Set on the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi before the British ruled in that region, the drama depicts the fortunes of the residents of Beecham House, an imposing mansion surrounded by acres of exotic woods and pristine lawns.Tom Bateman (Vanity Fair, Jekyll and Hyde) takes the role of enigmatic, soulful John Beecham, a handsome former soldier who has purchased the magnificent mansion, Beecham House, to begin a new life with his family.Wealthy and distinguished, John has witnessed profiteering and exploitation during his time with the controlling East India Company and has resolved to conduct his business as a trader in a more equitable manner. Determined to escape his previous life, John appears haunted by his past, but is inspired to become an honourable member of the region’s trading community.In spite of John’s good intentions his life is shrouded in mystery and when he arrives at the house with an ‘olive-skinned‘ child named August and two Indian nursemaids, Chanchal (Shriya Pilgaonkar) and Maya (Trupti Khamkar), it causes speculation and gossip amongst the servants that he may be the boy’s father. One of the Indian nursemaids, the beautiful Chanchal, is overly protective and particularly fond of the child. Could she be John’s lover and the mother of August?Lesley Nicol (Downton Abbey) is John’s robust, interfering mother Henrietta who has travelled from England to India to stay with her son. She is accompanied by a young family friend Violet, played by Bessie Carter (Les Miserables) who she is determined to help form a union with John.The pair are accompanied by an old friend of John’s, Samuel Parker, played by Marc Warren (Safe, Hustle) who has also left the East India Company and has returned to India for a fresh start. Samuel helps John to find his brother Daniel who he has not seen for 10 years. John convinces Daniel, Leo Suter, (Victoria) to leave the East India Company and join him at Beecham House.Gregory Fitoussi (Mr Selfridge, Spiral) plays General Castillon, a French mercenary working for the Emperor at a time when the French are challenging the East India Company for India. Castillon is suspicious of John and his motives and conspires to stop John being granted a trading licence.Adil Ray (Citizen Khan, Ackley Bridge) is John’s neighbour Murad Beg who dislikes General Castillon intensely and agrees to help John secure a trading licence. Murad’s daughter, Roshanara, (Kanika Kapur) has an English governess Margaret Osborne, played by Dakota Blue Richards (Endeavour) whose beauty and intelligence catches John’s attention. However, when beautiful Chandrika (Pallavi Sharda) arrives at Beecham House with her entourage she is shown to luxurious guest quarters and immediately insists on seeing August. What secrets does Chandrika bring with her to Beecham House?不料，葫芦一松手，她便觉得手中一沉，禁不住嗳哟一声，用两只胳膊抱住，好重哟。虽然这样，到底一口气咽不下去，想着三房的媳妇小秀娘家曾跟郑家张家生过嫌隙，这日便趁着过节，送了些吃的来给周家，然后又叨咕了好些闲话，却没人理她。 正祖为建立崭新的朝鲜而欲实施改革，却又屡遭守旧实力——僻派的牵制。另有，文人帮为暗杀正祖而做准备工作。武士张寅衡与苏香菲为了成就其爱情而参加叛乱。为了各自的理想，叛乱正逐步逼近正祖……故事描述新英格兰地区某小镇前任警长Stanley Miller（John C. McGinley）永远是一副牢骚满腹的样子。他在妻子的葬礼上突然怒气爆发，导致他丢官罢职，被迫退休，很不情愿地将权力交给性格顽固的新任警长Evie Barret（Janet Varney）。两人都意识到镇上有些事情不对劲，促使他们结为不靠谱的盟友。他们将联手对抗侵袭这座小镇的地狱怒魔……因为这座小镇是在17世纪一个女巫火刑场上建起来的。玉米听说那些东西卖了能买许多肉干，立即把手中的盘子往红椒怀里一塞，道：一块吃，一块分。《神探斯特莱克：布谷鸟的呼唤》（Strike: The Cuckoo's Calling）将于北京时间8月28日播出。《哈利波特》系列小说作者J.K. Rowling曾以Robert Galbraith的笔名撰写了一套罪案推理小说《科莫兰-斯特莱克推理系列》（The Strike Series），BBC决定将其全部内容（三本书）都改编成电视迷你剧：《布谷鸟的呼唤》（The Cuckoo's Calling）为3集迷你剧，《蚕》（The Silkworm）为2集迷你剧，《罪恶生涯》（Career Of Evil）为2集迷你剧。Tom Burke在这些迷你剧中扮演主人公Cormoran Strike，他是一个老兵，退伍后当上了私人侦探，在伦敦丹麦街有一间很小的办公室。尽管他身心都受到伤害，但他拥有独特的洞察力，而且他在担任证券与投资管理局调查员期间积累了重要的经验，为他破获三起警方感到无能为力的复杂案件起到关键作用。Holliday Grainger扮演Cormoran Strike的助理兼秘书Robin Venetia Ellacott。在《布谷鸟的呼唤》中，麻烦缠身的超级模特Lula Landry（Elarica Gallacher）从伦敦上流社区的一处阳台坠落。她被认为是自杀，但她的哥哥John Bristow（Leo Bill）怀疑另有隐情，于是请私人侦探科莫兰-斯特莱克调查。斯特莱克是个身心曾遭重创的退伍军人，生活一团混乱。这个案子化解了他的财务危机，但他也付出了巨大代价：他深入女模复杂的世界，黑暗的真相一一浮出水面，而他离致命危险也越来越近……
