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Richard Osman

リチャード・オスマン

Richādo Osuman

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1970-11-28 （Billericay, Essex）
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Billericay, Essex → Haywards Heath, West Sussex → Chiswick, west London

Career

Occupations
Television producer, Television presenter, Novelist
Active Years
1993-2024
Affiliations
Hat Trick Productions, Endemol UK

Education

Trinity College, Cambridge
Politics and Sociology
Degree: BA
Period: 1989-1992
Year of Graduation: 1992
Country: United Kingdom

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Thursday Murder Club

2020 Mystery 368 pages

Four septuagenarian friends in a retirement village investigate a real murder after forming a cold case club.

Elderly protagonistsFriendshipMurder investigation
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Thursday Murder Club / Steven Spielberg (2025)

The Man Who Died Twice

2021 Mystery 448 pages

The Thursday Murder Club faces new mysteries and threats.

Elderly protagonistsFriendshipMurder investigation

The Bullet That Missed

2022 Mystery 464 pages

The club investigates a missing bullet and a journalist's death.

Elderly protagonistsFriendshipMurder investigation

The Last Devil to Die

2023 Mystery 432 pages

Involves diamonds, an old friend, and murder.

Elderly protagonistsFriendshipMurder investigation

We Solve Murders

2024 Mystery

First book in the new We Solve Murders series.

Murder investigation

Bibliography

  • The 100 Most Pointless Things in the World
  • The 100 Most Pointless Arguments in the World
  • The Very Pointless Quiz Book
  • The A-Z of Pointless
  • A Pointless History of the World
  • The World Cup Of Everything: Bringing the Fun Home
  • Richard Osman's House of Games
  • The Thursday Murder Club
  • The Man Who Died Twice
  • The Bullet That Missed
  • The Last Devil to Die
  • The Impossible Fortune
  • We Solve Murders

Adaptations

  • The Thursday Murder Club adapted into Netflix film

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Humorous and light-hearted styleDialogue-driven narrativeAccessible and engaging tone
Recurring Motifs
Elderly characters solving crimesMystery in everyday settingsFriendship and community

Health

  • Nystagmus
    先天性
    Significantly reduces vision, making autocue difficult; learns scripts by heart.
  • Food addiction
    幼少時から
    Lifelong struggle since childhood, undergoing therapy.

Legacy

Bestselling author with over 17 million books sold worldwide, particularly the Thursday Murder Club series. Renowned TV presenter of shows like Pointless and House of Games.

In Popular Culture

  • Thursday Murder Club adapted for Netflix film. Co-hosts podcast The Rest Is Entertainment.

Trivia

  • Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m).
  • Brother is Suede bassist Mat Osman.
  • Has two children from first marriage.
  • Married actress Ingrid Oliver in 2022.