Character Relationship Map: Citadel

Characters

• Priest (played by James Cosmo) — protagonist

  A foul-mouthed, eccentric priest who warns Tommy about the hoodies. He later reveals an urban myth about mutant ferals in the condemned tower block and guides Tommy to destroy it. He sacrifices himsel...

• Tommy (played by Aneurin Barnard) — supporting

  The central protagonist whose pregnant wife Joanne is brutally attacked, leaving her comatose. Suffering from severe agoraphobia, he struggles to care for his infant daughter Elsa while evading a gang...

• Joanne (played by Amy Shiels) — supporting

  Tommy's pregnant wife who is brutally attacked by a gang of hoodies in a condemned tower block lift. Doctors save her baby, Elsa, but she is left in a coma. After eight months, she is taken off life s...

• Marie (played by Wunmi Mosaku) — supporting

  A compassionate nurse who consoles Tommy after Joanne's death and later hosts him and Elsa. She attempts to reassure Tommy that the attacks are unrelated, but is brutally killed by hoodies when she ap...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Marie → Joanne (Professional Attending Nurse) — Delivers medical and emotional care to Joanne during her vegetative state.

  Marie is introduced as a friendly nurse who consoles Tommy at the hospice where Joanne is kept on life support.

• Priest → Joanne (Professional Hospice Chaplain) — Provides spiritual care and counseling during Joanne's prolonged coma.

  Tommy visits Joanne at the hospice where she is being cared for, and the priest is present in the same community context.

• Tommy → Joanne (Family Husband) — Core emotional anchor; Joanne's attack and coma trigger Tommy's entire journey.

  The plot opens with Tommy and his pregnant wife Joanne moving out of their flat, establishing their marital bond before the attack.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Marie → Priest (Social Community Allies) — Shared desire to help the marginalized teenagers and understand the area's decay.

  Both express concern for the estate's youth; Marie states the youths need someone to care about them.

• Priest → Tommy (Narrative Guide) — Reveals the supernatural truth and directs Tommy's actions toward the tower block.

  The priest tells Tommy about the urban myth of mutant ferals and explains the true nature of the hoodies.

• Tommy → Marie (Social Compassionate Friend) — Provides emotional support and temporary refuge during Tommy's darkest period.

  Grief-stricken, Tommy is consoled by a friendly nurse named Marie after Joanne's death.

Story Analysis

A father's journey from trauma to triumph as he battles supernatural threats to save his daughter.

Plot Progression

1. The Lift Attack & Coma — Tommy's life is shattered when his pregnant wife Joanne is brutally attacked in a condemned tower lift. She survives but falls into a coma, leaving Tommy to care for their newborn daughter while grapp...
2. Grief, Eviction & Infiltration — Eight months later, Tommy lives in isolation as his estate faces redevelopment. After a home invasion by hoodies, he seeks refuge with Marie, who attempts to rationalize the violence as random gang ac...
3. The Supernatural Truth & Betrayal — The priest reveals the tower's dark history of mutant ferals who sense fear. Marie's attempt to prove the hoodies are harmless ends in her murder, shattering Tommy's denial and forcing him to confront...
4. Tower Assault & Sacrifice — After Elsa is kidnapped from a bus, Tommy reluctantly allies with the priest to infiltrate the tower. They plant explosives, but the priest sacrifices himself to save Tommy from the descending ferals.
5. Overcoming Fear & Aftermath — Tommy finds Elsa safe in the basement and leads them to the exit by conquering his agoraphobia. He watches from afar as the tower and its inhabitants are destroyed, finally free from his trauma.