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Robert Thorogood Episode 2, The Marlow Murder Club Season 2 | MASTERPIECE Studio

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🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Two of The Marlow Murder Club Season 2. 

Author Robert Thorogood returns to the podcast to discuss writing the first two episodes of The Marlow Murder Club Season Two, based on his novel, Death Comes to Marlow. Robert shares his thoughts on locked room mysteries, the importance of humor, and what’s in store for Season 3.

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0:24.3

I'm Jace Laykob, and you're listening to Masterpiece Studio, Marlowe, the quaint

0:30.3

little town on the River Thames where life moves at a slower pace.

0:34.7

Neighbors know each other by name, regattas and garden parties fill the weekends,

0:39.2

cafes and shops bustle with locals and tourists alike. But surely no town can be as perfect

0:45.2

as it appears on the surface. As we've seen, Marlowe is quickly becoming a murder hotspot. However,

0:51.8

fortunately for this small town, three friends have come together and risen

0:55.6

to the occasion, acting as either civilian investigators or amateur sleuths, depending on the

1:01.4

attitude of the local police on any given day.

1:04.7

What have you got?

1:06.6

Well, we don't want to get you into trouble, so you won't be interested in Sarah Fitzherbert,

1:11.2

who lives at 18 Allison Road, runs the coffee cart at the station,

1:16.2

and could well be Tristram Bailey's accomplice.

1:19.8

Sarah Fitzherbert, 18, Allison Road, not interested in her at all.

1:24.2

And I suppose you don't want to know.

1:25.8

We've still not found Sir Peter's most recent will.

1:28.4

It's in relevance, nor have we.

1:30.4

Not even listening.

1:32.2

Despite the local police's on-again, off-again relationship with this case,

1:36.6

Judith, Susie and Bex have been stalwart in their investigation,

1:40.2

ruffling whatever feathers necessary on their quest to uncover the truth of this case.

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