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Agatha Raisin is a fictional detective in a series of humorous mystery novels, originally written by Marion Chesney using the pseudonym M. C. Beaton. Chesney's friend Rod W. Green took over as writer with Hot to Trot. The books are published in the U.K. by Constable & Robinson and in the US by St. Martin's Press.
Nov 15, 2023 · Dumfriesshire-born TV and film star Ashley Jensen portrayed Agatha Raisin in four series of the Acorn TV detective series of the same name. She first played the amateur sleuth in 2014 in series 1.
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Once an acerbic public relations executive, Agatha has become a sassy amateur detective. She is often direct, stubborn and unafraid to speak her mind. Agatha is known to comfort eat when she's lonely or anxious. Her therapist believed she defined herself through work. (TV: Agatha Raisin & the Quiche of Death)
Book series
After making a life for herself in London, working hard at her job and surviving her disappointing marriage to Jimmy Raisin, Agatha found herself becoming more competent and aggressive until eventually the shy girl she used to be disappeared under layers of ambition. (BOOK: Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death)
Television series
Agatha has blonde hair, which she wears in a bob. She wears sharp, bold and figure-hugging clothes with high heels and a handbag.
Book series
Agatha is described as having shiny brown hair cut in a Dutch bob, a plain square face and a stocky figure. (BOOK: Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death)
Her typical breakfast consists of one cup of instant black coffee and two filtertipped cigarettes. (BOOK: Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death, Agatha Raisin: As the Pig Turns)Before moving to Carsely, she had not cycled since the age of six. (BOOK: Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death)While living in London, Agatha had regular therapy sessions. She stopped these sessions shortly after moving to Carsely. (TV: Agatha Raisin & the Quiche of Death)She has two pet cats, Boswell and Hodge. (BOOK: Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet)Agatha Raisin is a British comedy-drama television series, based on M. C. Beaton's book series of the same name about a former PR agent who solves crime mysteries in the Cotswolds village of Carsely. The programme was broadcast as a pilot titled Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death on 26 December 2014, [ 1 ] followed by an eight-part series ...
Sep 28, 2022 · Ashley Jensen plays our stylish sleuth, Agatha Raisin. The Scottish star has been acting since the early ’90s, in programmes such as May to December, Roughnecks and Bad Boys. But Ashley Jensen is best known for her role as Maggie Jacobs in Extras.
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Based on the much-loved books by MC Beaton, Cotswold dwelling amateur sleuth Agatha Raisin attempts to solve the mysterious murder cases that seem to plague her community.
