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 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,

The Thursday Murder Club, based on Richard Osman’s books and directed by Chris Columbus, focuses on a group of retirees who try and solve cold cases for fun – but find themselves wrapped up in a real-life murder when someone gets killed on their doorstep.

He’s always felt 80, so creating senior citizen sleuths felt natural for author Richard Osman. Now Steven Spielberg is bringing them to the screen.

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,

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