One thing's for sure, we'll all be waiting for the next book and series to see whether Corm and Robin finally connect on a personal as well as a professional level. That said, the locations are wonderful, a delight to anyone who's been to London 1 to 25 times, or never.Īctors fantastic, the leads Holliday (What a name!) and Tom: Robert Glenister as unlovely cabinet minister is tremendous. But, series 4 releases Robin from her marriage: great setup up for series 5-10.Įxcellent visuals: this is not the bright London or England of the movies, but somewhat grungy, low key and low light.
To be fair, I guess the team wanted to go beyond a private detective procedural, with the private lives of the protagonists as well as all the suspects. Tom Burke does a great job of suggesting the sadness/longing: he doesn't need to say much with that face and eyes doing the acting. Corm's arcs seem to focus on the women who love him and who he doesn't, while his UST for Robin continues to build. After every peril, we move on with more UST. This 4 hours is a really "the perils of Robin" with her having the majority of the action and focus (although this is not "Killing Eve" or "Nikita" and the series is titled CB Strike). Still I guess that moneyed folks make more interesting drama than non-moneyed classes. In the usual manner of BBC series, it's anti-establishment, and intricate: not as good as the first three series. The intricate plot has skeletons in the closet of an upper-class family, with various activities which would not be good PR. UST has powered some great movies and TV, but series 4 lays it on thick. In ep 4 Corm gives Robin a hug and accidental brush kiss, with wonderful acting. Series 4 is all about unresolved sexual tension (UST), impressively maintained through 4 hours. Just finished watching (rewatched episode 4 as I'd missed some labyrinthine elements of ep 3). Great acting, striking melodrama, with lots of UST
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