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 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).

Home Alone’ and ‘Harry Potter’ director Chris Columbus tackles the mystery genre with this adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling crime novel.

The 72-year-old former James Bond star appears alongside Oscar-winner Dame Helen Mirren, Calendar Girls actress Celia Imrie, and Gandhi actor Sir Ben Kingsley in the eagerly awaited film adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling novel series The Thursday Murder Club.

You may be wondering, ladies and gentlemen, why I’ve brought you all here. Well, I have some bad news. You see, there’s been… an adaptation. And the victim was known to you all: The Thursday Murder Club,

Chris Columbus' film also features Ben Kingsley, Jonathan Pryce, Naomi Ackie and Celia Imrie in key supporting roles.

The writer's actress wife, Ingrid Oliver, was among the film's star-studded cast attending the premiere in London last night - and she walked the red carpet in a show-stopping dress

Imagine Golden Girls meets Murder, She Wrote, and you'll have a sense of the immaculate energy that exudes from The Thursday Murder Club. Now, I realize those comparisons might sound dated. But I challenge you to find a modern,

Think the bestselling mystery books – now adapted into a new Netflix film – are exclusively for readers as old as their crime-busting OAP heroes? Think again. Helen Coffey speaks to the twentysomethin

TV presenter and author Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club proved a literary sensation during the Covid-19 pandemic, before its transition to Hollywood

Richard Osman became a household name thanks to Pointless and his debut novel The Thursday Murder Club has now become a star-studded film

The Thursday Murder Club creator Richard Osman has called for older voices to be given a stronger platform on screen. Speaking at the premiere of the Netflix adaptation of his book on Thursday, 21 August,