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).

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,

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.

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

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,