The Marlow Murder Club (TV series)
| The Marlow Murder Club | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mystery |
| Based on | The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Original release | |
| Network | U&Drama |
| Release | 6 March 2024 – present |
The Marlow Murder Club is a British cozy mystery television series based on Robert Thorogood's series of novels set in the English town of Marlow, Buckinghamshire.[1][2] The show originally aired on U&Drama and can be streamed on the U Streaming Service.[3]
The first series of The Marlow Murder Club, consisting of four episodes, is a single teleplay derived from Thorogood's original novel of the same name. The second series consisting of six episodes (three two-parters), one teleplay based on Thorogood's second novel in the series (Death Comes to Marlow) and the other two written by Lucia Haynes (Vera) and Julia Gilbert (Midsomer Murders),[4] began airing at 8pm on Wednesday 19 March 2025 on U&Drama HD.[5]
Plot
Series one
Three 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 of series one
- 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
- Juliet Howland as Daisy Howard
- Mark Fleischmann as Giles Bishop
- Phill Langhorne as DS Brendan Perry
- Cosmo as Jasper the cat
- Holli Dempsey as DC Alice Hackett
- Rita Tushingham as Mrs. Eddingham
Episodes
The first series consisted of 4 x 44 minute episodes; the second series consisted of 6 x 45 minute episodes.
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 4 | 6 March 2024 | 11 November 2024 | |
| 2 | 6 | 19 March 2025 | 19 March 2025 | |
Series one was released on PBS on 27 October 2024.[6] The two 90-minute episodes were split into four 45-minute episodes.
A third series with the same characters have been commissioned.
References
- ^ "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". www.freesat.co.uk | Freesat. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ The New Zealand Listener (Auckland New Zealand) 17 August 2024, page 54
- ^ "All you need to know about The Marlow Murder Club series 2 | Virgin Media". www.virginmedia.com. Virgin Media. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "The Marlow Murder Club | Masterpiece | Official Site". PBS.