Jemima Shore is a fictional character created by Antonia Fraser,[1] and is portrayed as TV's consummately professional investigative journalist. She is featured in a series of crime novels.
Novels
- Quiet as a Nun (1977)
- The Wild Island (1978)
- A Splash of Red (1981)
- Cool Repentance (1982)
- Oxford Blood (1985)
- Jemima Shore's First Case, and Other Stories (1986; short story collection with 5 JS stories and 8 others)
- Your Royal Hostage (1987)
- The Cavalier Case (1990)
- Jemima Shore at the Sunny Grave (1991)
- Political Death (1995)
Television
Fraser's creation has been the basis of two television series which were broadcast in the United Kingdom: the 1978 Armchair Thriller serial Quiet as a Nun with Maria Aitken as Jemima Shore,[2] and an ongoing series, Jemima Shore Investigates, starring Patricia Hodge in the title role. The series was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network in 1983.[3] One series of twelve episodes was made.
References
- ^ Raffray, Nathalie (31 May 2019). "Lady Antonia Fraser in fundraising Q&A at Kensal Rise Library". Kilburn Times. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press p. 16. ISBN 978-0-8108-6378-1.
- ^ Senter, Al (27 May 2016). "Patricia Hodge: 'Without rep, actors have no blueprint for how to behave'". The Stage. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
External links
- Jemima Shore Investigates at IMDb