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The Cuckoo’s Calling

The adaptation of Robert Galbraith’s novel The Cuckoo’s Calling, starring Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger alongside an all-star cast. Written by Ben Richards and directed by Michael Keillor, the three episodes of ‘The Cuckoo’s Calling’ aired on BBC One in Autumn 2017.

When troubled model Lula Landry (Elarica Johnson) falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts and calls in private investigator Cormoran Strike (Tom Burke) to look into the case.

Across three episodes, we meet war veteran turned private investigator, Cormoran Strike. Together with new assistant Robin Ellacott (Holliday Grainger) who has joined Strike only as a ‘temporary secretary’; the pair begin to investigate the mysterious death. Will the pair discover who killed Lula?

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Cormoran Strike Tom Burke
Robin Ellacott Holliday Grainger
Tony Landry Martin Shaw
Nico Kolovas-Jones David Avery
John Bristow Leo Bill
Tansy Bestigui Tara Fitzgerald
Guy Some Kadiff Kirwan
Matthew Cunliffe Kerr Logan
Charlotte Campbell Natasha O'Keeffe
DI Eric Wardle Killian Scott
Evan Duffield Bronson Webb
Lula Landry Elarica Johnson
Clara Porter Amber Anderson
Derrick Wilson Brian Bovell
Cath Adelle Leonce
Freddie Bestigui Kevin Fuller
TV Reporter Greg McKenzie
Deeby Macc Jazz Cartier
Rochelle Onifade Tezlym Senior-Sakutu
Sarah Suzanna Hamilton
Carianne Callie Coke
Author Robert Galbraith
Lady Yvette Bristow Sian Phillips
Tricia Genevieve Gaunt
Lucy Sarah Sweeney
Marsha Arinder Sadhra
Interviewer Mario Demetriou
Shanker Ben Crompton
DI Anstis Sargon Yelda
Older Afghan Boy Aown Ali
Jenny Alisha Bailey
Alicia (Receptionist) Simone Ashley
Professor Enright John Albasiny
Jonah Agyeman Abubakar Salim
Writer Ben Richards
Producer Jackie Larkin
Director Michael Keillor
Executive Producer Elizabeth Kilgarriff
Executive Producer Ben Richards
Executive Producer Neil Blair
Executive Producer Ruth Kenley-Letts
Executive Producer J.K. Rowling
Production Company Bronte Film and Television Ltd
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The Cuckoo’s Calling

When a troubled model, Lula Landry, falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts, and employs private investigator Cormoran Strike to investigate.

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