Violence, treachery and power struggles are guaranteed as season three of Gangs of London arrives.
The Bafta award-winning Sky Atlantic series is back on televisions this week promising an explosive third instalment of gang warfare in the capital.
Chaos erupts in London after a spiked shipment of cocaine kills hundreds.
Former undercover officer turned gangster Elliot navigates his new role as a top-level criminal alongside the Dumanis.
While the Wallaces, Luan, Lale and the street gangs descend into violent turf wars as personal vendettas collide with professional power struggles.
A ruthless fight for control of London’s criminal underworld is on as those responsible for the spiking are hunted down.
Who is in the Gangs of London season 3 cast?
Michelle Fairley plays Marian Wallace (Photo:: Sky Limited/Pulse Films)
Michelle Fairley stars as Marian Wallance, widow of Finn Wallace and mother to Billy, Jacqueline and Sean.
The Northern Irish actress is best-known for playing Catelyn Stark in Game of Thrones.
She also played Ava Hessington in the US series Suits and Margaret Langston in Resurrection.
The 61-year-old also starred as Princess Augusta in the Netflix spin-off series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù appears as Elliott Carter (Photo: Ana Blumenkron/Sky Limited/Pulse Films)Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù stars as Elliott Carter/Finch, an undercover police officer who infiltrates the Wallace Organisation.
British actor Dìrísù, 34, rose to fame in television shows such as The Mill and Humans.
He played Sonny Sullivan in the period drama The Halcyon and DS Stanley Hart/DS Elliot Hart in Next of Kin.
Viewers will have seen him most recently starring in the Apple TV+ show Slow Horses.
Lucian Msamati, right, plays Ed Dumani (Photo: Ana Blumenkron/Sky Limited/Pulse Films)
Lucian Msamati takes on the role of Ed Dumani, who was Finn Wallace’s right-hand man and a key player in the Wallace Organisation.
Msamati, 49, is known for his role as Salladhor Saan in Game of Thrones, JLB Matekoni in The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency and John Faa in His Dark Materials.
He has also recently starred as Cardinal Adeyemi in the Oscar and Bafta-winning film Conclave.
Joe Cole
Joe Cole appears as Sean Wallace (Photo: Sophie Mutevelian/Sky Limited/Pulse Films)Joe Cole stars as Sean Wallace, who inherits the Wallace Organisation when his father Finn dies.
Cole, 36, rose to fame playing John Shelby in the BBC series Peaky Blinders.
He played Frank in Black Mirror and Harry Palmer in the ITV remake of The Ipcress File.
The cast of Gangs of London also includes:
Brian Vernel as Billy Wallace (Slow Horses, Collateral) Pippa Bennett-Warner as Shannon Dumani (Moonflower Murders, Entitled) Orli Shukar as Luan Dushaj (Eastenders, Save Me) Narges Rashidi as Lale (The Allegation, Never Too Late for Justice) Taye Matthew as Danny Dumani (Django, Real) Asif Raza Mir as Asif Afridi (Jaan E Jahan) Eri Shuka as Mirlinda Dushaj (Dancing with the Shadows) Jahz Armando as Saba (Leaving Legacy) Murat Erkek as Merwan (The Agency, Silent Witness)Gangs of London is set in a fictionalised, darker version of the capital, akin to Gotham in the Batman universe.
Filming for this series took place in a number of location across the city.
A church in Kilburn was the stage for one explosive scene (Photo: Sky Limited/Pulse Films)St Augustine’s Church in Kilburn was used for one of the more explosive scenes.
Leafy Richmond Hill and Gloucester House were also part of the backdrop for the latest installment.
The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, Meanwhile Gardens in Kensington and The Horseshoe Pub in Clerkenwell have played a part in the show in the past.
And Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire have been used for special effects shoots.
‘Gangs of London’ is set and filmed in London (Photo: Sky Limited/Pulse Films)What happened at the end of season 2?
Season three starts several months after season two’s power shift, undercover officer turned gangster Elliott Carter (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù) has seized the reins from Sean Wallace to become London’s biggest drug lord.
In the finale of season two, Elliot had taken an axe to the tattooed left arm of Billy Wallace then sent it to brother Sean and matriarch Marian (Michelle Fairley) as leverage.
Sean confronts his mother Marian about Billy’s predicament and discovers it was her who put him in danger. Sean strangles his mother but then lets her go, disowning her.
Marian calls on Luan to locate the missing shipment of drugs, which is now in the possession of Shannon Dumani.
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A shoot-out between the Dumanis and Luan’s men over the drugs see the Dumanis dominate and gain power.
Meanwhile, Sean poisons Koba on the way to find Elliott and then calls the latter to tell him the job is complete and he must now reveal where his brother Billy is.
Sean meets Elliott with Koba’s body to hand over in exchange for Billy. But Billy manages to stab Elliott with a screwdriver and a fight breaks out.
Sean is strung up to hang by Elliott but he relents at the last minute calling the police and leaving the Wallace brother to be arrested for the killing of Koba.
Later, a meeting of all the gangs sees Elliott arrive at the table as the one now in control of London’s gangs.
There is one last twist in the plot: Lale and Asif Afridi appear to have joined forces in Pakistan and are intent on revenge.
When is Gangs of London season 3 on, and how many episodes are there?
Gangs of London returns to Sky on Thursday 20 March.
There are eight episodes in the third season and they will be launched as a box set on Sky Atlantic and will be available on the streaming service Now.
Fans of the show will need to have a Sky subscription from £15 a month or Now subscription from £6.99 a month.
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