The Marlow Murder Club is a British cosy mystery television series based on Robert Thorogood's novel of the same name.[1][2] The show originally aired on U & Drama and can be streamed on the U Streaming Service.[3]
Plot
editThree women (led by Judith Potts) investigate a series of killings in Marlow, Buckinghamshire (where Thorogood now lives with his family).
After two murders the trio are taken on as advisors to the police by DS Malik. They suspect a woman rower – until she is also killed and like the first two murders is left with a possibly Masonic medallion on her.
She is connected with the local rowing club, so there are several scenes of the river with rowers and with Potts having her regular swim in the river.
The murderers are three men, who kill on behalf of one of the other two – while ensuring that the man with a motive to dispose of the victim has a watertight alibi (like Patricia Highsmith's Strangers on a Train).
Cast
edit- Samantha Bond as Judith Potts (a retired archaeologist)
- Jo Martin as Suzie Harris (a dog-walker)
- Cara Horgan as Becks Starling (a vicar's wife)
- Natalie Dew as DS Tanika Malik (in charge of the investigation)
- Phillipa Peak as Liz Curtis
- Mark Frost as Danny Curtis
- Tijan Sarr as DC Jason Kennedy
- Daniel Lapaine as Elliot Howard
- Mark Fleischmann as Giles Bishop
- Phill Langhorne as DS Brendan Perry
- Holli Dempsey as DC Alice Hackett
- Rita Tushingham as Mrs. Eddleston
Episodes
editSeason one was released on PBS on October 27 2024.[4] The four episodes are approximately 45mins each.
Two more seasons with the same characters have been commissioned, to be written by Lucia Haynes (Vera) and Julia Gilbert (Midsomer Murders).[5]
References
edit- ^ "The Marlow Murder Club review: Cosy crime series is fun, but struggles to stand out". Radio Times.
- ^ Wilson, Benji (6 March 2024). "The Marlow Murder Club, review: crime so cosy it's positively soporific". The Telegraph.
- ^ "The Marlow Murder Club | Release date, cast, news | Freesat". www.freesat.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ "The Marlow Murder Club | Masterpiece | Official Site | PBS". PBS.
- ^ ‘’The New Zealand Listener’’ (Auckland New Zealand) 17 August 2024, page 54
External links
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