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Times
18-05-2025
- Business
- Times
Get well soon, M&S, you've had a place in my heart for 50 years
There's a bit in Richard Osman's second Thursday Murder Club novel, The Man Who Died Twice, where the elderly sleuth Ibrahim Arif is mugged and hospitalised. Obviously anyone being mugged is horrible, but having it happen to courteous, gentle Ibrahim is particularly distressing. For me, Marks & Spencer is the shop version of Ibrahim. If this cyberattack had to happen at all, could it not have happened to someone younger, brasher, sharper elbowed and less venerable, like one of those fast-fashion chains with questionable manufacturing processes? It has been nearly a month since M&S was hacked, and it is still suffering the aftershocks. Online orders are still suspended. Last week it emerged that some customers' personal data was stolen, though not credit card
Wales Online
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club: Netflix release date, cast details and first look images
Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club: Netflix release date, cast details and first look images Murder mystery fans will be excited to hear that a release date for Netflix's adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club is finally here Behind the scenes of Netflix's 'The Thursday Murder Club' adaptation. (Image: Netflix © 2024 / Giles Keyte ) Popular crime novel The Thursday Murder Club, penned by TV presenter and writer Richard Osman, is finally being adapted in to a film and the release date has just been confirmed. Osman's murder mystery set around a retirement home in a fictitious village in Kent is coming to Netflix later this year, and fans are very excited. The streaming giant has confirmed that the star-studded movie will premiere exclusively on its platform on August 28 2025, which quite fittingly happens to be a Thursday. In addition to the release date, fans have been treated to some fresh first-look images, offering a glimpse at some of the big names starring in the film. F or the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter . Article continues below The film has been directed by Chris Columbus, who is no stranger to a high profile movie having directed films like Home Alone and several of the Harry Potter franchise. It centres around four spirited retirees who spend their days solving cold case murders for amusement, and wait until you find out who's playing them.... The cast is absolutely full of stars including Sir Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim Arif, Pierce Brosnan as Ron Ritchie, Helen Mirren as Elizabeth Best and Celia Imrie as Joyce Meadowcroft. Sir Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim Arif, Pierce Brosnan as Ron Ritchie, Helen Mirren as Elizabeth Best and Celia Imrie as Joyce Meadowcroft. Even though the film will have an amazing leading quartet, there are plenty of other stars joining the line-up including David Tennant and Tom Ellis among others. The official synopsis hints: "When an unexplained death occurs on their own doorstep, their casual sleuthing takes a thrilling turn as they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands." The film is based on the first book in Osman's highly popular series, which currently comprises four novels, with a fifth set to be released this coming September called The Impossible Fortune. Sir Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim Arif, Pierce Brosnan as Ron Ritchie and Helen Mirren as Elizabeth Best Columbus previously shared that the film would adhere to the storyline of the first Thursday Murder Club novel, although he conceded that "certain events and plot devices have been changed". He added that "other scenes were omitted for time," but reassured fans that "the essence of the book's sharp, witty humour and the emotional complexity of each character has been preserved. The film is a very faithful adaptation of the novel." Article continues below The Thursday Murder Club will be available to watch on Netflix on Thursday, August 28.
