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Strike - Episode Guide

Season 1

Episode 1

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Aug 27, 2017 (60 min)

Episode 1

Cormoran Strike, an injured war veteran turned PI, and secretary Robin Ellacott seek the truth surrounding the mysterious death of supermodel Lula Landry.

Episode 2

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Aug 28, 2017 (60 min)

Episode 2

Strike tells the police that the circumstances of Rochelle's death merit further investigation but is dismissed. He seeks out Lula's friends, the fashion designer Guy Somé and model Ciara Porter, and learns that Lula was looking for her biological family.

Episode 3

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Sep 3, 2017 (60 min)

Episode 3

Robin gets key information from a salesgirl at the boutique Lula visited. Strike arrives just as Robin tries on a stunning green dress and he awkwardly averts his eyes as he explains his CCTV breakthrough - that a man left Lula's wearing a Guy Somé hoodie.

Season 2

Episode 1

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 10, 2017 (60 min)

Episode 1

War veteran turned private investigator Cormoran Strike investigates the disappearance of a provocative author. Robin is caught between Strike and Matthew's hopes.

Episode 2

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Sep 17, 2017 (60 min)

Episode 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 the killer.

Season 3

Episode 1

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2018 (60 min)

Episode 1

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.

Episode 2

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Mar 4, 2018 (60 min)

Episode 2

Strike and Robin's partnership reaches breaking point as Robin's wedding approaches, and they disagree about how to ensnare a man who abuses children.

Season 4

Episode 1

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Aug 30, 2020 (60 min)

Episode 1

Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott are back, and at odds following Robin's wedding to Matthew.

But there's no time to mull on the new distance within their professional relationship, as a frightening visit from a potential client puts a new case on the table - and Robin and Strike set to work looking into reports of a strangled child.

With the detective agency thriving, the duo are also recruited to investigate the blackmail of a Government Minister and Robin is tasked with going undercover in the House of Commons.

Episode 2

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Aug 31, 2020 (60 min)

Episode 2

Strike and Robin's startling discovery seems to confirm the story of the strangled child - but they're forced to leave the scene before they can properly investigate.

Fearing their witness is in danger, they redouble their efforts to find him. As Robin deals with frustrations in her marriage and Strike accepts a dependency on a new girlfriend, their investigation deepens.

The duo are taken all over London in pursuit of the truth, from a derelict warehouse filled with protestors to a high-society charity fundraiser. But ultimately, our favourite detectives are unable to stop another tragedy...

Episode 3

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Sep 6, 2020 (60 min)

Episode 3

Robin discovers a startling truth close to home. The government minister's blackmailer becomes the prime suspect in the case, but Robin and Strike believe there was an accomplice.

Episode 4

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Sep 13, 2020 (60 min)

Episode 4

Whilst Robin struggles with changes in her personal life, she and Strike are able to provide some comfort to a grieving father. The pair interview more key players in the case and work closely with the police - still honing in on the blackmailer's elusive accomplice.

 

Season 5

Episode 1

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2022 (58 min)

Episode 1

Strike is approached by a woman asking for help to find her mother, Margot Bamborough, who went missing in 1974 when a psychopathic serial killer stalked the streets.

Episode 2

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2022 (57 min)

Episode 2

The investigation takes a dangerous turn as a disturbing piece of evidence leads Robin and Strike into London's underworld. Robin risks her life by pursuing a vicious suspect.

Episode 3

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2022 (58 min)

Episode 3

Spurred on by the father of a young woman who also went missing in the 1970s, the detectives attempt to outwit an incarcerated serial killer who may hold the key to the case.

Episode 4

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2022 (58 min)

Episode 4

Strike realises that Margot's killer is responsible for many other murders that have gone undetected, and lays a trap.

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