JK Rowling’s
Cormoran Strike novels, written under her pen name of Robert Galbraith until
she was unmasked as the author, are to be turned into a BBC crime series.
Rowling published The Cuckoo’s Calling in April 2013 as Robert
Galbraith. Three months later, it emerged that Galbraith and Rowling were one
and the same.
The Cuckoo’s
Calling will be
the first book adapted for BBC One, with filming set to begin in the New Year.
Rowling will collaborate on the project, also will include The Silkworm and
casting for the lead role is under way.
The Casual
Vacancy, has also been
adapted for BBC One miniseries, in association with HBO and will be broadcast
in February. The confirmed cast includes Michael Gambon, Keeley Hawes, Rory
Kinnear, Monica Dolan, Julia McKenzie, and introduces Abigail Lawrie.
The BBC said it
was a "coup" to secure the books.
The Cuckoo's Calling -----
When a troubled model falls
to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has
committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts, and calls in private
investigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case.
Strike is a war
veteran - wounded both physically and psychologically - and his life is in
disarray. The case gives him a financial lifeline, but it comes at a personal
cost: the more he delves into the young model's complex world, the darker
things get - and the closer he gets to terrible danger . . .
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