The Rook (2019–2019)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Thriller, Supernatural1 season, 8 episodes
The Rook posterReview score: 71%

Plot

The Rook follows Myfanwy Thomas, a young woman who wakes up in a London park suffering total amnesia and pursued by shadowy paranormal adversaries. Grappling with supernatural abilities of her own, she must fight to uncover her past and resume her position within Britain's secret service, the Checquy, before the traitors who stole her memory can finish what they started.

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  1. 01The Rook S01E05Chapter 5S01E05 · 7.8Myfanwy and Monica work to extricate a young EVA, while Gestalt's suspicions of Myfanwy lead to a confrontation. Farrier is suspended, only to seek powerful revenge.
  2. 02The Rook S01E04Chapter 4S01E04 · 7.4While Myfanwy uncovers a twisted relationship with her psychiatrist, Monica and Gestalt scour London for a missing EVA who escaped after auction. Farrier makes a connnection wih a mysterious prisoner.
  3. 03The Rook S01E07PrologueS01E07 · 7.4After a terrifying prophecy, Myfanwy's desperation leads her to a place to trust in a powerful enemy. But when her plans go awry, she is forced to run for her life while her memory slips away.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2019Aired 7.2Season avg
  1. S01E01The Rook S01E01Chapter 1June 30, 2019 7.0After waking up surrounded by dead bodies and no memory, Myfanwy Thomas is thrown into the world of the Checquy, a paranormal secret service
  2. S01E02The Rook S01E02Chapter 2July 7, 2019 7.0While Myfanwy revisits the crime in search of her past, Monica discovers a dark truth about one of the victims - her lover and fellow agent.
  3. S01E03The Rook S01E03Chapter 3July 14, 2019 6.8Myfanwy discovers a disturbing clue to her past, Farrier searches for a scapegoat for the bankside murders, and Monica goes undercover to at
  4. S01E04The Rook S01E04Chapter 4July 21, 2019 7.4While Myfanwy uncovers a twisted relationship with her psychiatrist, Monica and Gestalt scour London for a missing EVA who escaped after auc
  5. S01E05The Rook S01E05Season's bestChapter 5July 28, 2019 7.8Myfanwy and Monica work to extricate a young EVA, while Gestalt's suspicions of Myfanwy lead to a confrontation. Farrier is suspended, only
  6. S01E06The Rook S01E06Chapter 6August 4, 2019 7.0While Myfanwy returns to her childhood home, Farrier faces consequences at the Checquy and Monica copes with the discovery that she was betr
  7. S01E07The Rook S01E07PrologueAugust 11, 2019 7.4After a terrifying prophecy, Myfanwy's desperation leads her to a place to trust in a powerful enemy. But when her plans go awry, she is for
  8. S01E08The Rook S01E08Chapter 8August 18, 2019 7.2Myfanwy and Farrier quickly discover how dangerous life is outside of the Checquy, while Grantchester runs out of options. Myfanwy chooses

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Emma GreenwellEmma GreenwellMyfanwy ThomasJoely RichardsonJoely RichardsonLinda FarrierOlivia MunnOlivia MunnMonica ReedAdrian LesterAdrian LesterConrad GrantchesterJon FletcherJon FletcherAlex Gestalt / Teddy GestaltCatherine SteadmanCatherine SteadmanEliza GestaltRonan RafteryRonan RafteryRobert GestaltAidan O'CallaghanAidan O'CallaghanAlan

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