Netflix Thursday Murder Club filming in Bucks in September

A month after filming in Beaconsfield, the celebrity-packed production will be heading to the leafy village of Little Missenden.

Road closures will be in place from 8am to 8pm and the Red Lion pub will be closed from next Thursday (September 5) through to Friday evening while cameras are rolling.

The filming includes scenes inside and outside the Red Lion, as well as a main character driving along Village Road, this newspaper understands.

It comes just weeks after the film's stars Pierce Brosnan and Dame Helen Mirren were spotted staying at a hotel in Reading after recording for the movie in Theale. 

Based on the first book in Richard Osman’s hugely successful The Thursday Murder Club series, the upcoming film follows a group of retired sleuths who find themselves caught up in a real-life murder case.

The Thursday Murder Club features an impressive cast, including Bond man Brosnan as ex-trade union activist Ron, Mirren as former spy Elizabeth, Ben Kingsley as ex-psychiatrist Ibrahim and Celia Imrie as former nurse Joyce. The film is written and directed by Home Alone and Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone filmmaker Chris Columbus.

Set in the fictional village of Fairhaven in Kent, Osman’s cosy murder-mystery shot to the top of the Sunday Times bestseller charts. It became the first literary debut to take the Christmas number one spot after its release in 2020.

The picturesque Red Lion pub and the village green make Little Missenden the perfect location to shoot The Thursday Murder Club. Netflix have reassured residents that access to their properties will be maintained throughout the filming. An alternative parking area will be provided nearby so that residents can move their vehicles.

Filming started in June, with Osman confirming on The Rest is Entertainment podcast that it would be shot “from the end of June through to September” in England.

A release date is yet to be announced. 

Residents around Theale in Berkshire spotted signs that films crews have been shooting around the area, including the Englefield Estate, with signs and sets that fit descriptions from the book .

Online sleuths also spotted that Richard Osman and Netflix have posted on social media about the production - with St Mark's Church in Theale appearing to be the backdrop to the photos. 

Now former James Bond star Mr Brosnan has been pictured entering the Roseate Hotel in The Forbury, in central Reading. 

IT worker Rakesh, from Earley, was filming his son Nolan for his piano performance YouTube channel - called 'nolansnotes' - on Friday, August 2, when he spotted the former 007 actor - but initially didn't recognise him.

He said: "My son Nolan has contacted hotels to see if they have any interesting pianos to play. He then films the performance and puts the video online. 

"After work I took him to the Roseate. There was no one outside the Roseate at the time, and we were shooting some b-roll footage. 

"I was just filming Nolan and this car stopped and through my phone screen I saw it was Pierce. I hadn't seen him with his beard before - but I could see it was him.

"He just had his driver there and no one else."

The 50-year-old was then further surprised when another famous face turned up outside the five-star hotel. 

He said: "And then 10 minutes later I saw a BMW come by. The woman who got out looked familiar and it was Helen Mirren. 

"I thought that's strange, so I looked online and saw that the Thursday Murder Club was in production."

Rakesh - who said he hadn't read Thursday Murder Club but had heard it is 'an amazing' read - added: "My son was quite happy to see the stars.

"If Pierce is going to visit again, Nolan would happy to play the James Bond theme on the piano for him for old time's sake."

The movie adaptation of Thursday Murder Club is expected to release on Netflix towards the end of 2025.