1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: And Amanda gam Nation, a friend of mine who's a 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 1: GP in Melbourne during lockdown, or she hasn't just a 3 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:11,039 Speaker 1: GP then she's always been a GP. But she said, 4 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:13,399 Speaker 1: if people came to see her and we're just filling blah. 5 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: Obviously depression bigger things is a bigger story. But if 6 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: it is filling bla. She recommended a series of books 7 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 1: and she put me onto them called The Thursday Murder Club, 8 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: and then I put you onto them, Brendan. They're written 9 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: by Richard Osmond. It's a book series. I think there 10 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: are three or four out now, and it's a group 11 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: of friends in a retirement village who for fun decided 12 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: to solve some murders and crimes until they're actually involved 13 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: in such an investigation. 14 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 2: The beauty of this book is you don't realize the 15 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: people that are in this book their history, the history. Yeah, 16 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 2: and Elizabeth the main character as the books when and 17 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 2: you find out that she used to be a top 18 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 2: spy five. 19 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: And that's what Richard has said when we interviewed him, 20 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: is that part of this was his mum was in 21 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: a retirement village and he said, all the incredible characters 22 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: they all come from this rich background you never get 23 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: and society doesn't see any of that. Yeah. 24 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 2: Well, you know my old mate George, remember he passed 25 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 2: away a couple of years ago. I used to sail 26 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 2: with him. He's eighty three, and one day we'd be 27 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 2: out in the sailing boat and he said, it was 28 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 2: like that time that I rode across from Perth to 29 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 2: Sydney and rode what a pushbike? He rode a pushbike 30 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 2: from Perth to Sydney. I'm thinking, you know, yeah. 31 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: Well when my kids out, when my kids went to 32 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: visit my dad, and I was there too, just a 33 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: couple of weekends ago, and Dad's got this picture on 34 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: his wall of him with his giant diving bell. He was, 35 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: you know, those big helmets that he'd put on. He 36 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: used to go diving in Thursday Island because he's working 37 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: at the bank there. His first ever job were in 38 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: this giant diving bell and they weren't diving for pearls. 39 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: It was another kind of shell that's used for buttons 40 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: and things. And the boy said, was this your job? 41 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: And he said no, I did it for the adventure. 42 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: I thought, how wonderful that they have this conversation that 43 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: they see their grandfather as a young adventurous man. 44 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 2: Kids did do they do stuff for adventure anymore? 45 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: The kids well also part of this Thursday Murder Club. 46 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: This retirement home looks amazing. They drinking every second of 47 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,239 Speaker 1: the day and having lovely food and adventures and things. 48 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: It's a fabulous series. So we've loved the books. And 49 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: Richard was in talking to us and he was saying 50 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: that it was going to be made into a Netflix 51 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: series with Michael with Stephen Spielberg and Michael Spielberg. Sadly 52 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: not Steven Spielberg. No, it is Stephen Spielberg in charge 53 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: of the whole thing. We were speculating as to who 54 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: the people in it might be. 55 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 2: We ran it past, Richard, can you give us anything. 56 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: We all have theories as to who they should be. 57 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 2: Who are your theories? 58 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: Well, I think the actress who was in Afterlife should 59 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: be Joyce, the actress Penelope Wilton. Yes, yeah, great, she'd 60 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: be great. Do you think maybe Helen Mirren for Elizabeth 61 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: all the Dames, get all the Dames out, get recipient, 62 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: You're not coming in. Llhen Atkins could be the psychiatrist. Interesting. 63 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 2: I think there's a place for Bill nigh in there 64 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:06,359 Speaker 2: there's going to be some Bill and is there anywhere 65 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,679 Speaker 2: in the world where it isn't the place I thought 66 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 2: Bill and I would be perfect for. 67 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: Here's who the cast is. Joyce is being placed by 68 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: Celia Imriy. She's brilliant. She was in Bridget Jones Stary, 69 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: the best exotic Marrigold hotel. 70 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 2: You know her face is that the old duck. 71 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 1: They're all old ducks, of course it is is. 72 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: The one that always and she was in down to 73 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 2: have a look at the picture. Ah yeah, spy, yes, 74 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 2: spy Elizabeth. 75 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 1: It's being played by Helen Mirren as tipped by you 76 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 1: and me, Brenda. 77 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 2: That's us, that's us. 78 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: The trade unionist Ron is preus Brosnan Richie. When you 79 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: see when you see the picture of him as the 80 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: handsome Pat, not so much. But I've seen him dressed 81 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: up as Ron and he looks great. I was suggesting 82 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: Rowan Atkinson for the psychiatrist, ibra him so Ben Kingsley perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect? 83 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 2: What about bog Dan? 84 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: No, there's no information here. Who is going to be 85 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: those other members of the team. So The Thursday Murder Club, 86 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: it's currently in production in the UK. Don't know when 87 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: it's going to be released, but do yourself a favor 88 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: and read the books. They are just so wonderful. 89 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 2: We've both written books not like that. But I wonder 90 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 2: if we've got books, who will we get to portray. 91 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 1: He'll be playing me in my own autobiography, and he'll 92 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: be playing you, usher will play you in yours, and 93 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: you get pipped at the post. You don't even you're 94 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 1: not enough like yourself to get away with it. Linda Hunt, 95 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: who was a short statured woman who's probably now seventy. 96 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: Thank you, Brendan Sho want I say seventy. 97 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 2: I'm not that far off.