The Marlow Murder Club (TV series)

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The Marlow Murder Club
GenreComedy
Mystery
Based on The Marlow Murder Club
by Robert Thorogood
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes10
Original release
Network U&Drama
Release6 March 2024 (2024-03-06) –
present

The Marlow Murder Club is a British cozy mystery comedy drama 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]

Contents

The first series of The Marlow Murder Club, consisting of four episodes, is a teleplay derived from Thorogood's original novel of the same name. The second series consisting of six episodes (three two-parters), is a teleplay based on Thorogood's second novel in the series (Death Comes to Marlow). [4] The second series 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

Episodes

The first series consisted of 4 x 44 minute episodes; the second series consisted of 6 x 45 minute episodes.

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 46 March 2024 (2024-03-06)11 November 2024 (2024-11-11)
2 619 March 2025 (2025-03-19)19 March 2025 (2025-03-19)

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

  1. ↑ "The Marlow Murder Club review: Cosy crime series is fun, but struggles to stand out". Radio Times.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Benji (6 March 2024). "The Marlow Murder Club, review: crime so cosy it's positively soporific". The Telegraph.
  3. ↑ "The Marlow Murder Club | Release date, cast, news". www.freesat.co.uk | Freesat. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  4. ↑ The New Zealand Listener (Auckland New Zealand) 17 August 2024, page 54
  5. ↑ "All you need to know about The Marlow Murder Club series 2 | Virgin Media". www.virginmedia.com. Virgin Media. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "The Marlow Murder Club | Masterpiece | Official Site". PBS .
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