer. Harbinson’s Windhover Films will produce The Tower II: Death Message with Mammoth Screen. This series will keep the audience on the edge of their seats till the very end.” It has all her trademark authenticity, complex characters, and a gripping and incredibly topical narrative. Kate’s second novel is even better than her first. “I am very grateful to Polly and ITV for recommissioning The Tower and delighted to be working with Damien and my friends at Mammoth again. Screenwriter Patrick Harbinson commented: 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. At the end of the first episode, Sarah’s investigations take a further twist, which means she and Lizzie cross paths again. And, gradually, perhaps helped by the fact that she too was a teenager of Tania’s age back in 1997, she begins to uncover clues that previous investigations had overlooked. Sarah knows that Fedden has handed her an impossible challenge, but she throws herself into it with typical determination and thoroughness. New boss DCI Jim Fedden is not welcoming: he asks her to re-open the case of a missing school girl, Tania Mills, who disappeared on the day of Princess Diana’s funeral, 6 September 1997. Meanwhile Sarah Collins has transferred to Homicide Command. However, once the case gets to court, Lizzie finds herself cross-examined on the stand, leaving the whole case on a knife-edge. Lizzie persuades Georgina to tell the truth about what Brannon has done to her, enabling Lizzie and Arif to arrest him. Their first call is to a domestic violence complaint against Mark Brannon (Charley Palmer Rothwell), who is accused of beating up his girlfriend, Georgina Teel (Rosa Coduri) and terrorising their young daughter Skye. Her boss and former lover, DI Kieran Shaw (Emmett J Scanlan), partners her with Arif Johar (Michael Karim). The series opens with Lizzie returning to Farlow station. The rest of the show’s core cast returns Tahirah Sharif as PC Lizzie Adama, Emmett J Scanlan as DI Kieran Shaw and Jimmy Akingbola as DC Steve Bradshaw. Starring Gemma Whelan as DS Sarah Collins, the first series adapted Kate London’s novel Post Mortem. The second tackles her follow-up, Death Message, with screenwriter Patrick Harbinson again adapting. DS Sarah Collins will be back for a further investigation in The Tower II: Death MessageĪfter a successful debut run in 2021, itv have announced a second series for their crime thriller The Tower.
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