ITV The Tower axed after series three despite attracting millions of viewers

ITV has scrapped The Tower, a constabulary play which stars Gemma Whelan, Jimmy Akingbola and Karl Davies, which ran for 3 seasons from 2021 to September of this year

ITV has cancelled transgression play bid The Tower, according to reports.

The constabulary play ran for 3 series, the past of which was broadcast crossed 4 consecutive nights successful September. Inspired by fashionable caller Gallowstree Lane, from writer Kate London, the programme regularly pulled successful betwixt 3 cardinal and six cardinal viewers.

But The Tower has present been demolished, it is understood. The Sun says ITV has pulled the plug connected immoderate further seasons, citing viewing figures for the last bid plunged beneath expectations.

"The Tower was overmuch loved by the assemblage who watched the play but the viewing figures for the past bid did not scope expectations truthful sadly we won’t beryllium recommissioning," a spokesperson for ITV said.

Gemma Whelan, Emmett J Scanlan, Tamzin Outhwaite and Jimmy Akingbola were among the formed of the show, which though was acceptable successful southeast London, was mostly filmed successful the Northwest of England, peculiarly Liverpool and Manchester.

In bid three, Whelan's character, constabulary serviceman Sarah Collins investigated the stabbing of a teenager, which brought her look to look with Lizzie, who was trying to juggle being a detective and a mother. Following its broadcast successful the autumn, bosses were preparing scripts for a 4th series, it is understood.

Patrick Harbinson, who adapted the books for TV, had remained hopeful of a 4th run. He told The Sun’s TV Mag successful August: “I’m already penning the archetypal occurrence of The Tower 4 conscionable to amusement to ITV that we’re acceptable to go, due to the fact that Kate [London] has already written a superb 4th novel, The Misper, connected which the caller bid would beryllium based. There are much superb stories to tell, involving Gemma Whelan’s quality DS Sarah Collins and PC Lizzie Adama, played by Tahirah Sharif."

But his anticipation has reportedly been dashed now, with the bosses astatine ITV axing the drama, which began successful 2021. Positive comparisons were initially made by critics to chap constabulary corruption play Line of Duty, and the acting of Whelan, from Leeds, was besides considered a highlight.