Agatha Raisin

The Complete BBC Radio Drama Collection

By: M. C. Beaton

Narrated by: Penelope Keith, full cast

After a lifetime spent in public relations, one-woman dynamo Agatha Raisin struggles to adapt to life in a quiet country village – but she soon finds that there is murder and mayhem aplenty to keep her busy.

Among the cases she has to deal with are a poisoned quiche; a vet who has been ‘put to sleep’; a hanged horticulturist; a murdered rambler and a curate who meets his Maker somewhat sooner than expected. Then there’s the treasure hunt with a rather nasty prize at the end; the secretive salon owner; the husband who is quite definitely ex; the murder on the dancefloor and the fairies at the bottom of the garden.

With all this and handsome neighbour James Lacey to deal with, the ‘Columbo of the Cotswolds’ has her hands full!

This Complete Radio Drama Collection includes the following stories: 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.

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Critic reviews

"Agatha Raisin - sharp, witty, hugely intelligent, unfailingly entertaining, delightfully intolerant and oh so magnificently non-PC." (Anne Robinson)

"If there is one thing better than watching Penelope Keith, it is listening to her." (The Times)

Perfect Cast

I really wish Agatha and James were more likable characters because the performances are perfect! One of the easiest books to listen to and follow along with.

Grrat

One of my favorite agatha raisins audible. Very witty. The tv show verdion onnAcorn is hilarious
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Very fun dramatizations!

These individual radio dramatizations are, of course, much shorter than the entire books on audio due to time constraints... so there are many details and events missing and sometimes changed as it is possible to include everything in this format - though these are still wonderful adaptations and dramatizations of several Agatha Raisin books. Definitely recommend! Excellent performers and the narrator for the full books., actress Penelope Keith, portrays Agatha so this is a seamless transition to enjoying this shorter format. ❤️
That being said, I still recommend the full audiobook books also as they have even more to offer for a more expanded experience of each series installment dramatized in this audio 😊

These very fine actors/actresses are very funny.

Loved the simple story line, the radio production with sound effects. I’ll listen to these stories over and over.

Excellent!

Everything about this recording was perfect! If all old radio shows had been as good as this production, they would never have gone out of style. When I listened with my AirPods, I could tell that the sound was done extremely well. I could hear sounds moving from one AirPod to the other. I’ll look for a lot more like this.