Strike boss teases ‘cracks’ in Cormoran and Robin’s relationship as detective series returns
STRIKE producer has teased ‘cracks’ in Cormoran and Robin’s relationship – as the hit crime-drama returns.
The BBC detective series is returning for a new season this weekend – subtitled Troubled Blood.
One of the show’s producers has given viewers a glimpse to what they can expect to see, as he reveals “cracks” will appear in the working relationship between Cormoran (Tom Burke) and Robin (Holliday Grainger).
Producer Alex Rendell shared: “There’s an element of continuation from previous seasons but in this season both go through parallel emotional journeys.”
He explained: “Robin is dealing with her impending divorce, she’s also running the office while Strike is away and she’s got some new staff that she has to deal with, which is quite taxing at times.”
The crew member continued: “Strike is dealing with his very ill aunt, so there’s an emotional squeeze on him there. His estranged father Jonny Rokeby is also trying to contact him, so there’s an emotional vice on Strike and some cracks start appearing.”
Meanwhile, screen writer Tom Edge – added that “there’s a lot going on” with both characters under the surface, even if their agency initially seems to be in a settled period.
He revealed that Robin’s divorce was “proving really taxing” and that Matthew (Kerr Logan) was “being extremely difficult and using it as an opportunity to punish her”.
The writer then went onto speak about Cormoran, saying that he goes through testing times, when his aunt Joan is diagnosed with a very aggressive and fast-moving cancer, and for Strike this opens “some old wounds”.
He explained: “He is somebody who doesn’t want to be needed by family and prefers to keeps things emotionally at an arm’s length and the diagnosis and the obligation to be close and to help out really brings to the surface some challenging questions for him.”
The synopsis for the new series reads: “Private detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he’s approached by a woman, Anna Phipps asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough, who went missing under mysterious circumstances in 1974.
The network has confirmed that the show will be returning on 11 December – so fans won’t have much longer to wait.
Strike is based on the book series Cormoran Strike by J. K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
Strike: Troubled Blood will premiere on BBC One on Sunday 11th December, while Strike seasons 1-4 are available now on BBC iPlayer.