'Older generation overlooked in society obsessed with young'

AUTHOR and television presenter Richard Osman has said society is "obsessed" with young people and that older generations are "overlooked" despite being "incredibly wise".

- Lauren del Fabbro reports

The game show host, 54, penned the globally renowned series, The Thursday Murder Club, which follows a crime-busting group of retirees who spend time solving cold case murders before they find themselves in their very own murder mystery.

The book has been adapted into a film starring Oscar-winning actress Dame Helen Mirren, former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan, Calendar Girls actress Celia Imrie, and Gandhi star Sir Ben Kingsley.

Speaking at the recent London premiere for The Thursday Murder Club, Osman emphasised the importance of spotlighting older characters in his books.

He said: "In our society, as you get older, you do become slightly more invisible, you do become slightly more underestimated, and yet you talk to anyone in that generation, and there's these incredible stories and this incredible wisdom.