The two-part drama, written by Robert Thorogood, will star Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, Cara Horgan and Natalie Dew
Monday 5 June 2023 From the creator of global hit Death in Paradise, and the producers of award-winning series Ghosts, comes a newly commissioned TV adaptation of Robert Thorogoods hit novel The Marlow Murder Club (2x120) for UKTVs free-to-air channel, Drama and streaming service UKTV Play. The two-part drama is a co-commission with co-producer and US broadcaster MASTERPIECE, produced by Monumental Television in association with ITV Studios.
Samantha Bond (Downton Abbey, Home Fires) takes the lead as Judith Potts, alongside Jo Martin (Doctor Who, Back to Life) as Suzie Harris, Cara Horgan (The Sandman, Traitors) as Becks Starling and Natalie Dew (Sandylands, The Capture) as DS Tanika Malik. The Marlow Murder Club will air on Drama and UKTV Play in 2024. MASTERPIECE will air the series in four parts on PBS in the US.
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(L-R) Jo Martin, Cara Horgan and Natalie Dew
Robert Thorgood said:
After over a decade of working on Death in Paradise, Im thrilled to be creating a brand-new murder mystery series for TV. I cant wait for audiences to join Judith, Becks and Suzie on their adventures as they solve a series of fiendishly puzzling murders.
Retired archaeologist Judith Potts (Bond) lives alone in a faded mansion in the peaceful town of Marlow, filling her time by setting crosswords for the local paper. During one of her regular wild swims in the Thames, Judith hears a gunshot coming from a neighbours garden and believes a brutal murder has taken place.
When the police are reluctant to believe her story, Judith finds herself forming an unlikely friendship with local dog-walker and empty-nester Suzie (Martin) and unfulfilled vicars wife Becks (Horgan) as they start an investigation of their own. Eventually asked to assist with the official police investigation, headed by newly promoted Tanika (Dew), the women must piece together clues, grill suspect witnesses, and face down real danger as they work against the clock to stop the killer in their tracks.
The Marlow Murder Club has been commissioned by Philippa Collie Cousins, senior commissioning editor, with Pete Thornton, head of scripted, and ordered for Drama by Emma Ayech, channel director, and Hilary Rosen, director of commissioning. Executive producers for Monumental Television are Debra Hayward, Alison Owen and Alison Carpenter. Susanne Simpson is executive producer for MASTERPIECE. The series will be directed by Steve Barron (The Durrells, Mrs Sidhu Investigates) and produced by Jane Wallbank (Traces, Mrs Sidhu Investigates). Barron and writer Robert Thorogood (creator of Death in Paradise, Beyond Paradise) also serve as executive producers.
Philippa Collie Cousins, senior commissioning editor, said: After a highly rewarding period of collaboration we are thrilled to be greenlighting Robert Thorogoods adaptation of his hit novel for Drama. The brilliant team at Monumental have found the perfect cast for the show and the perfect director in Steve Barron. Im very much looking forward to seeing these great scripts burst into life on screen.
Emma Ayech, channel director for Drama, added: Its an incredibly exciting time for Drama, as we start commissioning UKTV Originals for the channel. Whether youre a fan of the book or new to the adventures of the wonderful Judith Potts, our viewers are in for a real treat.
Debra Hayward, Monumental co-founder, said: We instantly fell in love with Roberts book, and were delighted that he is bringing it to the screen with us. Combined with Steve Barrons brilliant directing and our superb cast led by Samantha Bond, we hope that audiences will be as captivated by Roberts Marlow as we are.
Susanne Simpson, MASTERPIECE executive producer, added: The Marlow Murder Club is exactly the kind of show that our MASTERPIECE Mystery! viewers will love. Were thrilled to be working with Samantha Bond again and to partner with Monumental Television on this exciting new series.
The Marlow Murder Club is a brand-new UKTV Original commission and will air on Drama and UKTV Play in 2024. ITV Studios will handle international distribution.
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For more information, please contact:
Kelly Phelps, Publicity Manager, UKTV
Notes for Editors:
About The Marlow Murder Club
- Over 200,000 copies of THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB sold across all UK editions in the series
- DEATH COMES TO MARLOW (book 2 in the series) came out in January 2023. THE QUEEN OF POISONS (book 3) to be published in January 2024
- UK publisher: HQ, an imprint of HarperCollins
- US publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, an imprint of Sourcebooks
- Rights sold into 18 territories - thats UK and US, plus 16 translation markets
- International Bestseller in France and Germany
- 2023 EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE
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The two-part drama, written by Robert Thorogood, will star Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, Cara Horgan and Natalie Dew
