The Thursday Murder Club By Richard Osman

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20210125

Richard Osman's best-selling debut novel, read by Olivier-nominated Haydn Gwynne (Billy Elliot the Musical, Drop the Dead Donkey). Abridged by Sara Davies.

In a peaceful retirement village in Kent, four residents meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. Highly accomplished in their pre-retirement professions (psychiatrist, nurse, political firebrand and - probably - international spy) they are eminently qualified for the job.

But when a brutal killing takes place on their doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case.

Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still run rings round the local police. Drug gangs, high finance and lemon drizzle all loom large in this compelling, funny and endearing crime thriller.

The members of The Thursday Murder Club are residents at Coopers Chase, a luxury retirement village in the Kentish Weald. They persuade local policewoman PC Donna De Freitas to join them when she visits the village to give a talk on safety for the elderly. She soon realises the cosy talk she has planned isn't going to cut it with this rather feisty and wily group of seniors. But they do need her help.

Built on the grounds of a former rectory, Coopers Chase is about to be developed by its owner, the wealthy Ian Ventham, but before he goes ahead he must sack his long-term partner, the builder Tony Curran. Ventham is a bit worried that Tony Curran might not take the news well. Might, in fact, kill him.

Reader...Haydn Gwynne

Producer...Mary Ward-Lowery

Music by Tom Constantine.

Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.

20210126

Richard Osman's bestselling debut crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.

Developer Ian Ventham has big plans for Coopers Chase, the retirement village where the members of The Thursday Murder Club meet to figure out unsolved crimes. It's going to make him rich and happy. But it's going to upset a lot of other people, among them his long-term business partner, builder Tony Curran, who has a reputation as a hard man.

Producer...Mary Ward-Lowery

Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne.

Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.

20210127

Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne.

Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.

20210128

Bestselling debut by Richard Osman, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne.

Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.

20210129

By Richard Osman. Abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne.

Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.

20210201

Compelling, witty and endearing crime thriller, a bestseller by TV presenter and producer Richard Osman. Abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne.

The Thursday Murder Club are residents at a retirement village in rural Kent. Their hobby, puzzling out clues from unsolved murders, has taken over their real lives. Now they have not one, but two murders to investigate.

For full details see Monday 25th January 2021.

Producer...Mary Ward-Lowery

Witty crime thriller by Richard Osman. Abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne.

Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.

20210202

Crime thriller by Richard Osman, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne.

Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.

20210203

By Richard Osman, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne.

Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.

20210204

By Richard Osman, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne.

Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.

20210205

By Richard Osman. Final episode abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne.

Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.Tibet Remembered

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Comments
01	20210125	Richard Osman's best-selling debut novel, read by Olivier-nominated Haydn Gwynne (Billy Elliot the Musical, Drop the Dead Donkey). Abridged by Sara Davies. In a peaceful retirement village in Kent, four residents meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. Highly accomplished in their pre-retirement professions (psychiatrist, nurse, political firebrand and - probably - international spy) they are eminently qualified for the job. But when a brutal killing takes place on their doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still run rings round the local police. Drug gangs, high finance and lemon drizzle all loom large in this compelling, funny and endearing crime thriller. The members of The Thursday Murder Club are residents at Coopers Chase, a luxury retirement village in the Kentish Weald. They persuade local policewoman PC Donna De Freitas to join them when she visits the village to give a talk on safety for the elderly. She soon realises the cosy talk she has planned isn't going to cut it with this rather feisty and wily group of seniors. But they do need her help. Built on the grounds of a former rectory, Coopers Chase is about to be developed by its owner, the wealthy Ian Ventham, but before he goes ahead he must sack his long-term partner, the builder Tony Curran. Ventham is a bit worried that Tony Curran might not take the news well. Might, in fact, kill him. Reader...Haydn Gwynne Producer...Mary Ward-Lowery Music by Tom Constantine. Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.
02	20210126	Richard Osman's bestselling debut crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne. Developer Ian Ventham has big plans for Coopers Chase, the retirement village where the members of The Thursday Murder Club meet to figure out unsolved crimes. It's going to make him rich and happy. But it's going to upset a lot of other people, among them his long-term business partner, builder Tony Curran, who has a reputation as a hard man. Producer...Mary Ward-Lowery Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne. Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.
03	20210127	Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne. Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.
04	20210128	Bestselling debut by Richard Osman, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne. Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.
05	20210129	By Richard Osman. Abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne. Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.
06	20210201	Compelling, witty and endearing crime thriller, a bestseller by TV presenter and producer Richard Osman. Abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne. The Thursday Murder Club are residents at a retirement village in rural Kent. Their hobby, puzzling out clues from unsolved murders, has taken over their real lives. Now they have not one, but two murders to investigate. For full details see Monday 25th January 2021. Producer...Mary Ward-Lowery Witty crime thriller by Richard Osman. Abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne. Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.
07	20210202	Crime thriller by Richard Osman, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne. Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.
08	20210203	By Richard Osman, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne. Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.
09	20210204	By Richard Osman, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne. Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.
10	20210205	By Richard Osman. Final episode abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne. Richard Osman's bestselling crime novel, read by Haydn Gwynne.Tibet Remembered