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television series based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Holly Jackson, adapted by Poppy Cogan, directed by

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, and developed by Moonage Pictures and the German public broadcaster

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for

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. The series, consisting of six episodes, covers events from the first book, and it was released for streaming on 1 July 2024 on

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in the United Kingdom, followed by its terrestrial premiere on BBC Three on 10 July. It was released internationally on

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on 1 August 2024. In November 2024, it was renewed for a second series.

Premise

Pip Fitz-Amobi ( Emma Myers) is not satisfied that the killing of a local school girl has been investigated sufficiently and takes matters into her own hands, producing her EPQ on the topic.

Cast and characters

Main

* Emma Myers as Pippa "Pip" Fitz-Amobi ** Kitty Anderson as young Pip * Zain Iqbal as Ravi Singh *

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as Cara Ward * Raiko Gohara as Zach Chen * Jude Morgan-Collie as Connor Reynolds *

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as Lauren Gibson * Yasmin Al-Khudhairi as Naomi Ward * Henry Ashton as Max Hastings * Carla Woodcock as Becca Bell *

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as Elliot Ward *

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as Victor Amobi, Pip's father *

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as Leanne Amobi, Pip's mother

Recurring

* India Lillie Davies as Andie Bell * Rahul Pattni as Sal Singh * Jackson Bews as Daniel Da Silva * Kamari Loyd as Josh Amobi *

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as Jason Bell *

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as Rosie Hastings *

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as Toby Hastings * Orla Hill as Ruby Foxcroft * Matthew Khan as Dylan * Oliver Wickham as Jesse Walker *

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as Isla Jordan

Guest

* Georgia Arron as Emma Hutton * Jessica Webber as Nat Da Silva * Thomas Gray as Howie Bowers * Ephraim O.P. Sampson as Jake Lawrence

Episodes

Production

In September 2022, the project was announced as a

television adaptation of the Holly Jackson novel ''

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'', produced by Moonage Pictures.

is a directer on the project from a script by Poppy Cogan, alongside Zia Ahmed, Ajoke Ibironke and Ruby Thomas. It is produced by Florence Walker, and executive producers include Matthew Read, Matthew Bouch and Frith Tiplady for Moonage Pictures, and Lucy Richer and Danielle Scott-Haughton for the BBC, along with Wells, Holly Jackson and Cogan. Despite the executive producer Frith Tiplady stressing that the first series has a real end, it was renewed for a second series on 20 November 2024, which will cover events from the second book, ''Good Girl, Bad Blood''. Jackson and Cogan will be returning for the screenplay, while Myers and Iqbal are set to reprise their roles.

Casting

In June 2023, production started with Emma Myers and Zain Iqbal cast into the lead roles of Pip and Ravi.

Filming

Filming took place around

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and

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. Locations include the

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, the

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car park, Redland, Redmaids' High School,

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, and

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. Filming on the second series took place in the final week of April 2025 in Axbridge, Somerset.

Release

''A Good Girl's Guide to Murder'' was released for streaming on 1 July 2024 on

in the United Kingdom and in Ireland, Stan in Australia, and

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in New Zealand. A terrestrial broadcast on

began on 10 July 2024, with two episodes being broadcast per week. The series was released in Germany on 30 August 2024 on the

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mediathek service, while

will broadcast two episodes per week beginning from 8 September 2024. On 22 April 2024,

announced that the series would be released on its platform on 1 August 2024.

Reception

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, which uses a

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, assigned a score of 69 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

References

External links

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