BBC Three to make TV series of Jackson's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Holly Jackson’s A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder (Electric Monkey) is to be made into a six-part TV series on BBC Three. 

The adaptation will be written by Poppy Cogan alongside Zia Ahmed, Ajoke Ibironke and Ruby Thomas, and will be produced by Florence Walker. It will be made by Moonage Pictures and will film in 2023 for broadcast on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer. 

The series was commissioned by Fiona Campbell, controller of BBC Three, and Ben Irving, acting director of BBC Drama. Executive producers are Matthew Read and Frith Tiplady for Moonage Pictures, Lucy Richer and Ayela Butt for the BBC, and Holly Jackson and Poppy Cogan. Further creative and casting information will be announced in due course. International distribution will be handled by BBC Studios.

The book centres around the murder of schoolgirl Andie Bell by Sal Singh five years previously. The synopsis says: “The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. But Pippa Fitz-Amobi – our insatiably smart, slightly square heroine – isn’t so sure and she’s determined to prove it. But if Sal Singh isn’t a murderer and the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pippa from the truth?” 

Jackson said: “I am beyond thrilled that A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder has found its perfect home with Moonage Pictures and the BBC. It is a privilege to be working alongside such a talented and creative team who are as invested in the characters and story as I am. I can’t wait to introduce Pip and Ravi to a whole new audience, and to welcome back readers who have missed our partners in crime.”   

Cogan added: “I’m so honoured that Holly Jackson has entrusted me with the adaptation of her hugely popular and brilliant novel. With a relentlessly twisty plot and a cast of funny and idiosyncratic characters, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder will take audiences on a thrilling ride into the dark heart of a quintessentially English town. Together with the excellent Moonage Pictures and our team of writers – Zia Ahmed, Ajoke Ibironke and Ruby Thomas – I’ve had so much fun bringing the world of the book to life. I can’t wait to see it on BBC Three.” 

Campbell also commented: “Holly Jackson’s A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder is inventive, smart, gripping – and absolutely perfect for the screen. It’s with real delight that we’re teaming with Holly, Poppy Cogan and the Moonage Pictures team to bring this remarkable series to BBC Three.”