Strike: The Series [The Cuckoos Calling / The Silkworm / Career of Evil] [DVD] [2018]

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If you've only seen the C.B. Strike television series, we strongly recommend giving the books a chance. We particularly recommend the audio book versions, as actor Robert Glenister ( Hustle) does an incredible job reading and performing an impressive variety of British accents (not all perfect, but certainly better than most could achieve).

Power, Ed (11 September 2017). "Strike – The Silkworm, part one, review – an entertaining and disturbing peek into the darker side of JK Rowling's imagination". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020 . Retrieved 9 January 2020.C.B. Strike follows PI Cormoran Strike (Tom Burke), a former military police investigator who left the army after losing his leg in an explosion. He works alongside his assistant (and later, partner) Robin Ellacott (Holliday Grainger), a young women who's moved from Yorkshire to join her fiancé in London. Sommers, Kat (November 2016). "First Look: Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger in 'Cormoran Strike' ". BBC America. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017 . Retrieved 11 January 2017. The programme premiered on 1 June 2018 in the United States on Cinemax and in Canada on HBO Canada. [6] Following the fourth series, the programme was exhibited in the United States on HBO. [7] [8] Cast and characters [ edit ] Main cast [ edit ]

This is very much a character-driven mystery series, with the personal lives of the detectives as important to the story as the primary mystery (particularly in the books). If you prefer the older-style mysteries where characters were just set pieces to serve the plot of the mystery, this may not be to your liking – but if you like an ongoing storyline and some character development, you're likely to enjoy CB Strike (or simply Strike, as it's marketed in the UK). Where Can I Watch C.B. Strike? A scene from the most recent season/adaptation, Troubled BloodHughes, Sarah (13 August 2017). "Witty, not gritty: JK Rowling's gentle TV detective is a return to the era of Morse". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020 . Retrieved 14 August 2017. Troubled Blood coming to BBC One this December". Robert Galbraith. 24 November 2022 . Retrieved 1 December 2022. Fleming, Molly (11 September 2017). "Strike the Silkworm shows intense suicide scene on World Suicide Prevention Day". Metro. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020 . Retrieved 9 January 2020.

For now, it's far too soon to have any kind of premiere date, either for BBC One or HBO Max in the US (assuming they continue to get the new seasons). J.K. Rowling (Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, Strike, The Casual Vacancy), Neil Blair (Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them, Strike), Ruth Kenley-Letts (Too Close, Strike, You Don’t Know Me) and Tommy Bulfin (for the BBC) executive produce based on a script by Tom Edge (You, Don’t Know Me, Vigil) who also wrote Strike - The Silkworm, Strike - Career Of Evil and Strike - Lethal White. Jenny van der Lande (Too Close, You Don’t Know Me) is story producer and Alex Rendell will produce. Sue Tully is directing. Her credits include Too Close, Strike - Lethal White, Line Of Duty, Tin Star, The A Word and The Musketeers. Furness, Hannah (7 September 2016). "Confirmed: Tom Burke to play Cormoran Strike in BBC's JK Rowling dramas". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020 . Retrieved 11 January 2017. When Robin and Strike hear that Ledwell was murdered in Highgate Cemetery, they find themselves pulled into a case that's well outside their comfort zone. Immersed in online gaming and social media, they find shady characters, misogyny, and danger at every turn.Strike is approached by Anna Phipps [ A Very British Scandal's Sophie Ward], whose mother Margot went missing many years before and the case has never been solved. There are a lot of suspicious people lurking in the shadows and Strike and Robin end up going to a lot of different places, following their noses," Burke tells What to Watch. Kenneth Cranham ( Hatton Garden) also stars as serial killer Dennis Creed, along with Cherie Lunghi ( Unforgotten) and Robin Askwith ( The Madame Blanc Mysteries). Tom Burke to play JK Rowling's Cormoran Strike on BBC One". BBC News. 7 September 2016 . Retrieved 11 January 2017. The series begins with Strike on holiday in Cornwall, where he is visiting his family, but he is stunned when a woman asks him to help search for her mother, Margot Bamborough, who disappeared in 1974.

Yes, this is their first cold case. I think they’ve taken it on for the personal story of Anna losing her mum and wanting to do right by her. They feel close to Margot by the end and want to know what’s happened to her," adds Grainger. "It’s incredibly difficult. Neither of them is expecting to actually solve the case. So many people involved have disappeared themselves or died and many lines of enquiry are dead ends — literally. But Robin has this strong sense of anger about injustice to women and so this case really speaks to her and she wants to get to the bottom of it." Which cast members are returning for Strike – Troubled Blood? Private detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he’s approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough, who went missing under mysterious circumstances in 1974. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge.Anop, Nirat (9 October 2017). "Cinemax 2018 Programming Lineup". SpoilerTV.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020 . Retrieved 11 November 2017. a b c "Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010 . Retrieved 10 September 2017. (User must select "BBC1" in the Channel field and then select the appropriate year, month and week to retrieve the figure for each episode)