Strike
TV Show · Mystery · Crime

Based on the novels by Robert Galbraith, Tom Burke stars as private detective Cormoran Strike, a former war veteran now working out of a cramped London office. Together with his assistant, Robin Ellacott, played by Holliday Grainger, Cormoran tackles cases that have, so far, baffled the police. Though struggling with the psychological and physical toll that combat have wrought on him, Cormoran is well-equipped to tackle complex conundrums thanks to his background as a Special Investigation Branch investigator.

2017 · 59m
Starring Tom Burke, Holliday Grainger, Kerr Logan
Director Charles Sturridge

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    The Cuckoo's Calling: Part 1
    Cormoran Strike, an injured war veteran turned PI, and secretary Robin Ellacott seek the truth surrounding the mysterious death of supermodel Lula Landry.
    56 min
  • EPISODE 2
    The Cuckoo's Calling: Part 2
    Strike discovers that Lula was murdered and makes a breakthrough about how it was done. Robin is offered a permanent job in HR but is reluctant to take it.
    56 min
  • EPISODE 3
    The Cuckoo's Calling: Part 3
    Old secrets that were once buried come to light, leading Strike and Robin into danger as the become closer to identifying the killer.
    56 min
  • EPISODE 1
    The Silkworm: Part 1
    Cormoran Strike is hired by Leonaora Quine to find her husband, the infamous author Owen Quine. Meanwhile, Robin is caught between Strike and Matthew's hopes.
    57 min
  • EPISODE 2
    The Silkworm: Part 2
    Delving deeper into the hidden meanings and concealed secrets of Bombyx Mori, Strike and Robin scour all corners of London's literary world to unmask Quine's killer.
    56 min
  • EPISODE 1
    Part 1
    A dismembered leg sent to Strike's office sends both his and Robin's lives into disarray. Strike thinks that the limb could belong to a young girl who accused her stepfather of sexual abuse. Strike blames himself for the stepfather eluding justice.
    57 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Tom Burke
    Cormoran Strike
  • Holliday Grainger
    Robin Ellacott
  • Kerr Logan
    Matthew Cunliffe
  • Jonas Armstrong
    Saul Morris
  • Linda Bassett
    Joan Nancarrow
  • Fionnula Flanagan
    Oonagh Kennedy
  • S‌G
    Sutara Gayle
    Kim Sullivan
  • Abigail Lawrie
    Margot Bamborough
  • Ruth Sheen
    Pat Chauncey
  • Dorothy Atkinson
    Kathryn Kent
  • Monica Dolan
    Leonora Quine

About

Strike

Mystery

Based on the novels by Robert Galbraith, Tom Burke stars as private detective Cormoran Strike, a former war veteran now working out of a cramped London office. Together with his assistant, Robin Ellacott, played by Holliday Grainger, Cormoran tackles cases that have, so far, baffled the police. Though struggling with the psychological and physical toll that combat have wrought on him, Cormoran is well-equipped to tackle complex conundrums thanks to his background as a Special Investigation Branch investigator.

Information

Studio
HBO
Released
2017
Rated
15
© 2017 Brontë Film & Television.

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (United Kingdom) (CC)

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