The Agatha Raisin Detective Agency is a freelance detective agency set up by Agatha Raisin in Season 3 once she had become an officially licensed private investigator.
Description[]
The office was styled by Roy, as Agatha persuaded him to help with the interior whilst he was between projects. The unorthodox design is intended to excite and challenge preconceptions, with various distraction activities available to help inspire creativity; including a multi sensory light room, a meditation lawn and a chill-out zone. (The Haunted House)
History[]
Roy did lots of marketing online and in the local press for the launch of the agency, yet business was slow to begin with. Agatha thought about setting up a crime herself which she could easily solve and impress prospective clients but James suggested the agency should investigate the supposed haunting of Ivy Hall in Hebberdon instead. James was correct, and business was indeed booming after she solved the mystery of Ivy Hall's haunting. (The Haunted House)
However, a scathing article in the local newspaper by Denzel Wilkes caused many clients to start frantically ringing up to cancel their cases. When Sir Charles came to the agency with his friend Tiggy Laggat-Brown, whose daughter had received death threats, Agatha leaped at the opportunity sensing a chance to prove her naysayers wrong. (The Deadly Dance)
Employees[]
- Agatha Raisin (founder and private detective)
- Roy Silver (public relations)
- Toni Gilmour (junior detective)
Whilst not officially employed by the agency, James Lacey, Charles Fraith, Sarah Bloxby, Bill Wong and Mrs. Boggle have all helped Agatha with her cases.
Clients[]
- Olivia Witherspoon, hired the agency to investigate hauntings at Ivy Hall (Agatha Raisin & the Haunted House)
- Harry and Carol Witherspoon, hired the agency to investigate the death of their mother (Agatha Raisin & the Haunted House)
- Dottie, hired the agency to find her missing dog (Agatha Raisin & the Deadly Dance)
- Tiggy Laggat-Brown, hired the agency for protection after receiving a death threat (Agatha Raisin & the Deadly Dance)
- Amy Beech, hired the agency to investigate the murder of her husband (Agatha Raisin: As the Pig Turns)
- Phyllis Tamworthy, hired the agency for protection (Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye)
- Marcia Shaw (on behalf of the Palace Hotel), hired the agency to investigate the murder of a hotel guest (Agatha Raisin: Love, Lies & Liquor)
- Denzel Wilkes, hired the agency to clear his name of murder charges (Agatha Raisin & a Spoonful of Poison)
Trivia[]
- In the original book series, the agency is called 'Raisin Investigations' and is based in Mircester.
- The agency's office is a converted chapel. (TV: Agatha Raisin & the Haunted House)