

But her recipe for social advancement sours when the judge, Mr. But she soon finds her life of leisure isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.īored, lonely, and used to getting her way, she enters a local baking contest: Surely a blue ribbon for the best quiche will make her the toast of the town. Putting all her eggs in one basket, Agatha Raisin gives up her successful PR firm, sells her London flat, and settles in for an early retirement in the quiet village of Carsely. Beaton's New York Times bestselling Agatha Raisin series-now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television. Agatha Raisin is a strong forthright, independent, driven, successful woman, who is both funny and flawed, a real woman of our time.The first book in M. On her role in the film, Ashley Jensen said, "I am absolutely delighted to be on board! It's not often a part like this comes along for a woman. Sky1's 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." Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death began filming in September 2014. It was commissioned by Cameron Roach for Sky which announced on 22 August 2014 that it had commissioned for Sky1. Matt McCooey appears as a dedicated police officer DC Bill Wong. Hermione Norris stars as his suffering wife Jo Cummings-Browne. Robert Bathurst joins the cast as Andy Cummings-Browne who has had his fair share of women from the village. Characters Īshley Jensen stars as Agatha Raisin who has escaped to Carsley from London for a quieter life.

She sets out to clear her name and solve the mystery of the quiche of death. It served as a pilot to a full series entitled Agatha Raisin.Īgatha Raisin, a public relations professional, gives up her life in London in the hope of starting a new life in the seemingly quiet village of Carsley, but 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.

The film aired on Sky1 on 26 December 2014. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death is British comedy-drama television film based on the 1992 novel of the same name by M.
