Here's everything you need to know about the cast and characters in Strike: Lethal White.

Tom Burke plays Cormoran Strike

Who is Cormoran Strike? A private detective and war veteran who previously lost his leg while serving in Afghanistan. His father is an ageing rock star, but Strike has a difficult relationship with him - and has fought hard to pay off his financial debts to him.

Strike's business was previously failing, but a number of high-profile cases have made him famous, and he's now sought-after.

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Where have I seen Tom Burke before? The actor is probably best known for playing Athos in the TV series The Musketeers, and more recently in starred in the film The Souvenir.

He's also starred in War and Peace, The Hour, Great Expectations, and the film Only God Forgives.

Holliday Grainger plays Robin Ellacott

Who is Robin Ellacott? Strike's former temp and assistant, she now works as a detective for his agency. At the end of last season, she had just married her long-term boyfriend Matthew Cunliffe - but cracks are already showing after Matthew deleted Strike's voicemails from her phone.

Where have I seen Holliday Grainger before? Grainger recently headline the BBC TV series The Capture (which is returning for a second season). She's also starred in Animals, Patrick Melrose (as Lady Gravesend), Tell it to The Bees, Cinderella (as wicked step-sister Anastasia), The Borgias, and Tulip Fever.