It's a wrap!: TV crime drama 'Strike' film crew visits Skegness

Passengers arrived at Skegness railway station to find themselves in the middle of a film set.
A crew filming the new series of JK Rowling's crime drama Strike were at locations around the resort today (Monday) - including the railway station. Photo: Barry Robinson.A crew filming the new series of JK Rowling's crime drama Strike were at locations around the resort today (Monday) - including the railway station. Photo: Barry Robinson.
A crew filming the new series of JK Rowling's crime drama Strike were at locations around the resort today (Monday) - including the railway station. Photo: Barry Robinson.

A crew filming the new series of JK Rowling' s crime drama Strike were at locations around the resort today (Monday) - including the railway station.

The new series, Troubled Blood, will see actor Tom Burke returning as the private eye, Cormoran Strike, and Holliday Grainger, playing his assistant Robin Ellacott.

Rowling, most famous for her Harry Potter novels, wrote the Strike series under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. and Troubled Blood is based the fifth novel.

Robin Ellacott (Holliday Grainger) and Cormoran Strike (Tom Burke) in the new ITV crime drama Strike.Robin Ellacott (Holliday Grainger) and Cormoran Strike (Tom Burke) in the new ITV crime drama Strike.
Robin Ellacott (Holliday Grainger) and Cormoran Strike (Tom Burke) in the new ITV crime drama Strike.

The storyline sees Strike and Robin head to the seaside to question a witness called Steven Douthwaite, who runs a fictional B&B in Scarbrough Avenue called the Allardice.

Expect to see a number of local attractions getting a mention, including the Clock Tower, Skegness Bowl, the Jolly Fisherman Fountain and the boating lake.

JK Rowling's crime drama Strike being filmed in Skegness. Photo: Barry RobinsonJK Rowling's crime drama Strike being filmed in Skegness. Photo: Barry Robinson
JK Rowling's crime drama Strike being filmed in Skegness. Photo: Barry Robinson
The film crew outside Skegness railway station. Photo: Barry Robinson.The film crew outside Skegness railway station. Photo: Barry Robinson.
The film crew outside Skegness railway station. Photo: Barry Robinson.
Passengers arriving at Skegness railway station during the filming of Strike. Photo: Barry Robinson.Passengers arriving at Skegness railway station during the filming of Strike. Photo: Barry Robinson.
Passengers arriving at Skegness railway station during the filming of Strike. Photo: Barry Robinson.
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