A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

7.5
Yr 2024
Status Returning Series
Crime Mystery Drama
Your Verdict
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Overview

Five years after the death of schoolgirl Andie Bell, Pippa Fitz-Amobi sets out to uncover what really happened to her. Sal Singh, Andie's boyfriend, admitted to the murder before taking his own life, but Pip doesn't believe he's responsible and teams up with Sal's brother Ravi to uncover the truth. If Sal Singh isn't a murderer and the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from finding out the truth?

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 68 /100

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder garnered moderately positive reviews, with critics largely welcoming it as an entertaining, binge-worthy modern take on the teen sleuth archetype. Many reviewers favorably compared the adaptation to a 21st-century Nancy Drew, highlighting its brisk pacing, well-curated soundtrack, and engaging balance between lightweight mystery and darker themes of grief and trauma.

However, the reception was cooled by critiques targeting the plot mechanics and character development. Several critics pointed out an overreliance on convenient coincidences, thin supporting characters, and narrative shortcuts driven by social media. Detractors described it as a generic, diet detective story that struggles to match the depth of its source novel, though most agreed it serves as an easy, pleasant diversion for fans of young-adult mystery.

“It manages to be a meditation on the trials and tribulations of growing up and on the manifestations of grief.”

“likely a more than sufficient diet-detective series, free of the dramatic weight of its more realistic counterparts and bereft of any true charm, excellence, or originality.”

“a delicious binge for anyone who loves a good murder mystery.”

“delightful, knowing, involving, non-challenging, a touch silly.”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

BBC iPlayer
UK
Netflix
US • UK • CA
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US • UK • CA
Why fans love it

The 2024 drama series A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder shifts the traditional amateur detective trope into a dark, intimate space. By centering the story on Pippa Fitz-Amobi, an inquisitive teen challenging a closed police case, the show favors low-stakes school settings against high-stakes criminal secrets. The suspense stems less from elaborate crime scenes and more from the tension of a small community where everyone has something to hide.

Emma Myers plays an investigator who is as dogged as she is vulnerable, moving through the mystery with a clear sense of purpose. Because the narrative is based on a young adult novel, the show maintains a focused, personal perspective on the lingering trauma of a murder in a quiet town. It functions as a tense thriller that asks whether one person can actually shake the truth loose from a town convinced it already knows the answer.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 65
Regulars 18
Longest run 10 eps
Emma Myers
Emma Myers
as Pip Fitz-Amobi
Zain Iqbal
Zain Iqbal
as Ravi Singh
Mathew Baynton
Mathew Baynton
as Elliot Ward
6 episodes
Asha Banks
Asha Banks
as Cara Ward
Yasmin Al-Khudhairi
Yasmin Al-Khudhairi
as Naomi Ward
Henry Ashton
Henry Ashton
as Max Hastings
Yali Topol Margalith
Yali Topol Margalith
as Lauren Gibson
Anna Maxwell Martin
Anna Maxwell Martin
as Leanne Fitz-Amobi
10 episodes
Show 57 more
Gary Beadle as Victor Amobi 10 episodes Jude Morgan-Collie as Connor Reynolds Raiko Gohara as Zach Chen 7 episodes Ryan Davies as News Reporter 1 episode India Lillie Davies as Andie Bell 5 episodes Kamari Loyd as Josh Fitz-Amobi 7 episodes Rahul Pattni as Salil Singh 7 episodes Kitty Anderson as Young Pip Fitz-Amobi 4 episodes Georgia Lock as Isla Jordan 2 episodes Matthew Chambers as Jason Bell 6 episodes Orla Hill as Ruby Foxcroft 6 episodes Matthew Khan as Dylan 2 episodes Monty Eliot as Ant Lowe 2 episodes Oliver Wickham as Jesse Walker 2 episodes Mitu Panicucci as Stella Chapman 2 episodes Annabel Mullion as Rosie Hastings 7 episodes Adam Astill as Toby Hastings 7 episodes Vivienne Soan as Mrs. Penton 1 episode Ephraim O.P. Sampson as Jake Lawrence 1 episode Alice Barclay as Mrs. Bradshaw 1 episode Jessica Webber as Nat Da Silva 6 episodes James Meunier as Henry Hill 1 episode Diane Lukins as Dawn Bell 2 episodes Andy McLeod as DI Hawkins 6 episodes Siddiqua Akhtar as Nisha Singh 2 episodes Jackson Bews as Daniel Da Silva 10 episodes Thomas Gray as Howie Bowers 3 episodes Georgia Arron as Emma Hutton 1 episode Carla Woodcock as Becca Bell 8 episodes Misia Butler as Stanley Forbes 5 episodes Peter Sullivan as Christopher Epps 5 episodes Eden H. Davies as Jamie Reynolds 6 episodes Stephanie Street as Soraya Bouzidi 4 episodes Sam Newman as Justice Wickham 4 episodes Lavinia Burch as Foreperson 4 episodes Lu Corfield as Joanna Reynolds 4 episodes Jack Rowan as Charlie Green 4 episodes Brandon Benoit-Joyce as Court Clerk 4 episodes Freddie England as Robin Hastings 4 episodes Oliver Coopersmith as Adam Clark 4 episodes Marc Danbury as Old Security Guard 2 episodes Monty Eliot Dominguez as Ant Lowe 2 episodes Freddie Thorp as Luke Eaton 2 episodes Anna Brindle as Flora Green 2 episodes Tilly Howes as Paramedic 1 episode Lexi Austin-Jones as Female Police Officer 1 episode Steven Barwick as Nigel Hargreaves 1 episode David Sargent as Vicar 1 episode India Erlam as Girl 1 1 episode Kiren Kaur-Virdee as Girl 2 1 episode Bita Taghavi as Facilitator 1 episode Alex Colley as Reporter 1 episode Russell Boulter as Peter Collis 1 episode Hellen Kirby as Nurse 1 episode Nicholas Page Hayman as Memorial Attendee (uncredited) 1 episode Rowan Wallace as College Student (uncredited) 1 episode Jakub Olejarz as Market Passerby (uncredited) 1 episode
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Keywords

based on novel or book amateur detective murder mystery based on young adult novel dark intimate thriller secret teenager assertive
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Details

First Aired
July 10, 2024
Status
Returning Series
Origin
GB
TMDB Votes
372