Back in 2020, Pointless presenter Richard Osman published his debut novel about a group of pensioners who team up to solve a mysterious killing.

The Thursday Murder Club sold 45,000 copies in its first three days, becoming the fastest-selling adult crime debut in recorded history, with its fifth novel in the series out next year.

Months before the first book’s publication, Steven Spielberg’s production company Amblin Entertainment purchased the global film rights.

And now the movie…