5.7/103 votesLoading...#1 - Episode 1
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 12/11/2022
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.
Director: Susan Tully
Writer: Tom Edge
6.8/106 votesLoading...#2 - Episode 2
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 3/4/2018
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.
Director: Charles Sturridge
Writer: Tom Edge
7.0/102 votesLoading...#3 - Episode 3
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 12/18/2022
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.
Director: Susan Tully
Writer: Tom Edge
7.1/108 votesLoading...#4 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/28/2017
Strike makes a breakthrough. Robin is offered a permanent job in HR but is reluctant to take it.
Director: Michael Keillor
Writer: Ben Richards
7.2/105 votesLoading...#5 - Episode 1
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 8/30/2020
Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott are at odds following Robin’s wedding to Matthew, but there’s no time to mull over 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.
Director: Susan Tully
Writer: Tom Edge
7.6/109 votesLoading...#6 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/27/2017
Cormoran Strike, an injured war veteran turned PI, and secretary Robin Ellacott seek the truth surrounding the mysterious death of supermodel Lula Landry.
Director: Michael Keillor
Writer: Ben Richards
7.7/106 votesLoading...#7 - Episode 2
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/2017
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.
Director: Kieron Hawkes
Writer: Tom Edge
7.8/104 votesLoading...#8 - Episode 3
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/6/2020
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.
Director: Susan Tully
Writer: Tom Edge
7.9/107 votesLoading...#9 - Episode 1
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/25/2018
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.
Director: Charles Sturridge
Writer: Tom Edge
8.0/107 votesLoading...#10 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/3/2017
Long-buried secrets are revealed, putting Strike and Robin in danger as they close in the killer.
Director: Michael Keillor
Writer: Ben Richards
8.0/109 votesLoading...#11 - Episode 1
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/2017
War veteran turned private investigator Cormoran Strike investigates the disappearance of a provocative author. Robin is caught between Strike and Matthew's hopes.
Director: Kieron Hawkes
Writer: Tom Edge
8.0/102 votesLoading...#12 - Episode 2
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 12/12/2022
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.
Director: Susan Tully
Writer: Tom Edge
8.0/102 votesLoading...#13 - Episode 4
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 12/19/2022
Strike realises that Margot’s killer is responsible for many other murders that have gone undetected, and lays a trap.
Director: Susan Tully
Writer: Tom Edge
8.0/101 votesLoading...#14 - Episode 1
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 12/16/2024
Edie Ledwell, the co-creator of a cult TV cartoon, The Ink Black Heart, is being harassed by an online figure, Anomie. She asks Robin to uncover Anomie's true identity.
Director: Susan Tully
Writer: Tom Edge
8.0/101 votesLoading...#15 - Episode 2
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 12/17/2024
Robin, Strike and Barclay all take risks to further the investigation now that they think Anomie probably killed Edie Ledwell. Strike receives an unexpected and unwelcome visitor.
Director: Susan Tully
Writer: Tom Edge
8.2/104 votesLoading...#16 - Episode 2
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 8/31/2020
A startling discovery seems to confirm the story of the strangled child, but the team are forced to leave the scene before they can properly investigate. Fearing their witness is in danger, they redouble their efforts to find him.
Director: Susan Tully
Writer: Tom Edge
8.7/103 votesLoading...#17 - Episode 4
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/13/2020
Robin admits the truth to Strike, and a valuable clue helps them solve the case. Season finale.
Director: Susan Tully
Writer: Tom Edge
The Worst Episodes of Strike
Every episode of Strike ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Strike!
A war veteran turned private detective operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Although wounded both physically and psychologically, his unique insight...
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:BBC One
Worst Episodes Summary
"Episode 1" is the worst rated episode of "Strike". It scored 5.7/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Susan Tully and written by Tom Edge, it aired on 12/11/2022. This episode scored 1.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 2".