The Cuckoo’s Calling (BBC)

Glamorous model Lula Landry fell to her death from the balcony of her luxury London flat. It is considered a suicide but her brother is not convinced and he hires private investigator Cormoran Strike to find the truth. What follows is a twisty whodunnit with plenty of juicy red herrings. Adapted from the first Strike novel by Robert Galbraith, the alter ego of JK Rowling , this three-part drama series is very well cast. Tom Burke is just right as war veteran turned private investigator Strike and Holliday Grainger perfect as his new offsider Robin. Both capture the nuances and development of their complex characters, which are actually more interesting than the murder mystery. The series is very true to the book, even down to the plot weakness at its heart. As with the books, London is a major character rather than just a backdrop.