For Emma Myers, taking on the role of Pip Fitz-Amobi - the tenacious protagonist of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - was just a little bit "daunting", she says. "There are so many book fans," says the actor, known for her roles in Netflix's Wednesday and Family Switch. Still, "it feels good" to take on such a beloved character, Emma adds.
TikTok's reading community, known as BookTok, has helped catapult titles to viral fame. And one of those is Holly Jackson's 2019 debut A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. The young adult crime story has now been adapted into an upcoming BBC series, starring Emma as Pip and Zain Iqbal as co-detective Ravi Singh.
The pair dig into a murder case involving Ravi's brother to try to prove his innocence. Fans have been eagerly awaiting the BBC series dropping . "I've actually just screamed," said one, when they first heard it was announced.
The book's author Holly says she is "just so grateful that TikTok and BookTok exist because if they didn't, I don't know that we would be here making this show". Actor Emma says she doesn't see too many similarities between herself and the role she plays. "I'm not as intelligent as she is," Emma says.
"I have a harder time putting things together and I don't think I'd have the guts to confront as many people as she does." For Emma, there's a lot to learn from the character, however, like her "sense of justice". In the story, despite being pressured to stop her investigation, Pip refuses - and puts herself in danger to.
