The BEST episodes of Strike
Every episode of Strike ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Strike!
Cormoran Strike, a war veteran turned private detective operating out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street, is wounded both physically and psychologically. His unique insight and his background as an SIB Investigator prove crucial in solving three complex cases, which have eluded the police.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - Episode 3
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/3/2017
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.
#6 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - Episode 2
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/31/2020
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…
#13 - Episode 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/28/2017
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.
#14 - 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 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.
#15 - Episode 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/27/2017
Supermodel Lula Landry falls to her death from a Mayfair balcony. The police conclude that she committed suicide.