On 1 November 2019, Sky renewed Temple for a second series,[3] which began airing on 28 October 2021.
Synopsis
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.[4] Daniel sets up the clinic to find a cure for his wife, Beth (Catherine McCormack), who suffers from a terminal illness.[5] Lee (Daniel Mays), a Temple station staff member, and Anna (Carice van Houten), a medical researcher, help him run the clinic.[6] 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.[7]
Cast and characters
Main
Mark Strong as Daniel Milton, a brilliant surgeon who is willing to provide illegal medical care to fund his covert care of his wife and research into finding a cure for her illness.
Daniel Mays as Lee Simmons, a transport network employee and "doomsday prepper", who helps Daniel establish an illegal underground clinic.
Carice van Houten as Anna Willems, a medical researcher and friend of Beth, who had an affair with Daniel in the past and reluctantly assists him with his underground clinic.
After a robbery job, Jamie is shot by armed police. He calls his friend Lee, who in turn calls Daniel, a surgeon who is attending a service for his wife, Beth, who died by suicide after a long illness. At 'The Clinic', a large rusty high ceilinged chamber with no windows, Daniel removes Jamie's spleen. Flashbacks detail that Beth was a medical researcher trying to find a cure for her disease. Meanwhile, Jamie wakes up and jumps off the operating table but slips on the blood on the floor, knocking himself unconscious. Daniel must operate again but lacks the necessary blood. Daniel calls research assistant Anna, knowing she is an O Negative donor, and lures her to Temple Station. Unwilling to be a live donor, Anna is chloroformed and blood taken from her to save Jamie's life. Daniel walks to another wing where he sits by the bed of another patient with a ventilator: Beth.
Anna escapes the clinic and Daniel pursues her, terrified she may reveal their location to the police. Flashbacks detail Daniel's encouragement to Beth to pursue the research on their own.
Daniel deals with the consequences of his infidelity as he searches for Anna's breakthrough cure. Hall and Moloney set a trap to arrest Jamie using Michelle's secret phone, while Mercy discovers the clinic and demands Jamie be given up.
Daniel and Beth are forced to conjure up an explanation regarding the seemingly unbelievable miracle of Beth's resurrection; Lee and Jamie don't make matters any easier.
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"Episode 2"
Christopher Smith
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4 November 2021 (2021-11-04)
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New complications arise as Daniel and Lee fall back into old habits to make ends meet; back at home, Beth is surrounded by clues but needs to put the pieces together.
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"Episode 3"
Christopher Smith
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11 November 2021 (2021-11-11)
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Daniel and Lee are at their wit's end and bereft of any ideas of how to escape their troubles; Anna must decide whether or not she'll cross a moral line to get what she needs for her trial.
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"Episode 4"
Tinge Krishnan
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18 November 2021 (2021-11-18)
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As Anna returns to the bunker for a big undertaking, Daniel is nowhere to be found when she needs him most; Lee finds a new passion in activism.
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"Episode 5"
Frederik Louis Hviid
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25 November 2021 (2021-11-25)
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Daniel and Anna's reckless behaviors are catching up with them slowly but surely; the police continue to get dangerously close to the truth.
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"Episode 6"
Christopher Smith
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2 December 2021 (2021-12-02)
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Following recent chaos, Daniel and Anna quickly depart on a road-trip to rid themselves of their recent sins; they meet roadblock after roadblock, leading Daniel into a dire predicament.
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"Episode 7"
Frederik Louis Hviid
Unknown
9 December 2021 (2021-12-09)
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When Eve finds herself in a tough spot with seemingly no escape, Daniel may finally have to come out into the light in order to save her.
