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Strike viewers raging as Robin’s boyfriend Matthew played the victim over HER rape

Everyone wants her to be with Strike instead, of course!

Viewers of BBC One drama Strike were up in arms last night at as the boyfriend of Robin Ellacott played the victim over her rape.

Fans were mystified at Robin for resuming her engagement with Matthew Cunliffe after he cheated on her and justified it with his own self pity.

And that disappointment swiftly turned to anger when it became apparent the tenacious and brilliant Robin was prepared to walk up the aisle with her odious partner, despite fans willing her to dump Matthew and take up with colleague Cormoran Strike.

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Robin and Matthew’s nuptials were interrupted by late arrive Cormoran (Credit: BBC)

Although the wedding event didn’t quite pan out the same way as in the book penned by JK Rowling (under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith), viewers had no time for the manner in which they felt Matthew had manipulated Robin into getting married.

And they most certainly did not predict a happy ever after for the couple, having also seen Matthew sneakily block Cormoran’s number from Robin’s phone in an attempt to remove him from her life.

And even though a life with flawed hero Cormoran would certainly have drawbacks, viewers were not in a hurry to deny his and Robin’s exceptional personal and professional chemistry – particularly when Matthew slipped into behaving deceitfully so easily.

Strike three: he’s out (Credit: BBC)

The fact Robin looked straight into wedding latecomer Cormoran’s eyes as she vowed “I do” hardly went unnoticed, either.

Hilariously, actor Kerr Logan – who plays Matthew – spent the duration of last night’s episode retweeting and replying to abuse piled on his character.

He even noted his own wife in real life wouldn’t want Robin to stay with Matthew – even if Cormoran wouldn’t be her first choice either.

Erm… maybe have a peek at your husband-to-be instead Robin? (Credit: BBC)

Elsewhere, viewers also had a bone to pick with Robin’s mum who – in trying to help her daughter decide whether to proceed with the wedding or not – offered £500 as a gift to either spend on a pair of wedding shoes or on the deposit for a flat in London.

Many of those familiar with the property rental market in the capital couldn’t help to scoff at the reality of that amount being enough to secure anywhere to live.

Some onlookers joked Robin’s mum may be confused about what decade it is.

However, despite all their mocking, £500 is the amount apparently donated by the production crew to the residents of the Elephant and Castle location in south London where parts of last night’s episode was filmed… so maybe £500 was enough, in a very roundabout way.

Strike made it to the wedding, but only as a onlooker (Credit: BBC)

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Robert Leigh
Freelance writer

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