“Then the ceilings on the next level are lower and the windows smaller for Joyce and Ibrahim. Ibrahim’s room is a bit like a Gentleman’s Club: It’s serious, half-panelled with a parquet flooring, dark walls and a leather Chesterfield. Joyce’s is more Laura Ashley-esque and floral—we referred to her set as the Lemon Drizzle Cake, as she keeps baking bigger and bigger cakes.”
Ron’s loft is the last stop. Merifield says, “This is the attic of the boy,” with the punchball, flatscreen TV and beer pump in kitchen.
What is the village of The Thursday Murder Club called?
Elizabeth and Joyce also venture to the nearby police station on a bus. village. The production was filmed in Aldbury, Hertfordshire. Merifield describes the production as “quintessentially English”, “duckpond and beautiful Elizabethan architecture”. country cottages Roses around the doors, etc. We placed the police station next to the village hall. The outside was where we put the police station, and inside was built on a set. We kept the old lights from the village hall but gave it a retro feel. Their intrays were stacked up because they are too busy playing Darts.
Hertfordshire
In addition to Aldbury, Hertfordshire was also used as the location of Ian Ventham. This is a strikingly modern construction that contrasts with the regal Coopers Chase. Merifield says, “We wanted something totally alien to the rest” of the movie. “It was supposed to be uninviting. The idea is that Ventham is one of the baddies. Chris Columbus who lives in LA said that we needed to create something that looked like it could have come from Hollywood.
Buckinghamshire
Two more filming locations were sourced from another Home Counties. The first is Tony Curran’s home, who is also the co-owner at Coopers Chase. Merifield says, “That is in Beaconsfield.” “We wanted high-end Wimpy Homes, faux Georgian because you can clearly see that he was a lad at first but has grown up.” The other is the Red Lion in Little Missenden, which is where we see Ian Ventham meeting his associate Bogdan – a village pub which can boast four separate appearances in Midsomer Murders. From now on, we can expect the pub to boast about its role as a cosy-crime staple.
