First of all, is this really what retirement looks like?

If so, perhaps we should all sign up, no matter our age. In The Thursday Murder Club , an amiable, cozy, pleasantly entertaining adaptation of Richard Osman ’s mystery novel, the lucky club members live in a retirement home that resembles Downton Abbey .

The food at this dreamy manor house nestled in the English countryside is scrumptious, with a choice of wines at lunch. The apartments are huge, the antiques tasteful, the archery and life-drawing classes top-notch. And the emotional support animals are llamas. Yes, llamas.

This is the setting, quaintly called Coopers Chase, in which four retirees, led by Helen Mirren in her no-nonsense plaid blazers, depart from yoga and Sudoku each week to consider cold cases. Old folks so

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