Where was Strike filmed? The Ink Black Heart Locations
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The Strike series (also known as C.B. Strike), is the TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling's crime novels, written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. It tells the story of Cormoran Strike, an old-school private eye and a veteran of the Iraq war.
The six books of the series The Cuckoo’s Calling, The Silkworm, Career of Evil, Lethal White, Troubled Blood, and The Ink Black Heart have been filmed as separate dramas.
The six books of the series The Cuckoo’s Calling, The Silkworm, Career of Evil, Lethal White, Troubled Blood, and The Ink Black Heart have been filmed as separate dramas.
This BBC production stars The Musketeers and War And Peace actor Tom Burke. Holliday Grainger (The Borgias, Jane Eyre) plays Robin, Strike's assistant, and secretary.
The locations mentioned in the book are often real and very well-detailed. Strike was primarily filmed in London.
Here is our report including the most relevant filming locations of the series. You’ll find the new season six - The Ink Black Heart updates below in the report.
Strike Filming Locations
The Tottenham Pub that inspired the book is at 6 Oxford Street in London, although now is called The Flying Horse.
For the series, the exteriors were filmed at the Duke Of York pub at 47 Rathbone Street, near the BT Tower in Fitzrovia.
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Strike lives in his office situated at 6th Denmark Street near Tottenham Court Road.
The film crew managed to get the permits to film on this busy street, but the interior was built on a sound stage in West London.
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Producer Jackie Larkin comments in an interview about how hard it was to shoot Lula Landry’s apartment, as it was impossible to find all the elements required for this location.
In the end, they used five different places to film the building (the loft, the interiors, the staircase, and the pool).
The exterior was shot in Rutland Gate in Kensington (pictured).
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The block of flats at the end of the first episode is in Hackney, near Ravenscroft Street.
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The Penshurst Place and Gardens estate in Kent was set to film the scene of the sacrifice for The Silkworm part of the series.
The production used the medieval Baron’s Hall (pictured) and other areas of the property.
Image by BBC and Andrew Stawarz
A luxury villa in Sevenoaks (Kent) called The Garden House, also appears in the first episode of The Silkworm.
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The beautiful terraced houses with large windows are the artists' studios of Talgarth Road in London, near Barons Court.
Completed in 1891, St Paul’s Studios were built with the large windows to allow maximum natural light to flood into the top floor.
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A section of Career of Evil was filmed at The Crow’s Nest pub in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
The crew was also shooting at some more streets around the pub in Barrow. Also, exterior scenes were filmed at Leyburn Filling Station (North Yorkshire).
The fictional café in The A Word series, The Fellside, was located quite close to here.
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Where was Troubled Blood filmed?
The fifth season, Troubled Blood, opens with a scene filmed in Cornwall, where Cormoran is visiting adoptive parents Ted and Joan.
The Victory Inn is an actual pub in St Mawes, a picturesque village located on the end of the Roseland Peninsula.
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Later on, Cormoran takes the St Mawes ferry and meets Robin, who is waiting at the Pier Cafe situated at the Falmouth Prince of Wales Pier Landing.
Falmouth is a bustling little town with a natural harbour, gateway to the beautiful Fal River.
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The 1974 Christmas party location was filmed in an office at 18 New N Street in central London.
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On the way to the pub, Strike takes a picture of St John's Gate in Clerkenwell, which is not actually just around the corner from the office as shown in the series.
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The red telephone box is situated at the junction of Albemarle Way and St. John Street, also in Clerkenwell.
The fictional Riva and Stokes Ironmongers store is actually a creative agency called Visual House at 8 Albemarle Way.
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This bar from the fourth episode is the elegant American Bar at The Savoy Hotel in Covent Garden.
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As Lincolnshire Live reported, some scenes were recorded in the seaside town of Skegness.
The Allardice Guest House is actually the North Parade Hotel.
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The shopping scenes of the season finale were filmed at the Piccadilly Arcade in London.
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The Ink Black Heart locations
In the first episode, the pair dine in the Oscar Wilde Lounge at the Hotel Café Royal on Regent Street.
Established in 1865, this Grade II listed salon has hosted notable figures such as Oscar Wilde, who was a frequent patron.
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John Everett Millais' iconic painting Ophelia (1852) is housed at Tate Britain on Millbank, just across the river from where one of the key locations in the Black Doves series was filmed.
Part of the broader Tate network, the galleries specialise in British art from 1500 to the present day.
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The modern block of flats is in a new area of ugly, award-winning affordable housing called Unity Place in South Kilburn.
Next to this neighbourhood lies the impressive St Augustine's Church featured in Black Doves and nicknamed the 'Cathedral of North London'.
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Fast Break is a traditional breakfast restaurant in Holborn.
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Edie's home, called North Grove in the series, is the historic house that hosts Craxton Studios in Hampstead.
Designed in 1901 by artist George Hillyard Swinstead as his family residence and studio, it became a hub for music and the arts after being acquired by pianist Harold Craxton in 1945.
Featuring a stunning double-height wood-panelled studio and a secluded garden, today the house serves as a venue for music rehearsals.
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The pub is The Ship & Shovell in The Arches Shopping near Charing Cross Station.
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The second episode of The Ink Black Heart begins with a scene filmed at the Highgate Cemetery in North London.
Opened in 1839, this historic burial ground known for its stunning Victorian architecture and sculptures like the famous Sleeping Angel.
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In the same episode, there is a scene filmed at The Flask pub in Highgate Village, located near the cemetery.
Dating back to the 17th century, it has classic wooden interiors, cosy fireplaces and a large beer garden.
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Kea Niven's house in the third episode is located near St James's Church in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire.
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The faculty of Astrophysics is the Frensham Hall, a historic Edwardian manor house located in Farnham, Surrey.
The estate boasts a variety of elegant rooms and 100 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, which are used today as venues for weddings and special events.
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I would like to know where the last place is with the beautiful windows.
ReplyDeleteThey were on a property show recently, Grand Designs I think. They were built for artists, with accommodation on the ground flour and studios on the first, hence the big windows.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I found this webpage about their history. http://www.house-historian.co.uk/london/artists-studios-of-talgarth-road/
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, interesting story!
DeleteIn the Silkworm what was the location for the scenes of the night time rooftop reception with views over the Thames (the last pic on your article). I suspect it was BAT's HQ Globe House at Temple Place WC2. Am I right?
ReplyDeleteDavid.
Hi David, I would say that this is the rooftop of the building of some editorial houses (The Orion Publishing Group, Hachette UK) at 50 Victoria Embankment.
DeleteLots of tropical plants in all of the episodes. How is it they survive?
ReplyDeleteCareer or Evil episode 1 - 44mins in they stay in a hotel. I recognised the bell on the counter. The reception desk is slightly different, but the outside shot I'm convinced is the Allerton Court Hotel, Darlington Road, Northallerton, DL6 2X. I might be wrong though
ReplyDeleteThe Ink Black Heart episode 3 - 35 mins in, Strike visits Kea Niven's home. I immediately recognised it as being the High Street, Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, by the pond and St. James's Church.
ReplyDeleteThank you, updated!
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