I want those disparate groups to find resolution.

Theres so much antipathy going on.

I want to bring people together.

Tom Burke in BBC/HBO series ‘Strike’

Tom Burke in BBC/HBO series ‘Strike’BBC/Bronte Film & TV Ltd/Colin Hutton

My integrity is to step away, he said.

Im not saying Ill never speak out; its not that I dont feel part of it.

Its just that I want to say something thats helpful to resolution.

SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards in February 2025

Burke stars inStrikeas Cormoran Strike, a war veteran turned private detective.

It centers on the murder of a successful YouTube animator after she becomes the target of relentless online hate.

At one point, Edie Ledwell is accused of being transphobic.

Season 5,Strike: Troubled Blood, premiered in December 2022 with a strong 8M viewers for BBC1.

It went on to average 6.9M over the course of its four-part series.