Burnt out on office politics, Agatha Raisin retires early to a picturesque village in the Cotswolds and soon finds a second career as an amateur detective investigating mischief, mayhem, and murder in her deceptively quaint town.
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Episodes
1. The 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. Eager to solve the crime, Agatha convinces James that they should pose as a married couple and go undercover in the victim's walking group.
2. Hell's Bells
Bell-ringer Amanda Ballard is found hanged in the belfry with a suicide note left beside her, but Agatha is not convinced she took her own life and enlists a reluctant Roy to help her research the case.
3. The Wellspring of Death
Roy lures Agatha back into the world of PR. She represents a local mineral water company -- but a murder there throws a spanner in the works.
4. The Potted Gardener
Agatha springs into action when James's girlfriend Mary is found dead shortly before the village gardening competition.
5. The Vicious Vet
Agatha and James spring into action when the local vet and village heartthrob is found dead, the day after he and Agatha went on a date.
6. The Day the Floods Came
The murder of a bride throws the village into shock. Ignoring warnings Agatha investigates, but soon finds she's in desperate danger.
7. Witch of Wyckhadden
Love is in the air for Agatha, but when a local mystic is found bludgeoned to death, she becomes embroiled in a most mysterious case.
8. Murderous Marriage
The Murderous Marriage: When Agatha's first husband is found dead in a ditch the day after stopping her wedding to James, she must race to prove her innocence.
Cast & Crew
Ashley Jensen
Agatha Raisin
Jamie Glover
James Lacey
Lucy Liemann
Sarah Bloxby
Mathew Horne
Roy Silver
Matt McCooey
DC Bill Wong / DS Bill Wong
Jason Barnett
DCI Wilkes / DI Wilkes
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Reviews & Thoughts
This show just began its fourth season, but this is not a review of the show. I would call it my initial impression. I decided we would try the first episode of season 4, because it is a Christmas show. That way we could decide if we want to start with the first season and start watching, plus it would be another holiday show to watch along with others I had set aside. The show didn’t pull us in. It wasn’t bad, merely ordinary. If someone has watched the three seasons, I imagine this would have been just another addition to the franchise. But it barely held my attention. I stuck with it partly because of Matthew Horne from Gavin and Stacey. There were little things that felt off, such as how easily someone admitted their guilt, but more than anything, the show just felt like a copy of Midsomer Murders.
