ITV's latest crime drama is preparing to make its debut.
Starring Gemma Whelan, Tahirah Sharif, Jimmy Akingbola and Emmett J. Scanlan, The Tower is based on Post Mortem, the first in Kate London's Metropolitan series of novels.
Gemma stars in the lead role of Detective Sergeant Sarah Collins in the three-part series, while Tahirah plays rookie cop Lizzie Adama.
Read more: How many episodes of The Tower are there and when is it next on ITV?
Emmett takes the role of uniformed police inspector Kieran Shaw, Jimmy is Sarah's partner, DC Steve Bradshaw. Also appearing in the series are Nick Holder as PC Hadley Matthews and Lola Elsokari as Farah Mehenni. You can read more about the cast here.
But where was The Tower filmed? Here's what you need to know about filming locations.
The Tower filming locations
Despite being set in London, production actually took place in Manchester, Liverpool and Cheshire.
Star Emmett Scanlan said he enjoyed being back in Liverpool.
He said: "I was either filming in Liverpool or Manchester so frequenting streets that I used to frequent back in 2010 [while appearing on Hollyoaks]. That was definitely a trip down memory lane.
"I don't really mind where I’m filming so long as I'm filming. I'm usually my happiest when I’m on set and we get to play, get to dance, get to make believe. It's the creative process that's important to me."
He also spoke about his favourite day of filming.
"There's a place in Knutsford called Tatton Park, which is beautiful, " he explained. "I shot there for Peaky Blinders season six and then two weeks later I ended up in the exact same location for The Tower, back in that park where you can see wild animals walking around, deer, all sorts of stuff."
He continued: "There is this crazy seven-minute scene that me and Tahirah have and it's beautifully written. The weather that day was insane. We got rain, we got gale-force winds, we got sun – all in any one take.
"It was pure chaos but in a way that weather took us out of our thinking brains into whatever moments we were in. You add on top of that we also had Buddy the dog in that scene. To be fair, the dog was a star. He smashed all his takes. I can't say the same for me.
"That was one of the most challenging scenes but in a very exciting and positive way. I love the challenge."
According to Express.co.uk, crew were also spotted in Warrington and Seacombe Ferry Terminal.
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