The Tower review, Culture Whisper
There’s always been a presence of corruption in police dramas, Line of Duty being the most potent example. But these days, that trope adopts an unsettling relevance to reality. Read the news and you can see that the rogue TV copper, who breaks rules but only to follow justice, is gradually losing its appeal. And believability.
As such, British shows like The Tower veer further from this ‘copaganda’ and proceed with more realistic portrayals (albeit often with a good cop/bad cop balance). Like Stephen before it, The Tower is another stage in a fast and fascinating television evolution.
