Thursday Murder Club Fantasy Casting Thread.

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Who should play Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, Ron, Bogdan, Stephen, Donna, Chris, Patrice, Pauline, and Computer Bob?

Chris IS about 50 isn't he?

Although if they age down all the others maybe they'll go fit someone slightly younger?

I've been thinking Brenda Blethyn might be involved since I saw her lovely silver hair.

And weirdly I think Bill Nighy could make a fantastic Stephen OR Ron.

Ah ok @TheCraicDealer is get it now - yes actually that might be a good choice 👍

Josh Dylan for Bogdan - he's very good looking and can look quite Eastern European (in my opinion anyway) when he isn't tanned.

He seems too young and skinny to me, and doesn't have the presence I assume Bogdan has, but my mental image of Bogdan may not be based on concrete info from the books.

But what do I know?

My main casting criteria for Ron is to imagine them in a West Ham football top

I’m not sure whether the books say where Ron is meant to be from but I was picturing someone like Ricky Tomlinson.

I see what you mean! So, I've only read the first two books so far, and my estimate of Bogdan's age dramatically dropped when it was revealed he was going to get together with Donna. I don't want her to be with someone much older. But then it depends if they keep her as a 26-year-old or make her more ambiguously in her 30s.

I also don't know if they stay together yet (don't tell me! 😅).

Did originally think Daniel Craig would be good, like the earlier poster said.

Great Ron casting method! 😂

I might have assumed a bit of a cockney London geezer based solely on the West Ham football top. 😂

I've always pictured Phil Davies as Ron!

Yes good choice

Or Timothy Spall as he is very versatile

Yes! I can definitely see him in a West Ham top.

Ron Paul Whitehouse (aged up, but he’s done that before)
Bogdan Kim Bodnia’s son, Louis

I picture Liev Schreiber for Bogdan

I love all these suggestions...obviously (!!) Richard Osman will be reading this thread and taking notes...😄

Lindsay Duncan for Elizabeth?

Do you know what? I would if I was him

I’m not sure whether the books say where Ron is meant to be from but I was picturing someone like Ricky Tomlinson.

Ron is definitely a Londoner. He is referred to as a 'dodgy cockney' on a couple of occasions. ☺️

Who could play Ron's son though? He's supposed to be an ex-boxer & quite good looking.

Orlando Bloom? Charlie Hunnam? Tom Ellis? Tom Hardy? DANIEL CRAIG?!

I can see that. He does that strong silent thing.

@verdantverdure - TOM HARDY!!! ☺️

Michelle Collins.

I can't remember Connie Johnson's description at the minute other than she's blonde. I didn't know Michelle Collins was 61!

Alex Kingston for Connie Johnson

Clare Perkins would be perfect as Donna's mum Patrice