A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (TV series)

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Based onA Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Screenplay byPoppy Cogan
Zia Ahmed
Ajoke Ibironke
Ruby Thomas
Directed byDolly Wells
Starring
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Dolly Wells
  • Holly Jackson
  • Poppy Cogan
  • Matthew Read
  • Matthew Bouch
  • Frith Tiplady
  • Lucy Richer
  • Danielle Scott-Haughton
ProducerFlorence Walker
Production companies
  • Moonage Pictures
  • ZDFneo (Co-production)
Original release
Network

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is an upcoming British television series based on the Holly Jackson novel of the same name, adapted by Poppy Cogan, directed by Dolly Wells, and developed by Moonage Pictures for BBC Three. The first season of the show will consist of six 45-minute episodes covering the events of the first book. If the series is renewed, later seasons plan to cover the other two books. However, executive producer Frith Tiplady also stressed that the first season has a real end.[1][2] On March 23rd, 2024, Holly Jackson shared a small clip of the show with July 2024 as a UK release date.[3] On April 22nd, 2024, Netflix has announced that it will release the show as steaming in US later this year after releasing in the UK.[4]

Premise[edit]

Pip Fitz-Amobi (Emma Myers) isn't satisfied that the killing of a local school girl has been investigated enough and takes matters into her own hands, via producing her EPQ on the topic.[5]

Cast[edit]

  • Emma Myers as Pippa (Pip) Fitz-Amobi
  • Zain Iqbal as Ravi Singh
  • India Lillie Davies as Andie Bell
  • Rahul Pattni as Sal Singh
  • Asha Banks as Cara Ward
  • Yali Topol Margalith as Lauren Gibson
  • Jude Morgan-Collie as Connor Reynolds
  • Raiko Gohara as Zach Chen
  • Georgia Arron as Emma Hutton
  • Jessica Webber as Nat Da Silva
  • Henry Ashton as Max Hastings
  • Carla Woodcock as Becca Bell
  • Yasmin Al-Khudhairi as Naomi Ward
  • Mathew Baynton as Elliot Ward
  • Kitty Anderson as Young Pip
  • Anna Maxwell Martin as Leanne Amobi
  • Orla Hill as Ruby Foxcroft
  • Gary Beadle as Victor Amobi
  • Mitu Panicucci as Stella Chapman
  • Annabel Mullion as Rosie Hastings
  • Adam Astill as Toby Hastings
  • Matthew Khan as Dylan
  • Matt Chambers as Jason Bell
  • Ephraim O.P. Sampson as Jake Lawrence
  • Jackson Bews as Daniel da Silva

Production[edit]

In September 2022, the project was announced as a BBC Three television adaptation of the Holly Jackson novel A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, produced by Moonage Pictures.[6] Dolly Wells is set to direct the project from a script by Poppy Cogan, alongside Zia Ahmed, Ajoke Ibironke and Ruby Thomas. It is produced by Florence Walker, and executive producers include Matthew Read, Matthew Bouch and Frith Tiplady for Moonage Pictures, and Lucy Richer and Danielle Scott-Haughton for the BBC, along with Wells, Holly Jackson and Cogan.[7]

Casting[edit]

In June 2023, production started with Emma Myers and Zain Iqbal cast into the lead roles of Pip and Ravi.[8][9]

Filming[edit]

Filming took place around Bristol including the Redcliffe Caves and the Avon Valley Railway and Westbury on Trym. Filming ended in August 2023.[10][11]

Release[edit]

The show is set to release in July 2024 on BBC iPlayer in the UK. The show will be released in Germany, Australia and New Zealand as well, but as of April 2024 the dates are unknown. [12] On April 22nd, 2024, Netflix has announced that it will release the show as steaming in US later this year after releasing in the UK.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Yossman, K. J. (17 October 2023). "'A Good Girl's Guide to Murder' Producers on Casting 'Wednesday' and 'Family Switch' Star Emma Myers, Making a Modern-Day Agatha Christie". Variety. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ^ "BBC Three announces A Good Girl's Guide To Murder". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. ^ https://www.instagram.com/reel/C43RkDWt79Z/?igsh=MXZ1bmg2bzY1dzFhMg==
  4. ^ https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/a-good-girls-guide-to-murder-release-date-cast-details
  5. ^ Stedman, Emily (20 June 2023). "Wednesday star Emma Myers confirmed for A Good Girl's Guide to Murder". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  6. ^ Goldbart, Max (5 September 2022). "'The Pursuit of Love' Producer Moonage Pictures To Adapt New York Times Bestseller 'A Good Girl's Guide To Murder' For BBC Three". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7. ^ Goldbart, Max (19 June 2023). "'Wednesday' Star Emma Myers To Lead The BBC's 'A Good Girl's Guide To Murder' Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  8. ^ "BBC Three announces Emma Myers and Zain Iqbal to lead cast of A Good Girl's Guide To Murder, adapted from the novels by Holly Jackson". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  9. ^ Tai, Anita (19 June 2023). "'Wednesday' Star Emma Myers Leads The BBC's 'A Good Girl's Guide To Murder' Adaptation". etcanada.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  10. ^ Streeting, Louisa (3 July 2023). "TV crews seen by Redcliffe Caves as filming frenzy grips Bristol". Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  11. ^ "AVR filming announcement". Facebook - Avon Valley Railway. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  12. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/C48HqCBi-_s/?igsh=aTM0ajV3M2k1Mmk1

External links[edit]

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