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Temple
GenreDrama
Created byMark O'Rowe
Based onValkyrien by Erik Richter Strand
StarringMark Strong
Carice Van Houten
Daniel Mays
ComposerMatthew Herbert
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersLiza Marshall
Mark O'Rowe
Mark Strong
ProducerBarney Reisz
Running time60 minutes
Production companyHera Pictures
Original release
NetworkSky One
Release13 September 2019 (2019-09-13) –
present

Temple is a British medical crime drama television series. Created by Mark O'Rowe, and starring Mark Strong, Carice Van Houten and Daniel Mays,[1][2] it is based on the Norwegian drama Valkyrien, and premiered 13 September 2019 on Sky One.

On 1 November 2019, Sky renewed Temple for a second season.[3]

Synopsis

In a labyrinth of abandoned service tunnels below Temple Underground Station, Daniel Milton (Mark Strong), a highly respected surgeon, runs an illegal medical clinic that treats criminals and other desperate patients who cannot or will not seek help from regular medical facilities.[4] Daniel sets up the clinic to find a cure for his wife, Beth (Catherine McCormack), who suffers from a terminal illness.[5] Lee (Daniel Mays), a Temple station staff member, and Anna (Carice van Houten), a medical researcher, help him run the clinic.[6] The series focuses on the secrecy, exits and issues of trust as the clinic treats its patients as well as Daniel's need for money to fund his research.[7]

Cast and characters

Main

  • Mark Strong as Daniel Milton, a brilliant surgeon who is willing to provide illegal medical care to fund his covert care of his wife and research into finding a cure for her illness.
  • Daniel Mays as Lee Simmons, a transport network employee and "doomsday prepper", who helps Daniel establish an illegal underground clinic.
  • Carice van Houten as Anna Willems, a medical researcher and friend of Beth, who had an affair with Daniel and reluctantly assists him with his underground clinic.
  • Catherine McCormack as Beth Milton, Daniel's wife and a medical research scientist, who is suffering from a terminal illness.
  • Lily Newmark as Eve Milton, Daniel and Beth's 19-year-old daughter who is studying at university.
  • Tobi King Bakare as Jamie Harris, a fugitive bank robber.
  • Wunmi Mosaku as Mercy King, the mother of bank robber Sebastian King.
  • Craig Parkinson as Keith Sullivan, a criminal enforcer and ex-lover of Mercy King.
  • Chloe Pirrie as DI Karen Hall.
  • Ryan McKen as DI Rob Moloney.
  • Siena Kelly as Michelle Wilson, Jamie's pregnant girlfriend.
  • Claire Rushbrook as Gloria Wilson, Michelle's mother.

Recurring

  • Theo Solomon as Sebastian King, a bank robber.
  • Kate Dickie as Eleanor, Beth and Anna's boss.
  • Anamaria Marinca as Suzanna, a hospital worker who becomes a patient at the illegal clinic.
  • Turlough Convery as Simon Reynolds.
  • Mark Bazeley as Michael Chander, a fellow doctor and friend of Daniel's.
  • Sam Hazeldine as Jack Lorean, Anna's boyfriend.
  • Steffan Rhodri as Jeremy, Lee's manager.
  • Jan Bijvoet as Clive.
  • Johann Myers as Nick.

Guest

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Episode 1"Luke SnellinMark O'Rowe13 September 2019 (2019-09-13)
After a robbery job, Jamie is shot by armed police. He calls his friend Lee, who in turn calls Daniel, a surgeon who is attending a service for his wife, Beth, who died by suicide after a long illness. At 'The Clinic', a large rusty high ceilinged chamber with no windows, Daniel removes Jamie's spleen. Flashbacks detail that Beth was a medical researcher trying to find a cure for her disease. Meanwhile, Jamie wakes up and jumps off the operating table but slips on the blood on the floor, knocking himself unconscious. Daniel must operate again but lacks the necessary blood. Daniel calls research assistant Anna, knowing she is an O Negative donor, and lures her to Temple Station. Unwilling to be a live donor, Anna is chloroformed and blood taken from her to save Jamie's life. Daniel walks to another wing where he sits by the bed of another patient with a ventilator: Beth.
22"Episode 2"Luke SnellinMark O'Rowe20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
Anna escapes the clinic and Daniel pursues her, terrified she may reveal their location to the police. Flashbacks detail Daniel's encouragement to Beth to pursue the research on their own.
33"Episode 3"Luke SnellinMark O'Rowe27 September 2019 (2019-09-27)
Anna agrees to help Daniel with research into Beth's condition. Lee brings a violent sociopath into the clinic and endangers everyone.
44"Episode 4"Shariff KorverMark O'Rowe4 October 2019 (2019-10-04)
Mercy searches for Lee in a bid to find Jamie and exact revenge. Meanwhile, Beth's condition deteriorates.
55"Episode 5"Shariff KorverMark O'Rowe11 October 2019 (2019-10-11)
Daniel turns to illegal organ harvesters for help in saving Beth. Mercy, thanks to Lee's forced confession, turns her sights on Michelle.
66"Episode 6"Shariff KorverMark O'Rowe18 October 2019 (2019-10-18)
Tensions rise in the clinic as Daniel begins to give up on saving Beth and Lee faces romantic problems.
77"Episode 7"Lisa SiweMark O'Rowe25 October 2019 (2019-10-25)
Deciding to operate on Suzanna, Daniel decides to cross an ethical line to save Beth. Meanwhile, Mercy continues investigating into the missing money.
88"Episode 8"Lisa SiweMark O'Rowe and DC Moore1 November 2019 (2019-11-01)
Daniel deals with the consequences of his infidelity as he searches for Anna's breakthrough cure. Hall and Moloney set a trap to arrest Jamie using Michelle's secret phone, while Mercy discovers the clinic and demands Jamie be given up.

Broadcast

On 13 February 2020, Temple was picked up by the video on-demand services of U.S. cable provider Charter Communications via its Spectrum Originals banner.[8] In Canada, the series was acquired by Showcase.

References

  1. ^ Mitchell, Robert (22 August 2018). "Mark Strong to Star in Comic Thriller 'Temple' for Sky". Variety.
  2. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (21 August 2018). "Mark Strong, Carice Van Houten & Daniel Mays To Star In Sky & Hera Pictures Drama 'Temple'". Deadline Hollywood.
  3. ^ White, Peter (2019-11-01). "'Temple': Sky Hands Mark Strong & Carice Van Houten Medical Thriller Second Season". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  4. ^ "Sky Corporate | Articles".
  5. ^ Mitchell, Molli (2019-09-13). "Temple on Sky start date: When does it start? How many episodes?". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  6. ^ Mitchell, Molli (2019-09-13). "Temple on Sky start date: When does it start? How many episodes?". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  7. ^ Ferguson, Euan (2019-09-15). "The week in TV: Temple; State of the Union; Conspiracy Files and more". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  8. ^ "Spectrum Originals Debuts Thriller Crime Drama "Temple" on Monday, March 9". The Futon Critic. February 13, 2020.
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