Detective drama films in Norwich city centre

People milling about a city will be able to catch a glimpse of the latest instalment of a crime detective drama while filming takes place.

A crew of up to 70 people are in Norwich shooting the BBC crime drama Strike, which stars Holliday Grainger as Robin Ellacott and Tom Burke as Cormoran Strike, based on the novels by JK Rowling, writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

Filming also took place in Cromer last week for the dramatisation of the seventh book in the series, called The Running Grave which investigates a religious cult.

Alex Rendall, producer, said: "I didn't know Norwich particularly well, so I've enjoyed spending some time in Norwich. I love it - I'm a big fan of Norfolk."

The series landed on screens in 2017 with a three-part serial called The Cuckoo's Calling, based on the first book in the series which was published in 2013.

Rendall said: "They basically come to Norfolk to investigate a cult which Robin infiltrates, so we are doing some scenes today where she is in disguise working with the cult.

"So actually, [Cormoran] Strike's not around at all today.

"The main cult place is in Norfolk. While we would love to come to Norfolk for longer we are only really here for eight days to film some exteriors but the rest of it will be filmed in and around London."

Cormoran Strike finds himself in Norfolk gathering evidence to discredit the fictional Universal Humanitarian Church - a cult which has recruited a character called Will and siphoned off his trust fund.

Investigating allegations of ill-treatment and abuse, Robin goes undercover to the cult's secluded headquarters.

After an early start, Rendall expected filming to continue throughout Monday until darkness, and they would be using locations including the market and Royal Arcade.

"We used to bring our kids here for summer holidays. I have been crabbing on the pier in Cromer several times so I really like Norfolk," he said.

It is anticipated the latest serial will be on screens by the end of the year.

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