Three older women (led by Judith Potts) investigate a series of killings in Marlow, Buckinghamshire (where Thorogood now lives with his family).
After two murders the trio are taken on as advisors to the police by DS Malik. They suspect a woman rower – until she is also killed and like the first two murders is left with a possibly Masonic medallion on her.
She is connected with the local rowing club, so there are several scenes of the river with rowers and with Potts having her regular nude swim in the river.
The murderers are three men, who kill on behalf of one of the other two – while ensuring that the man with a motive to dispose of the victim has a watertight alibi (like Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train (novel)
Cast:
Samantha Bond as Judith Potts (a retired archaeologist)
Jo Martin as Suzie Harris (a dog-walker)
Cara Horgan as Becks Starling (a vicar’s wife)
Natalie Dew as DS Tanika Malik (in charge of the investigation)
Phillipa Peak as Liz Curtis
Mark Frost as Danny Curtis
Tijan Sarr as DC Jason Kennedy
Daniel Lapaine as Elliot Howard
Mark Fleischmann as Giles Bishop
Phill Langhorne as DS Brendan Perry
Holli Dempsey as DC Alice Hackett
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The Marlow Murder Club |
Network: U&DramaGenre: MysterySeasons: 2Episodes: 8 | |
OverviewRetired 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 neighbour's garden and believes a brutal murder has taken place. |