M. C. Beaton - Agatha Raisin BBC Radio Adaptation

M. C. Beaton - Agatha Raisin BBC Radio Adaptation



The BBC radio adaptation of Agatha Raisin is a comedy-drama series based on the novels by M.C. Beaton. The series was adapated by the writer David Semple, and stars the actress Penelope Keith as the eponymous heroine, Agatha Raisin, a retired PR executive who moves to a quiet village in the Cotswolds and finds herself solving various murder mysteries. Keith is probably best known for her roles on television as Margaret Leadbetter in The Good Life, and as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton is the series To the Manor Born.

The adaptation was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May of 2004 and features a full cast, including Malcolm Sinclair as James Lacey and Liza Sadovy as Mrs. Bloxby. The three seasons of the series include dramatizations of a number of Beaton's novels, including The Quiche of Death, The Vicious Vet, The Potted Gardener, The Walkers of Dembley, The Curious Curate, The Buried Treasure, The Wizard of Evesham, The Murderous Marriage, The Terrible Tourist and The Fairies of Fryfam. Each book split over two episodes.

If you are in the UK, you can find episodes available for streaming on BBC Sounds. Otherwise, they are available to stream through Audible and are available on CD from selected retailers