Reviews

Which is NO bad thing in my house - being an avid reader and viewer of fictional crime/whodunnit-type mysteries, I have thoroughly enjoyed most, if not all of the various TV mystery Film series from the aforementioned channel over the last 15 years or so. The most recent of such series include "HAILEY DEAN MYSTERIES " RUBY HERRING MYSTERIES" and AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERIES.

MYSTERY 101 (not to be confused with MURDER 101) stars JILL WAGNER as college professor and amateur sleuth Amy Winslow, who along with some of her students and her father Graham Winslow, who also happens to be a renowned best selling author of fictional murder mysteries aid or sometimes hinder the Police and Detective Travis Burke in particular in solving murder mysteries in their home town.

The acting by all is pretty decent, the chemistry between the stars is genuine with the inevitable will they / wont they get together subplot between the leads and the mysteries while undemanding are a very enjoyable way for this crime buff to while away a couple of hours.

At the time of writing, 5 feature-length mysteries have been produced and released with another on the way. Having seen the first 3 so far I definitely give this series a big thumbs UP

"Agatha Raisin" is a quirky, comedic murder mystery series based upon the novels by M.C Beaton starring Ashley Jensen as the PR guru turned amateur sleuth. Now in its 3rd season (at the time of this review) the series is set in the picturesque rural Cotswolds of England. Agatha (Jensen) is aided in her sleuthing by her ex-fiance James (Jamie Glover) and Roy, a former colleague from her aforementioned PR firm. The first series was produced by and aired on SKY 1 here in the UK following a feature length pilot "The Quiche of Death" back in 2014 - after the first series producing duties went to streaming service Acorn TV - but are still aired on SKY 1 as well as through the Acorn TV streaming service available through Amazon prime video as an extra or through through the Acorn TV app. The series is well made and hugely enjoyable, very witty and Ashley Jensen was born to play Agatha with chemistry between the main stars seeming genuine.

For fans of "Midsomer Murders" "Jonathan Creek" "Queens of Mystery" "Father Brown" "Shakespeare & Hathaway" "Pushing Daisies"