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The Silkworm

The adaptation of Robert Galbraith’s novel, The Silkworm, starring Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger alongside an all-star cast. Written by Tom Edge and directed by Kieron Hawkes, the two episodes of ‘The Silkworm’ aired on BBC One in Autumn 2017.

When temperamental novelist Owen Quine (Jeremy Swift) goes missing, his wife Leonora (Monica Dolan) calls in private detective Cormoran Strike (Tom Burke) to bring him home.

Across the two episodes, Strike and Robin (Holliday Grainer) investigate the disappearance of the provocative author, scouring all corners of London’s literary world to solve the case.

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Cormoran Strike Tom Burke
Robin Ellacott Holliday Grainger
Kathryn Kent Dorothy Atkinson
Leonora Quine Monica Dolan
Matthew Cunliffe Kerr Logan
Jerry Waldegrave Dominic Mafham
Daniel Chard Tim McInnerny
Charlotte Campbell Natasha O'Keeffe
Andrew Fancourt Peter Sullivan
Owen Quine Jeremy Swift
Liz Tassel Lia Williams
DI Anstis Sargon Yelda
Ellie Fancourt Tamsin Topolski
William Baker Tom Greaves
Ralph Rob Callender
Jess Catherine Bailey
Orlando Quine Sarah Gordy
Policewoman Harriet Green
Manny Jeffrey Ho
Policeman Waj Ali
Edna Rachel Bell
Triona (Passerby) Sophie Harkness
Author Robert Galbraith
TV Interviewer Emma Cater
Ilsa Caitlin Innes Edwards
Nick Ian Attard
Al Rokeby Joey Batey
Frankie Aretha Ayeh
Text Analyst Jack Monaghan
Writer Tom Edge
Producer Jackie Larkin
Director Kieron Hawkes
Executive Producer Elizabeth Kilgarriff
Executive Producer Tom Edge
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 Silkworm

When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. The further he investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine’s disappearance than meets the eye.

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