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Strike
Overview
A war veteran turned private detective operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Although wounded both physically and psychologically, his unique insight and background as a military police investigator prove crucial in solving complex crimes that have baffled the police. Based on the bestselling novels written by J.K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
Status
Returning Series
Created By
J.K. Rowling, Ben Richards, Tom Edge
Network
BBC One
Seasons & Episodes
Career of Evil
When a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman's severed leg. Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed. With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike is increasingly sure is not the perpetrator, he and Robin take matters into their own hands, and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of them...
Episodes
Episode 1
A dismembered leg sent to Strike's office sends both his and Robin's lives into disarray, forcing them to confront spectres from their pasts.
Episode 2
Strike and Robin's partnership reaches breaking point as Robin's wedding approaches, and they disagree about how to ensnare a man who abuses children.
Top Cast
Tom Burke
Cormoran Strike
Holliday Grainger
Robin Ellacott
Jack Greenlees
Sam Barclay
Ruth Sheen
Pat Chauncey
Emma Fielding
Katya Upcott
Stephen Hagan
DCI Richard Murphy
