Diane and I have watched THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB on PBS. The first two Seasons introduced the three women characters: Judith Potts, a retired archaeologist, sets crosswords for the local newspaper. Suzie Harris is a professional dog walker, while Becks Starling, a former music industry executive, is struggling to adapt to her new life as the vicar’s wife. Together, the three women are able to solve murders that baffle the Police. If you’re in the mood for a cozy mysteries series, this is it!
The Marlow Murder Club is a British-American cosy mystery comedy-drama television series based on Robert Thorogood‘s series of novels set in the English town of Marlow, Buckinghamshire. GRADE: Incomplete, but trending towards a B+
Series 3 (2026)
Series 3 consists of three stories, each split into two 45-minute episodes in both the UK and the US.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title [7] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [a] | U.S. air date [6] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | “The Queen of Poisons” | Steve Barron | Daniel Rusteau and Robert Thorogood | 18 March 2026 | 9/6/26 | |||||||
| 10 | 2 | N/A | |||||||||||
| Geoffrey Truman, the Mayor of Marlow, collapses and dies at a council meeting, and it is discovered that he was poisoned with aconite.Guest stars: Peter Davison as Geoffrey Truman; Sarah Alexander as Sophia Hollingbury. | |||||||||||||
| 11 | 3 | “Murder in the Dark” | Steve Barron | Amy Reith | 25 March 2026 | 9/13 | |||||||
| 12 | 4 | N/A | |||||||||||
| Becks’ university reunion game of Murder in the Dark takes a dark turn when one of the participants is found stabbed to death.Guest stars: Montserrat Lombard as Una; Harry Enfield as Hector. | |||||||||||||
| 13 | 5 | “An Appetite for Murder” | Katherine Churcher | Julia Gilbert | 1 April 2026 | 9/20 | |||||||
| 14 | 6 | N/A | |||||||||||
| An unpopular celebrity chef is stabbed to death in his restaurant kitchen just before his cookbook launch party. Becks has issues with her mother-in-law while an old admirer of Judith returns to see her.Guest stars: Cherie Lunghi as Marian Starling; Susan Lynch as Isla de Souza. | |||||||||||||
I think I have to watch this—if only to play “Spot the actor we’ve seen on other murder-mystery shows, especially Midsomer Murders.”
Deb, I’ll bet you see a whole bunch of actors from other murder-mystery shows in THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB!
Yeah, I was just going to mention how many of the guest stars have popped up on other shows, like Peter Davison and Cherie Lunghi. Sarah Alexander and Susan Lynch.
We’re waiting for part 2 this Sunday to watch episode one.
I did try the first book in the series but gave it up as boring. Now that I know the characters from the series, I wonder if I’d like the books better.
Jeff, the books that THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB are based on are hard-core cozies. I have to be in the mood for books like that.
Come to think of it, Davison, Lunghi and Alexander all guested on JONATHAN CREEK.
I’m recording it, but think I have missed the first 2 seasons
Maggie, the first two seasons of THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB are on DVD. Check your local library for the discs.
So, who’s the fourth queen in the illo?
Todd, that’s the local cop they “help” with the cases.