Celia Imrie, who starred in Calendar Girls, will play retired nurse Joyce Meadowcroft, one of the novel’s four key protagonists.
They will play the parts of Elizabeth Best, Ron Ritchie, and Ibrahim Arif.
Osman stated on the podcast, “Joyce, we’re still in negotiations, but the name is the one that people most shout at me in the street.”
The Pointless presenter made the revelation on Tuesday, saying he was “thrilled” to add Imrie to the ensemble.
Chris Columbus, the man behind Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire, and two Harry Potter movies, is poised to write and direct the picture.
