About Temple: Series 2

In the first series, Daniel just about kept the plates in the air as he looked after his wife, Beth, in an illicit clinic underneath Temple tube station. But now everything comes crashing down as Beth wakes from her coma and demands answers. Eve wants to know why her parents have been lying to her, Lee joins forces with a charismatic activist and Anna is desperate to make something positive out of the situation.

Amongst the new arrivals for Series 2 are dubious and deeply unpredictable underworld fixer Gubby, played by BAFTA-winner Rhys Ifans and his poetic but frequently inebriated medical assistant, Dermot, played by Michael Smiley. Also joining are BIFA-winner Ruthxjiah Bellenea , Mandeep Dhillon, Jamie Michie, Will Keen and Bafta winner Gbemisola Ikumelo.

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The characters

Meet the cast of Temple

Daniel Milton
Played by: Mark Strong
A respected surgeon and family man, Daniel is left adrift when his comfortable life is shattered by tragic events. The underground clinic offers a chance for him to try and pull the pieces back together and regain what he has lost. However, he soon comes to realise that the hubris and recklessness that drove him down into this murky underworld may ultimately be what stops him from being able to come back.
Lee Simmons
Played by: Daniel Mays
Lonesome and somewhat of an outcast, Lee believes that society perpetually teeters on the brink of collapse, and to prepare for anything less is just irresponsible. For him, the underground clinic is not only an ambitious ideological project, but also one that gives his uninspiring life the direction, authority, and respect for which he’s always longed.
Anna Willems
Played by: Carice Van Houten
An experienced medical researcher, Anna has practical knowledge that Daniel doesn’t when it comes to applied science and the development of new medical treatments. So when Daniel, who is also her former lover, reveals the existence of the underground clinic and what he has been up to down there, the logical reaction should be to run a mile. However, she once again finds herself inexplicably drawn to him and the trouble that he represents.
Jamie Harris
Played by: Tobi King Bakare
Sweet, caring and uncomplicated, Jamie is a young man just trying to work out how to do right by his girlfriend and provide for their unborn baby. Unfortunately, his solution is to get involved with a daring bank robbery; one that goes very wrong and leaves Jamie on the run with two million pounds in stolen cash, a bullet in his stomach, and a dire need for medical attention.
Eve Milton
Played by: Lily Newmark
The only child of Daniel and Beth, Eve has eschewed their scientific influence by pursuing English and drama at university. She is very close to her mother and naturally devastated when she eventually discovers Beth’s terminal illness. Her relationship with her father is more complicated. With two successful parents, Eve has had to be strong and ambitious herself; she is popular, opinionated and occasionally volatile, making her more than a match for them.
Mercy King
Played by: Wunmi Mosaku
Married young to Emmanuel King, a criminal of some stature and notoriety, Mercy is fiercely protective of her son, Sebastian, dedicated to him to an unhealthy degree as both were survivors of Emmanuel’s abusive and tyrannical rule at home. After Emmanuel’s death (in which Mercy played a hand), Mercy took on some of his criminal rackets, running them with her muscle and new beau, Keith, until they broke up due to Sebastian’s disapproval.
Keith Sullivan
Played by: Craig Parkinson
When we first meet Keith in Episode 3, he’s teaching a women’s self-defence class, having put a life of violent crime behind him. However, when his former lover Mercy calls him back into action to help her son, he cannot resist; he still holds a torch for her after all these years.