She's vain, rude and jealous - and she has every right to be jealous - she's kind of right. Toni is the one solving all of the crimes so let her do it and just run the business already. Roy Silver - former co-worker from the public relations firm Agatha previously owned, he regularly visits and helps with some of the investigations. On 22 August 2014, Sky announced that it had commissioned the adaptation for Sky One. [5] It was commissioned by Cameron Roach. [6] Sky One chief Adam MacDonald said, "Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death is a contemporary, sharp and witty crime drama offering for the upcoming festive season." [5]

Agatha reluctantly promises to support James by attending his wedding. However, when a body is found during the morning of the big day, it’s up to Agatha and the gang to come to the rescue. Sir Charles Fraith - friend of Agatha's known for being stingy with his money and regularly uses her house like a hotel; has an on-off sexual relationship with her. As the stories go on they develop deeper feelings, unrealised by either of them. Local vet and womanizer Paul Bladen is very popular with the ladies of Carsely. When he dies during routine surgery, Agatha has to find out the truth. Mr and Mrs Wong - Bill Wong's parents. Mother is a native of Gloucestershire, whereas the Father is Hong Kong Chinese. The mother is an awful cook and they are both known to eat at bad restaurants. They are also known for an attraction to brash gaudy decor and chasing off Bill's love interests. Beaton, M. C. (2006). Agatha Raisin and the terrible tourist. London: Robinson. ISBN 1845291840. OCLC 62479127.

I'm also tired of her hip and how aging it is to have to have a hip replacement. Which, let's be honest, I don't know that many people in their 50s who have had to have a hip replacement.

Sky Max broadcast an hour-long documentary on the creation of the series on 7 May 2023. [16] Reception [ edit ] Trouble (and murder!) seem to follow Agatha Raisin around. This time when Agatha attends her ex-husband's wedding she doesn't expect the bride to turn up dead, but that is exactly what happens. While Agatha isn't sure how she feels about James Lacey, her ex-husband and on-and-off again crush, she certainly doesn't wish his fiance dead. When Felicity Bross-Tilkington turns up dead right before the "I Do's" the policy point their fingers at Agatha and it's up to Agatha to prove her innocence. Agatha's former husband James is engaged to be married to a beautiful, young woman and Agatha has been kindly invited to the wedding. To take her mind off this, Agatha decides she has fallen for Sylvan, a Frenchman she met at James' engagement party. To distract her still further she decides upon a holiday and flies to Istanbul, where unfortunately she bumps into James and his fiancee not once but twice - convincing him she is stalking them. So when the bride is murdered on her wedding day, naturally Agatha is Suspect Number One - but then matters are turned on their head when the dead bride's mother engages Agatha to take on the case of her murdered daughter! And very soon Agatha's own life is in danger while she tries to solve the mystery of the corpse bride while fighting off (halfheartedly) the advances of a very attractive and determined Frenchman. Beaton, M. C. (2001). Agatha Raisin and the love from hell (1sted.). New York: St. Martin's Minotaur. ISBN 0312983182. OCLC 47665079. James heard a commotion down below the hotel. He opened the window and leaned out. A woman had tripped and fallen getting into a cab. He only got a glimpse but he was suddenly sure the woman was Agatha. A familiar voice rose on the Crimean air, “Snakes and bastards!”

London, a city in the south of England where Agatha moved to when she was younger and built up a successful PR career. Beaton, M. C. (1998). Agatha Raisin and the wellspring of death (1sted.). New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0312185235. OCLC 38565955. 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. Jason Barnett as the dimwitted DCI Denzel Wilkes; this character is a re-imagining of DCI Wilkes from the books, who has a contentious relationship with Agatha. When her ex-husband Jimmy Raisin suddenly turns up in Carsely, Agatha's relationship with James Lacey is threatened. The police suspect Agatha is involved in Jimmy's murder.

Lucy Liemann as Sarah Bloxby: wife of Reverend Jez Bloxby in series 1-3. As of series 4, she and Jez have broken up, and she is a parish curate. Agatha and James used to be in a relationship ( TV: The Murderous Marriage, Agatha Raisin & the Love from Hell)The competition to be crowned winner of the Carsely Jam-Off has always been fierce, but when the prize jam is poisoned, leading to the death of a judge, things may finally have gone a step too far. Determined to bring the killer to justice, Agatha resolves to restore the competition's name.