Other notable appearances have been in The Hour, Great Expectations and Utopia. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. The police then discovered Malley was in Spain when the leg was sent to Robin, eliminating him from the inquiry. Strike also primarily suspected Whittaker of sending the severed leg because the sender would have to have seen Leda naked in order to know about her tattoo, but Robin later discovered a nude photograph of Leda (with the tattoo visible) on the Internet, which opened the possibility of other suspects. The titular private detective. In 2014, he appeared as a ship's officer in the second episode of series 8 of the Doctor Who television series, "Into the Dalek", and as Mr. Bagwell in the ITV drama The Great Fire. Holly also confirms that Noel's blaming of Strike for his circumstances have amounted to an obsession and that he brings the subject up to anybody and everybody without provocation. In the word of film he’s appeared in Starred Up, The Inbetweeners Movie and Kill Your Friends among other roles. | One of her iconic roles was as the conniving empress Livia in I, Claudius. He has knowledge of Strike from the latter’s time at school with John’s late brother Charlie, who died when he was younger. The series was picked up by HBO for distribution in the United States and Canada, but ended up on HBO's sibling channel Cinemax. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. Meanwhile, Wardle's brother is struck and killed in a hit-and-run motor accident, necessitating his departure from work. The announcement that Holliday Grainger would star as Strike's assistant, Robin Ellacott, was made in November 2016. "Shanker", whose real name is never mentioned, is a former flatmate and long-time ally of Cormoran Strike. None of these suspicions were ever confirmed because of Laing's charm when speaking to police. Linda Ellacott - Robin's mother is supportive of her daughter, especially during her separation from Matthew. Holliday Grainger plays the part of Robin Ellacott. He had roles in Man Stroke Woman, Pramface and The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. Donald Laing - a Scot from the Borders, formerly in the military where he and Strike first met. From 2012 to 2019, Crompton portrayed Eddison Tollett on the HBO high-fantasy series Game of Thrones. On their journey southwards they visit a massage parlour in Market Harborough where Brockbank had worked as a bouncer, and then Laing's last known address in Corby and meet Lorraine, a middle-aged woman with whom Laing had been living shortly after leaving prison. Exploiting a technicality, Strike agrees not to interfere with Carver's suspects, which are vastly different from his own three leads. A man who disapproved of Lula’s lifestyle choices, Strike’s investigations lead him to question Tony. He played Ewan in 102 Dalmatians. Her TV credits incude Doctor Who, Mutual Friends and Law & Order: UK. On the silver screen she can be found in Legend opposite Tom Hardy, Child 44 and Ridley Scott’s Biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings. In 2011, he appeared as William Nutt in the television film The Suspicions of Mr Whicher for ITV. Carver remains furious that Strike was able to humiliate the police by solving the case, which Carver himself had ruled a suicide. First look at Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger in JK Rowling's The Cuckoo’s Calling, Strike on BBC1 is an enjoyable adaptation of JK Rowling’s crime novels – but the soundtrack is far too heavy. By entering your details, you are agreeing to Radio Times privacy policy. Robin discovers that Holly is Noel's twin sister who had been left to care for him following his departure from the army, which was the result of a brain injury that also left him physically disfigured. He relinquishes control of the case to Detective Chief Inspector Roy Carver, the lead investigator on the Lula Landry case. Strike preview: does JK Rowling’s detective drama match up to her other work? The case of a model who fell to her death could, however, reignite his ailing fortunes. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Cormoran Strike – a veteran of the war in Afghanistan and an ex-SIB investigator who was honourably discharged from the military after losing half of his right leg in a bomb attack. He remained friendly with Strike after the events of the previous two novels. Tara Fitzgerald’s most high-profile recent role was as Selyse Baratheon in Game of Thrones. He appeared as Colin in the BBC Three sitcom Ideal with Johnny Vegas,[3] and as Keith in the BBC Three series Pramface from 2012 until 2014. Release Dates Ben Compton as Shanker A friend and former flatmate of Strike’s, who works in the illegal drugs trade and can help Strike find information about wanted people… for a … He has had a recurring role as Eddison Tollett since Season 2 of the television fantasy drama series Game of Thrones.[4]. Before that, she broke out with a regular role in the fourth and fifth series of Misfits. [7][8] was made on 10 December 2014. Before leaving, Robin is able to extract Brockbank's most recent place of work from his sister. Shanker works in the illegal drugs trade and can help Strike find information about … She has been cast in the highly anticipated sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2049. First look at new BBC drama Strike: Career of Evil, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). She was recently seen as Lady Constance Chatterley in the BBC's adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover, and starred as 'Ugly Sister' Anastasia in the real-life version of Disney's Cinderella. When she was 12, the elder daughter told a school friend about her stepfather's sexual abuse and threats. Robin is bereft, but returns to Masham for her impending wedding to Matthew, with whom she has reconciled. The neighbour is good friends with the parents of Rona, Laing's ex-wife whom he was convicted of abusing, and agrees to arrange a meeting. / ... [4], In March 2017, Rowling posted a clue regarding the title of the fourth book in the series on her Twitter account. She also played Bonnie Parker in the History Channel’s Bonnie and Clyde. [9], The announcement that Tom Burke was set to play Cormoran Strike in Strike[10] was made in September 2016. She also starred in a short film directed by Steve McQueen of Shame and Twelve Years a Slave fame. In a stroke of luck, however, Strike is recognised and approached by one of her neighbours. Terrence "Digger" Malley, a member of the Haringey Crime Syndicate who has a history of mailing severed body parts and was sent to prison after Strike anonymously testified against him; Jeff Whittaker, Strike's stepfather and the, This page was last edited on 24 September 2020, at 14:33. Her other screen credits include parts in Merlin, Casualty and Doctors. Rona's mother expresses continuing gratitude to Strike – he was the person who discovered her daughter naked and chained to a bed – and enthusiastically offers any help she can.
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