Thursday Murder Club cast

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Richard Osman has released the cast so far, guessing the ones that have signed on the dotted line.

Elizabeth Helen Mirren

Ibrahim Ben Kinsley

Ron Pierce Brosman

Joyce unknow yet, but someone that has been mentioned to him a lot.

Fair enough! I think it was Vinette I was picturing in my mind when I was reading the books, though.

Ah, 'my' Donna is quite young, large and buxom! Can't quite visualise the right actor for her just yet!

Please can we have Bill Nighy for Stephen

Ooh yes, good call!

I told you your choice for Joyce was inspired, just read on the internet that Celia Imrie has been confirmed as Joyce!
I really hope Robert Glenister is considered for Ron too.
Do you work undercover in casting? 😜

Ooooo go me! I think pierce is already confirmed as Ron though?

Very pleased to read here that Celia Imrie is Joyce. Loved her since Victoria Wood/Acorn Antiques.

Celia Imrie is a good choice!

I don't think the casting of Stephen will be such a 'big' name. Stephen is an important character in the world of the Thursday Murder Club, but doesn't feature so prominently in the action.

Oh I ADORE Celia Imrie, this is great news.

I think big names in smaller parts & cameo are possible with ensemble films. They can fit it between the other jobs! I’m not giving up hope yet ☺️

Happy with Celia Imrie as Joyce 🙂

Never give up hope! 😄

Brilliant casting! Looking forward to this series already!

Just listened to ‘The rest is Entertainment‘, How to make a billion in showbiz’ episode and I could hardly believe my ears …

… apparently Celia Imrie is funding a lot of the film and has invested $35 million dollars 😳

I could be wrong but it sounded as though Richard was being serious when he casually mentioned that sum.

The Crown was obviously more lucrative than I thought!

Edited to say: I adore Pierce Brosnan and can’t wait to see what he makes of the role.

So sorry! Please ignore previous post!

I am getting Celia Imrie mixed up with Imelda Staunton!

Many apologies! 🙈

I will report it and get it removed!

Celia is providing the funding and appearing in one of the leading roles though!

Was she in the Crown; I’m not sure?

Richard Osman was just being funny @McDonnellsfriend789 following them talking about Hollywood big names self funding movies. Celia Imrie isn't putting in any money.
The rights to the films were bought by Steven Spielberg's company.

Apologies if I sound snippy - I don't mean to! I just wanted to clarify.

New casting announcement!

https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a43628089/thursday-murder-club-movie-release-date/

The newest additions – revealed by Osman on June 18, 2024 – are David Tennant, Naomi Ackie, Jonathan Pryce, Danny Mays and Henry Lloyd-Hughes.

We know that Ackie is playing police officer Donna, while Pryce is playing Elizabeth's husband Stephen.

so…the others?

These maybe?

Henry Lloyd-Hughes - Bogdan
Danny Mays - Chris
David Tennant - Father Mackie?

who else is left? The murdered chap? the fireman that big Dan takes over from? Some muscles?

Hang on…henri could be Jason?

Oh my goodness CorylusAgain not snippy at all; very grateful for clarification! I listened to the snippet out of context and stupidly took RO’s dead-panning at face value! I thought it was a wild sum! 😳😃

Mind you, having Stephen Spielberg buying the rights is not too shabby (if that bit is true!! 😂)

I'm glad @McDonnellsfriend789 - It can sometimes be easy to misinterpret the tone of a post 😊

The growing list of cast members is exciting!

Or Ricky Tomlinson, someone a bit more working class/rougher. Brosnan is too preened/smooth to be believable as a working class, football mad union rep.

Reviving this thread for a bit more speculation about who's playing which part! This is the cast announced so far. Filming is going on at the moment. Scheduled to go out on Netflix some time in the second half of 2025, so we have a long wait ahead.

• Helen Mirren as Elizabeth Best, a retired spy
• Pierce Brosnan as Ron Ritchie, a former union leader
• Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim Arif, an ex psychiatrist
• Celia Imrie as Joyce Meadowcroft, a former nurse
• David Tennant
• Jonathan Pryce as Stephen Best, Elizabeth’s husband
• Naomi Ackie as Donna De Freitas, a local police officer
• Daniel Mays
• Henry Lloyd-Hughes
• Richard E. Grant
• Tom Ellis
• Geoff Bell
• Paul Freeman
• Sarah Niles as Patrice De Freitas, Donna’s mother
• Ingrid Oliver (wife of author Richard Osman) as Joanna, Joyce’s daughter

It's nice that Richard Osman's wife has a part!

It's been a while since I read the first book. Is Patrice in it? Are they (understandably) pulling in bits from later books? I'm assuming Daniel Mays is Chris and Richard E. Grant will be the landowner. Baffled by which part is going to David Tennant, unless it's Father Mackie, but he's too young for that, surely? Who will play Bogdan?