Popular BBC detective crime drama Strike is returning this week with a brand new story.

Created by Harry Potter writer JK Rowling, Strike: The Ink Black Heart sees actors Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger return as Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott.

In the newest addition to the Strike series, things are looking bright for Strike and Ellacott after completing another tough case and with Christmas on the way.

However, things take a turn for the pair when the creator of the cartoon, Edie Ledwell, shares with the detectives that they are being terrorised by online stalkers.

Together, Strike and Ellacott begin interviewing suspects and begin using chatrooms to find the stalker, who goes by Anomie and is much more dangerous than any other keyboard warrior.

Strike began in 2017 and follows the stories written by JK Rowling, with the first series following The Cuckoo's Calling.

Full cast list for Strike: The Ink Black Heart 

  • Cormoran Strike: Tom Burke
  • Robin Ellacott: Holliday Grainger
  • Wally Cardew: Kevin Bishop
  • Midge Greenstreet: Tupele Dorgu
  • Katya Upcott: Emma Fielding
  • Sam Barclay: Jack Greenlees
  • DCI Richard Murphy: Stephen Hagan
  • Pez Pierce: James Nelson-Joyce
  • Phillip Ormond: Luke Norris
  • Pat Chauncey: Ruth Sheen
  • Josh Blay: Jacob Abraham
  • Ilsa: Caitlin Innes Edwards
  • Nils De Jung: Ewan Bailey
  • Mariam: Liza Sadovy
  • Lia: Eloise Thomas
  • Oliver Peach: Jack Trueman
  • Seo Hyun: Yong Kim
  • Angela Darwish: Badria Timimi
  • Richard Elgar: Joseph Mydell
  • Allan Yeoman: Ben Caplan
  • Grant Ledwell: David Westhead

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How to watch Strike: The Ink Black Heart 

Viewers will be able to watch Strike: The Ink Black Heart on BBC One from Monday, December 16 from 9pm.

The next episodes will air on Tuesday, December 17, Monday, December 23 and Tuesday, December 24.

You can also watch Strike: The Ink Black Heart on BBC iPlayer.