Strike: Troubled Blood Review This Drama Should Be Cherished. Its The BBC At Its Best
Strike: Troubled Blood is a truly exquisite crime drama that brings together extraordinary talents to create something more than the sum of its impressive parts. This is something rare and valuable. And watch it, and I can totally recommend this four-episode series as the highlight of your holiday viewing (other than the World Cup final, of course). It starts off brilliantly but improves and will be followed by amazing and exciting stellar performances.
This is the latest adaptation of J.K. Rowling's novel Detective Strike by Tom Edge (under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, he also executive produces) and arguably his finest work. Tom Burke once again plays Cormoran Strike, the gruff but smart private detective. Strike is a former soldier with post-traumatic stress disorder, mild drinking problems, and a difficult childhood. And his affection and respect for enterprising business partner Robin Ellacott (Holiday Granger) still threatens or promises to turn into something akin to love. "Love" because Strike was never ready for love, let alone dress for it. This made Columbus smart. Instead, Strike constantly adapts to the depraved aspects of human nature that he encounters in times of war and peace. He looks and talks cocky, even subdued, but still suits a television detective; Otherwise, they would all be as reckless as Michael McIntyre or Alan Titchmarsh, and that would never be enough. The nightmare at the start of Strike's story is that his stepmother is diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer. Someone should buy him a pint of beer. Or maybe not.
In a new start to the series, Strike, playing a famous detective, is approached by a woman while he has just had a drink. Desperate, Anna (Sophie Ward) begs Strike to discover the disappearance of her mother, a doctor. Margot Bamborough to investigate in 1974 (played by Abigail Laurie in flashback). Strike took the matter coolly and began to collect evidence. The old files are pieced together, including the notes of the original detective who went insane while investigating. Witnesses, partners, and grieving parents were found, and... there was little they could do. Or rather, too many possible suspects - dead, decrepit, missing, uncooperative or even dangerous, including a serial killer of the time. From archived news, home videos and flashbacks, we learn that Margot was a kind and conscientious business woman, a feminist in her day, but was abused by predatory or unreliable men, including her unhappy marriage, multiple relationships and bullies, and beefy women. drugs. the men were hanged. around his office. Well, it was the 70s.
As with all crime series, at least some of the filming must take place in idyllic locations, in this case in Cornwall, although most of the action takes place in dark and dirty 1970s London, which creates a stark contrast. . Director Sue Tully (Michelle Fowler in EastEnders Half a Life Ago) makes the most of the background, and we also pay attention to the usual BBC attention to historical detail, right down to the credits. The only slightly confusing clue is why Robin drives a 60-year-old Land Rover. Quirky classic cars are often a staple of the genre, but this is weird. Either way, this is a great Sunday night show that has that very well-crafted, sinister, intriguing, and sometimes demonic quality that should have you hooked.
In other words , Strike: Troubled Blood is the best the BBC has to offer, and today, as in the 1970s, the company is one of the few things in this blind country that actually works and is world-class. God only knows why this government wants to destroy him indiscriminately. A true crime thriller.
