Thursday Murder Club star's request for Ibrahim's home - including detail fans might miss
The Thursday Murder Club airs on Netflix on August 28 and it boasts a star-studded cast including Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Celia Imrie.
The film, based on Richard Osman's novel of the same name, also stars Sir Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim Arif - a former psychiatrist and eccentric retiree.
The Thursday Murder Club trailer shows the four amateur sleuths investigating a real murder, set in the retirement village known as Coopers Chase.
Ahead of its release, Netflix divulged some behind the scenes secrets about the making of the film, including a specific set request from Sir Ben Kingsley.
Production designer James Merifield revealed: "Sir Ben specifically requested that Ibrahim should have a photograph of his parents and framed Islamic prints in his home to reflect his background."
Ibrahim's home has "the feel of a traditional gentleman's club with its mahogany panelling, burgundy walls and paisley prints".
As eccentric as his décor, Ibrahim's fashion sense is also very bold and Ibrahim's wearing of bow ties with his smart suits was also Kingsley's idea.
On the similarities between himself and Ibrahim, the star said: 'Acting is a craft. It's based on empathy and imagination - a combination of the two.
"Interestingly, Ibrahim has that combination of qualities as well. He's clearly empathetic because he's a psychiatrist and he needs to interpret patterns of human behaviour in order to heal.
"Now he can bring those same skills to a forensic quest to solve unsolved police cases through empathy, knowledge of patterns of human behaviour, compassion and imagination."
There are plenty of other interesting details from the set, with Merifield describing the inspiration for Joyce's (Celia Imrie) room.
Wanting the place to reflect her sunny and busy personality, he shared: 'It originally grew from the idea of a Lemon Drizzle cake and went from there.
"We visualised a cross between Mary Berry and Laura Ashley.'
A tear-jerking fact about Joyce explains how she always wears two wrist watches - one is her own and the other is her deceased husband Gerry's, which she wears every day in his memory.
The Thursday Murder Club airs on Netflix on August 28
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