The Big Picture British television tries its hand at the citizen detective craze in the upcoming series, The Marlow Murder Club. Adapted from the best-selling novel by Robert Thorogood, Masterpiece Theater has just released the trailer for the upcoming series. From the producers of the supernatural comedy, Ghosts, The Marlow Murder Club brings, well, murder to the sleepy titular town.
“Retired archaeologist Judith Potts 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 neighbor’s garden and believes a brutal murder has taken place.
What could be another gritty depiction of crime a la Broadchurch, instead veers into the more whimsical. The trailer depicts Judith from the moment she hears the gunshots. She takes her concerns to the authorities, who do not take her seriously, to say the least. “There are no hitmen operating in Marlow,” DS Tanika Malik tells Judith politely. It is only seconds later that the police are informed that another shooting has taken place.
‘The Marlow Murder Club’ Is A Wickedly Funny Take On the Murder Mystery Genre Close Despite the authorities deciding to look into the potential murder, Judith and her friends decide not to stop investigating. They form a ragtag group that only wants to do what is best for their community. The trio of women has charming chemistry in the trailer and plays off the ridiculous situations they find themselves in.
“You couldn’t have just started a book club, could you?” Malik asks in exasperation at one point. The three women chuckle together, clearly enjoying their new hobby. At first glance, The Marlow Murder Club appears to be a refreshing reprieve from many murder mystery shows of its kind. Fully female-fronted, these actors vibrate with enjoyment in the English series. The show seems not to entirely be about solving a murder but about the friends made along the way.
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