Lights, Camera.. Strike!

Cromer will be taking a starring role in the next series of Strike, which is being filmed in the town.

Set in north Norfolk, The Running Grave will be the seventh series of the BBC crime drama, based on the series of novels written by JK Rowling under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

Convoys of vans and lorries full of filming equipment and crew members rolled into town and are based in the car park on Runton Road.

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Lots of visitors and townsfolk have been out hoping for a glimpse of leading actors Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger.

The series sees Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott investigate a sinister religious cult based on the north Norfolk coast.

As well as the Hotel de Paris and The King’s Head pub in Cromer, sites around Aylmerton will be used for filming.

North Norfolk District Council has been working with the production unit to set up the filming.

A spokesman said: “North Norfolk is a very film-friendly place and the council is pleased to have supported the production in coming to the district.

“We all look forward to seeing the new series in December!”

Strike is one of the BBC’s most watched dramas, with the most recent instalment – The Ink Black Heart– averaging 7.1 million viewers across its run in 2024.

PHOTOS: Little Gems Rock Shop, Cromer