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VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

jazzjudy I was looking forward to seeing Agatha after having gotten to know her and her friends through the many books that I've read. At least there was a clue in the "based on" description of this series but still I was not prepared for the radically modified characters. Agatha was never an attractive blond always a slightly overweight brunette. I don't fault the actors for my disappointment but I have no interest in watching any more of the series. I hope the Hamish McBeth series also by M. C. Beaton is cast more in line with the books' characters and animals.

MacCarmel I haven't read the books. That said, this TV series is of marginal interest to mystery fans. The UK excels in mystery scripts and this series is just not up to par. It is barely interesting with the underlying mysteries pretty easy to figure out on your own.I would give a shout out to Katy Wix who is a stand out as the "helper" in solving the mysteries. Often seeming to be the actual detective in this cast of hapless and helpless villagers.

exlandbaroness Did anyone read the books? This is NOT the Agatha Raisin in the books; she is blond, younger and more stylish. I just watched a few minutes and was so very disappointed. Agatha is a grumpy, man hungry, fifty-something woman. Who was this woman. Again, I didn't watch the whole program so maybe the other characters were more like the books (Mrs. Bloxby? The Sisters? James Lacey? So very disappointed. Everyone loved the books, so why change the people?

pensman I like a good thriller (Tom Clancy, David Baldacci, Michael Connelly) and a well written mystery (James Lee Burke, Steig Larsson, Henning Mankell ) and yes, a nice cozy (Rhys Bowen, Hannah Swensen, Joanne Fluke). And I was a fan of M.C. Beaton after reading my first Hamish Macbeth novel. So I was looking forward to seeing a series based on Agatha Raisin. I could never get my wife interested in Agatha Raisin but friends of hers have shared my enthusiasm, so when I heard there was a TV series I figured I might snag my wife. Well that thought evaporated with the first episode: Agatha Raisin and The Quiche of Death. Did anyone involved with the show read the book(s). The one good thing I can say is the Cotswolds look beautiful, unfortunately "actors" keep blocking off the view. My wife liked the way Agatha (Ashley Jensen) dresses, but when it comes to writing, acting, and plot, the episode runs more like a cartoon. Ashley Jensen doesn't look the part and does not sound like Agatha but I am willing to give her a chance. However, there is no chemistry or anything between her and James Lacey (Jamie Glover), and if I hadn't read the books, I would never expect any. Bill Wong (Matt McCooey) runs about like a keystone cop or refuses to move: pick one. (Rhashan Stone) Jez Bloxby is completely miscast as the minister. And Agatha does not do murder boards nor does she ride a racing bicycle all over the countryside; she eschews exercise. Although M.C. Beaton is given writing credits for nine episodes, it must reference the books and not the scripts. And where are Hodge and Boswell? And this pains me to write. Perhaps the series producers might just strike a deal with the Hallmark Channel. Yes they do sappy way too much but they seem to be the current repository for several cozy mystery writers (Peter King, Charlaine Harris, Joanne Fluke). I know they would do Agatha on the cheap and that would mean goodbye to the beautiful villages where the series is currently being filmed and hello to a crappy set in Canada; but I believe they might turn out episodes that are more in the spirit of the series. They couldn't do much worse.