Huge ITV drama 'is AXED after three years' despite winning rave reviews and 5 MILLION viewers during its first series

A huge ITV drama has been 'axed after three series'. The Tower, staring Gemma Whelan, Emmett J Scanlan and Tamzin Outhwaite, is set have the plug pulled, according to The Sun ITV's move to cancel the show reportedly came as a surprise to the team as it believed that work had already begun on writing the script for the fourth season Game Of Thrones star Gemma returned as DS Sarah Collins, who was part of a group of detectives investigating serious crimes in central London. '; Set in south London and based on a trilogy of novels by former policewoman Kate London, the stories centre on a high-rise block where serious crime is endemic But the first episode left some viewers a little lost, as they complained the storyline was confusing and they couldn't get to grips with who was who Three gangs vie for control, with the teenage delivery boys all carrying zombie knives 'This is so confusing,'; 'Oh I'm confused with this story,'; 'Watching first episode of new series of #thetower and I am confused as hell!' The new episode began with young drug dealer Ryan speeding through the streets on his bike before snatching a phone out of a businessman's hands. The new episode began with young drug dealer Ryan speeding through the streets on his bike before snatching a phone out of a businessman's hands But as he reached the flat of a senior gang member to hand over his stolen spoils, the 15-year-old took a moment to lock up his bicycle.