Katy Brand fights back tears over The Thursday Murder Club’s tender portrayal of dementia
The Thursday Murder Club star becomes emotional on red carpet
- Katy Brand, screenwriter of The Thursday Murder Club film, praised Dame Helen Mirren and Jonathan Pryce for their tender portrayal of dementia in the new Netflix adaptation.
- The film is an adaptation of Richard Osman's best-selling novel about a group of retirement home residents who solve murders.
- At the London premiere on 21 August, Brand expressed her hope that the film would comfort and make those with lived experience of dementia feel seen.
- Brand shared her personal connection to the subject, having experienced dementia within her own family.
- Watch the video in full above.