Strike (TV series)

Strike
Series title over a headshot of the dishevelled title character in his office
Also known asC. B. Strike
Genre
Based onCormoran Strike
by Robert Galbraith
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Opening theme"I Walk Beside You" by Beth Rowley
ComposerAdrian Johnston
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes15
Production
Executive producers
  • Ben Richards
  • Neil Blair
  • Ruth Kenley-Letts
  • J. K. Rowling
  • Elizabeth Kilgarriff
  • Tom Edge
  • Tommy Bulfin
Producers
  • Jackie Larkin
  • Alex Rendell
Running time57–59 minutes
Production companiesBrontë Film and Television
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release27 August 2017 (2017-08-27) –
present (present)
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Strike (also known as C. B. Strike internationally) is a British crime drama television programme based on the book series Cormoran Strike by J. K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.[1] The programme was first broadcast on BBC One on 27 August 2017, after receiving an advance premiere at the British Film Institute on 10 August 2017.[2]

The programme follows Cormoran Strike (Tom Burke), a war veteran turned private detective operating out of a tiny office in London's Denmark Street, who uses his unique insight and his background as a Special Investigation Branch investigator to solve complex cases that have eluded the police along with his assistant, subsequently business partner, Robin Ellacott (Holliday Grainger).[3]

Fifteen episodes across five series have been broadcast to date, each series adapting the novels The Cuckoo's Calling (2013), The Silkworm (2014), Career of Evil (2015), Lethal White (2018), and Troubled Blood (2020), respectively.[4][5] A sixth series, based on The Ink Black Heart (2022), began shooting in February 2024.[6]

The programme premiered on 1 June 2018 in the United States on Cinemax and in Canada on HBO Canada.[7] Following the fourth series, the programme was exhibited in the United States on HBO.[8][9]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Buy cinema tickets for TV Preview: Strike: The Cuckoo's Calling + discussion | BFI Southbank". whatson.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Griffiths, Emmy (29 November 2022). "BBC's hit crime show Strike confirms season 5 airdate - and it's sooner than you might think". Hello!. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Troubled Blood coming to BBC One this December". Robert Galbraith. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  6. ^ "JK Rowling's BBC Detective Series 'Strike' To Begin Season 6 Shoot This Month; HBO Back On Board". Deadline.com. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  7. ^ Anop, Nirat (9 October 2017). "Cinemax 2018 Programming Lineup". SpoilerTV.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  8. ^ "CB Strike (HBO)". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  9. ^ Roush, Matt (20 January 2021). "Worth Watching: Strike Is Back in 'Lethal White,' Inauguration Day & 'Celebrating America,' CW's Wednesday Returns". TV Insider. Retrieved 21 February 2021.