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Strike

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Detective dramas based on the novels by Robert Galbraith.

Wounded physically and emotionally, Cormoran Strike’s chaotic life masks his ability to unravel complex cases. Compelling crimes created by JK Rowling as Robert Galbraith.

Career of Evil

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Strike: Career of Evil

Tom Burke

Holliday Grainger

Andrew Brooke

Ben Crompton

Jessica Gunning

Matt King

Kerr Logan

Killian Scott

Kierston Wareing

Fern Deacon

Antonia Kinlay

Nicholas Agnew

Mollie Peacock

Cosima Shaw

Ann Akin

Luke Booys

Gabriel Lo Giudice

Toby Bryant

Caitlin Innes Edwards

Ian Attard

Tilly Steele

Suzanne Burden

El Anthony

Kirsty Dillon

Ellie James

Archie Wrightman

Robert Galbraith

Tom Edge

Jackie Larkin

Charles Sturridge

Elizabeth Kilgarriff

Neil Blair

Ruth Kenley-Letts

JK Rowling

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Strike: Career of Evil: Episode 1

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Episode 1

BBC One - Strike, Career of Evil, Episode 1

Strike and Robin's close working relationship begins to rile Robin's fiance.

Drama series. 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.

Robin arrives at the office to accept a package from a courier in a rush. When she opens it, she is horrified to discover a severed leg inside.

Strike begins to pull together a list of potential suspects from his past, all of whom have vendettas against him. One of the names, Jeff Whittaker, relates directly to Strike's dead mother Leda. He brings in Shanker to help him, while Robin begins to research all three suspects.

Strike and Robin's close working relationship begins to rile Robin's fiance Matthew, and the couple descend into rows. Adding pressure to the relationship, the investigation takes Robin away to Barrow-in-Furness with Strike overnight.

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Drama series based on the novel by Robert Galbraith.

Drama series based on the novel by Robert Galbraith. War veteran turned private investigator Cormoran Strike investigates after a dismembered leg is sent to his office.

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