Temple

Writers
Mark O’Rowe
D.C. Moore

Directors
Christopher Smith
Shariff Korver
Luke Snellin

Starring
Mark Strong
Carice Van Houten
Daniel Mays
Tobi King Bakare
Catherine McCormack
Wunmi Mosaku
Craig Parkinson

Release Date
2019


Temple is a British medical crime drama television series. Created by Mark O’Rowe, and starring Mark Strong, Carice Van Houten and Daniel Mays, adapted from the Norwegian drama Valkyrien, and premiered 2019 on Sky One. Temple was Sky One’s most successful drama of 2019 and was chosen as one of the top TV shows of 2020 by the New York Times. 

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. Daniel sets up the clinic to find a cure for his wife, Beth (Catherine McCormack), who suffers from a terminal illness. Lee (Daniel Mays), a Temple station staff member, and Anna (Carice van Houten), a medical researcher, help him run the clinic. 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.