Richard Osman’s bestselling ‘cosy crime’ novel gets a film adaptation that fails to make the most of its all-star cast

The Thursday Murder Club is gearing up to make its cinematic debut this week, followed by its Netflix release the week after.

Actress Celia Imrie is a star of both TV and film, with projects like The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Bridget Jones’ Diary, Calendar Girls, Keeping Faith, The Diplomat and Patrick Melrose under her belt. Imrie is behind former nurse and latest member of the club, Joyce Meadowcroft.

The Thursday Murder Club closely follows the plot of the first book, which made us all fall in love with the titular crime-solving pensioners: Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Joyce (Celia Imrie), Ron (Pierce Brosnan) and Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley).

The Thursday Murder Club is set to make its cinema debut this week, and fans are set for a treat with the unbelievable cast

The Thursday Murder Club brings to life former Pointless star Richard Osman’s best-selling murdery mystery novel for the big screen.

The trial for another man who was charged in a fatal gang murder that happened in Marion County in 2022 began this week.

Netflix's The Thursday Murder Club is adapting Richard Osman's crime comedy thriller for the screen, and the cast is stacked.