David Tennant joins the star cast of “The Thursday Murder Club”

David Tennant and Naomi Ackie are among the latest stars to sign on to the film adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling book The Thursday Murder Club.

The “Doctor Who” star and “Master Of None” actress join the cast of the upcoming crime drama alongside “The Two Popes” actor Jonathan Pryce, “Line Of Duty” actor Daniel Mays and “Killing Eve” actor Henry Lloyd-Hughes.

The cast additions come after it was recently announced that Dame Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Sir Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie will star in the Netflix film.

The 2020 bestseller, Osman’s debut novel is about pensioners who try to solve murders in their sleepy English village for fun, but find themselves caught up in a real case.

Since then, further films in the series have been released, starring ex-spy Elizabeth Best, former nurse Joyce Meadowcroft, ex-psychiatrist Ibrahim Arif and former trade union activist Ron Ritchie.

Speaking on The Rest Is Entertainment podcast, Osman said Ron will be played by Irish actor and James Bond star Brosnan, while Elizabeth will be played by Dame Helen.

Sir Ben Kingsley is set to play Ibrahim and Imrie will play Joyce.

The screenplay and direction are by Chris Columbus, the director of “Home Alone” and “Harry Potter”, who will also produce the film together with Jennifer Todd.

Osman previously said filming would take place in England from late June to September.

The former Pointless host released the second book in the series, The Man Who Died Twice, in 2021, the third book, The Bullet That Missed, in 2022, and the latest installment, The Last Devil To Die, in September 2023.