Agatha Raisin mysteries

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A Cozy Mystery Cafe recommendation here.;
British comedy-drama Agatha Raisin Mysteries. Beautiful locations, recurring ensemble cast, witty verbal
and physical comedy. Good 'whodunits' for a mystery lover.


Played by Ashley Jensen said, "I am absolutely delighted to be on board! It's not often a part like this
comes along for a woman. Agatha Raisin is a strong forthright, independent, driven,
successful woman, who is both funny and flawed, a real woman of our times"  

Premise -
Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Agatha Raisin a High powered & very sucessful PR professional,
gives up her life in London to retire early to Carsley, a quaint village in the Cotswolds.

Pilot;
The Quiche of Death;
Starting a new life in the seemingly quiet village  Aggie soon finds herself a suspect in
a murder case when she enters the village's annual quiche-making competition in an attempt
to ingratiate herself with the community


Series 1
Walkers of Dembley:
A walker is found dead on a local baronet's land soon after he declares war on her rambling
group for trespassing on his land. A shovel to the head will do that....

Hell's Bells;
The Bell Ringer competition is on hand, until Someone is found hanging in the church  belfry.

The Wellspring of Death;
Water rights can be deadly as Parish Council chairman Robert Strutters is found dead in the spring.

The Vicious Vet;
Vet and heartthrob  Paul Bladon is killed by a fatal dose of horse tranquilizer.  

The Day the Floods Came;
The village is in shock when a young bride is found dead in the river, shortly after her wedding at Charles's manor.
And Aggie thinks it's not suicide.

The Witch of Wyckhadden;
Agatha turns to a special hair tonic supplied by a local witch after a dying-disaster makes her hair fall out.
When the witch is later found bludgeoned to death, Agatha becomes embroiled in the case. Then comes the
seance...

Murderous Marriage;
Agatha is about to marry the handsome James. But the wedding ceremony is halted mid-vow by the arrival of Jimmy Raisin,
the husband Agatha ardently hoped was dead. And she might have neglected to mention him to her fiancé.
Even less convenient than a living  husband who interrupts your wedding is one who turns up dead in a ditch the very next day. Naturally, Agatha tops the suspect list

Series 2
The Wizard of Evesham;
Returning to the quaint hamlet after a spell away, Aggie is embroiled in another mystery when her arrogant but brilliant
hair stylist, dubbed "The Wizard of Evesham", becomes the center of a maelstrom involving blackmail, conspiracy and murder.
And it doesn't help Aggie was around at the time of the demise...

The Fairies of Fryfam;
Looking to get away for a few days Agatha rents a cottage in Fryfam, a village where mythical fairies are said to live.
Before Agatha can start relaxing, however, she is employed, by a local woman to prove that her wealthy husband is having an affair.
However, this standard private investigator request is complicated when the husband is found to have been murdered.

The Curious Curate;
Agatha's friend, Sarah, is accused of murder when a handsome and popular new curate is found dead.
Agatha has to dig into the curate's past and unearth a few skeletons if she has any hope of clearing Sarah's name.

Series 3 will be on Acorn TV this February

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