The Marlow Murder Club is a cozy British thriller show based on Robert Thorogood's novels of the same name and released on October 27, 2024. Three women must find evidence about a series of killings to catch a killer on the clock.
The show is produced by Monumental Television in association with ITV Studios. It is a four-part series where three women investigate a series of killings in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.
Robert Thorogood also created a comedy crime show, Death in Paradise, which returned for Season 13 in February 2024.
While the show got a BBC release in the UK early this year, the mystery show has made its way stateside, too. The Marlow Murder Club is now set to release in the US.
More details on The Marlow Murder Club in our story.
What is the release date of The Marlow Murder Club?
A cozy setting works best for a murder mystery show. A tight-knit society makes an excellent setting for the suspects, creating a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase between the killer and the investigator.
The British crime show follows these genre formulas while a trio of three unlikely women investigates murders.
The show was originally released on March 6, 2024, on U & Drama. It has now made its way to the US and was released on October 27, 2024, on PBS.
The four-part show will release its subsequent episodes weekly, every Sunday at 8 pm ET. Viewers can watch the episodes directly on PBS or the PBS app and website.
What is the plot of The Marlow Murder Club?
The official logline for the show reads as follows-
''Judith, Suzie and Becks start an investigation. To assist with official police investigation, headed by Tanika, They must suspect witnesses, and face down real danger as they work against the clock to stop the killer in their tracks.''
Author and writer Thorogood is happy to create another mystery thriller for television and said in a statement last year-
''After over a decade of working on Death in Paradise, I’m thrilled to be creating a brand-new murder mystery series for TV. I can’t wait for audiences to join Judith, Becks and Suzie on their adventures as they solve a series of fiendishly puzzling murders.''
Who is in the cast of The Marlow Murder Club?
The show is led by Samantha Bond, who plays Judith Potts in the show. She is a crossword writer and retired archaeologist living in Marlow. She hears a gunshot from her neighborhood home and becomes suspicious.
When police don't believe her, she begins a personal investigation with two other women.
Samantha Bond has appeared in James Bond films and has worked in titles like Distant Shores, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Outnumbered, Downton Abbey, and Death in Paradise.
Jo Martin plays Suzie Harris, a dog walker and single mother. Her daughter is home to visit her in Marlow. In the series of killings, she becomes entwined with Potts.
She has appeared as the Fugitive Doctor in Doctor Who. Other titles include Top Boy, Silent Witness, Fleabag, Blue Story, Small Axe, and Death in Paradise.
Cara Horgan plays Becks Sterling. She is the vicar's wife and stay-at-home mother of her two children. Her work credits include The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The Sandman, and Black Cakes.
Natalie Dew plays DS Tanika Malik. A detective sergeant in the Marlow police. she becomes entangled in the string of killings that these women investigate. Her previous works are Gavin & Stacey, Bodyguard, and The Great.
Other cast for The Marlow Murder is as follows-
- 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
The Marlow Murder Club is renewed for Season 2, which will be released in 2025.
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