Film crews have taken over a city centre hotel for filming of a popular ITV drama.
The Hilton Hotel is set to star in the second series of The Tower, which is based on former Metropolitan Police officer Kate London’s series of novels from her time in the police force. The first series followed Killing Eve's Gemma Whelan and Emmett J. Scanlan as they investigated the deaths of two people after they fell from a tower block.
The three-part drama had viewers hooked when it came to our screens last November - and filming for a new season is now underway. Camera crews were seen parked outside the Hilton Hotel in Liverpool city centre on Monday, July 18, as filming took place inside.
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The second series - The Tower II: Death Message - is based on Kate London’s second novel, with Tahirah Shariff as PC Lizzie Adama starring alongside Gemma Whelan, Emmett J Scanlan as DI Kieran Shaw and Jimmy Akingbola as DC Steve Bradshaw.
Actors were also seen filming scenes in Beaconsfield, Prescot last week as locals headed out to get a glimpse of the action. One resident, who has lived in Beaconsfield for around five years, told Liverpool ECHO : "This is excellent isn't it? Quite exciting coming out of your front door and seeing a film crew right there. Not a lot happens around here so it's nice to see. Buzzing, me."
Another resident said: "Prescot is only a small town so it'll be nice to see it in such a big production. The box of chocolates they gave us were a nice touch too."
Camera crews are expected to return to Beaconsfield tomorrow, July 19, and on Wednesday, July 20 to film further scenes. The first series of the drama was also filmed in areas of Merseyside and Cheshire including on a Merseyrail train parked on a Wirral industrial site and at Runcorn Cemetery.
The release date for the new series is yet to be confirmed, with filming taking place throughout the summer.
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