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Whilst visiting his dad and stepmother, Cormoran is approached by Anna Phipps, who begs him to investigate the disappearance of her mother, who vanished in the 1970's.

It's been a long time in the making, and because the bar was set so high very on, expectations were high.

It's a book that's been well adapted here I thought, I read and enjoyed the book, I like the way they've translated it. It's an intriguing story, it's engaging and features a very dramatic ending. Good that Cormoran's family life is explored.

It may not be as gripping a story as perhaps The Silkworm, but compared to most stuff on the box right now, it's another level.

Immaculate production values throughout, it looked great, particularly the scenes from the past.

Fionnula Flanagan was terrific as Oonagh, what a brilliant actress, I thought Sophie ward was equally as good.

Good start, 7/10.

The novel of "Troubled Blood" was over 900 pages and I loved all of it. The novels have kept getting better from book to book. The TV adaptations are never quite as good as the novels, but they are clearly made with great care in all departments.

Acting, writing, and directing were first rate, as they have been for all the episodes. The lead characters continue to be very compelling. Leads Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger are really good company.

Robin is getting to be quite a dare devil in addition to being a brilliant detective. I think she should take fewer risks.

Strike and Robin make a great team, but I think Strike is right to be cautious in starting a romantic relationship with Robin. Strike is a great guy in almost all ways. He somehow manages not to indulge in self pity.

And he isn't threatened by Robin's amazing competence, which is probably due to his own deep self confidence.

But I don't think Strike's a good bet as a husband. He is right to worry about losing a business partner and friend after a romantic relationship with Robin blows up. Usually you can't have everything.

I wonder how Strike would take it if Robin eventually outshines him as a detective.

It was fun to see Anna Calder-Marshall act with her son Tom Burke in this season's episodes.

I would put "Strike" in the same league as the wonderful "Foyle's War".

I like the show overall, but after season 1 and 2, there's been way too much Robin and her unrealistic antics. In real life, she wouldn't have survived most of the irresponsible capers she gets into, especially with the mob in season 4. It's not her show, her story anyway, so if this series continues, I'd like to see Robin gone, and more of Strike, and Pat, his new secretary, whose dry yet efficient attitude is a breath of fresh air and more like season 1. I've grown tired of Strike's kowtowing to Robin and constantly having to apologize to princess. It's her that should be apologizing for putting the team's lives in danger too often. It's like Robin is a brand new character in series 4, and she's no longer fun, pleasant or watchable.

Seriously disappointed here - whatever happened to the acting. Have they decided to hire an amateur dramatics company for this?

The dialogue in this season has become wooden and painfully expository. I definitely don't remember the previous seasons being this amateur.

It's been painful watching - or listening, rather - to be fair, the visual styling is still good, and on paper it should be a solid show. But I just can't get over how much of a let-down the acting has become in this season - entirely detracts from any quality in the original story.

Hopefully they'll up their standards for the next book.