The Marlow Murder Club - General Discussion

[DanaK]

PBS Masterpiece series that premieres Season 1 (4 episodes) on Sunday October 27 at 9pm ET. British series from UKTV that has already aired in the UK. A second season has been picked up by PBS

Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, Cara Horgan and Natalie Dew star in The Marlow Murder Club adapted by Robert Thorogood from his best-selling novels

 

Edited May 21 by DanaK

[AnimeMania]

The Marlow Murder Club is a 4 episode TV Series airing on October 27, 2024 on Masterpiece on PBS at 9pm. The series has already aired in the UK on Drama and UKTV Play in March 2024. The TV series is based on The Marlow Murder Club (2021), the first of the three crime novels by Robert Thorogood set in the small but affluent British town of Marlow, which actually exists in Buckinghamshire. Already renewed for a 6 episode second season, two of the episodes will be based on Death Comes to Marlow, the second book in the series and 2 episodes each, will be based on original stories by Lucia Haynes and Julia Gilbert. 

Judith Potts is a 70-something year old retired archaeologist, who lives alone in a faded mansion and fills her time by setting crossword puzzles for the local paper. During one of her regular swims in the Thames, Judith hears a gunshot come from a neighbour’s garden and believes a brutal murder has taken place. When the police are reluctant to believe her story, Judith finds herself forming an unlikely friendship with a local dog walker and empty-nester, Suzie Harris, and an unfulfilled vicar’s wife, Becks Starling. As they start to investigate on their own, their progress gets them an invitation to assist with the official police investigation, headed by newly promoted DS Tanika Malik. The women must piece together clues, grill suspect witnesses and face down real danger as they work against the clock to stop the killer.

Samantha Bond as Judith Potts, retired archaeologist and crossword puzzle designer

Jo Martin as Suzie Harris, local dog-walker and empty-nester, expecting a visit from her daughter at any minute

Cara Horgan as Becks Starling, unfulfilled vicar’s wife, a stay at home mom with two children 

Natalie Dew as DS Tanika Malik, detective sergeant placed in charge of the investigation while the detective inspector is off sick

Tijan Sarr as DC Jason Kennedy, a detective constable working the case with DS Tanika Malik

Holli Dempsey plays DC Alice Hackett, a detective constable working the case with DS Tanika Malik

Phill Langhorne plays DS Brendan Perry, a detective sergeant working on the case with DS Tanika Malik

Phillipa Peak as Liz Curtis, she runs the Marlow Rowing Centre with her husband Danny

Mark Frost as Danny Curtis, Liz's husband 

Daniel Lapaine as Elliot Howard, the owner of Marlow Auction House

Mark Fleischmann plays Giles Bishop, a local Marlow lawyer 

[surfgirl]

I'll definitely be watching this. I wish it was now because that would mean summer would be over and we would be in my favorite time of the year. See you in October!

[abbyzenn]

I've seen it and enjoyed it.  It's typical PBS mystery type show.

[christie]

8 hours ago, abbyzenn said:

I've seen it and enjoyed it.  It's typical PBS mystery type show.

I enjoyed it too.

[krankydoodle]

I like Samantha Bond, but she's in her early 60s and looks it IMO. I wonder why they didn't cast an older actress or just make the character younger. Anyway, this looks like a fun watch.

[buckboard]

PBS published this for Marlow Murder Club, but it should also work for any cozy mystery set in England or small town America.  It's been pretty accurate so far for the club.

[fastiller]

On 11/6/2024 at 9:22 AM, buckboard said:

PBS published this for Marlow Murder Club, but it should also work for any cozy mystery set in England or small town America.  It's been pretty accurate so far for the club.

1. PBS misspelling 'sleuth' & 'breakthrough' is odd.

2. "gentle curse word" = HA!  Same w/ 'eccentric villager'.  I kinda want to be known as the eccentric villager of my neighbourhood.

[Driad]

PBS article: Everything We Know About The Marlow Murder Club Season 2