Roy Silver is one of the main characters in the Agatha Raisin book series, as well as the subsequent radio and television adaptations.
He used to be Agatha's personal assistant at her public relations firm before she retired and moved to Carsely. He is also one of her close friends, and continues to assist Agatha with her sleuthing in the Cotswolds.
He is portrayed by Mathew Horne.
Biography[]
Television series[]
Season 1[]
Roy convinced Agatha to run the public relations of a mineral water company seeking the rights to a natural spring local to the Cotswolds. (TV: The Wellspring of Death)
Season 2[]
Roy accepted a job in New York, however, he decided to split his time between New York and England as he didn't want to leave Agatha and his life in the Cotswolds. (TV: Agatha Raisin & the Curious Curate)
Season 4[]
When Agatha was accused of murder whilst on a getaway in Snoth-on-Sea, Roy and Toni checked into the Palace Hotel undercover to find out more about the victim's son, Wayne Weldon, and his girlfriend, Chelsea. Through Roy's convincing acting skills, he managed to lure some secrets out of the suspects. This suddenly put the case in a different light, revealing a possible connection between the recent murder and a long-forgotten jewellery heist. Toni and Roy set off looking for the victim's criminal ex-husband, Ronnie Black, who was involved in the robbery and had recently been released early from his prison sentence due to illness. The pair were able to track him down in Snoth and follow him to the hotel, only for the killer to stab him to death in the hotel's basement before Agatha could question him.(TV: Agatha Raisin: Love, Lies & Liquor)
Book series[]
Roy was Agatha Raisin's personal assistant at her public relations firm, Raisin Promotions. He worked closely with the firm's pop group client, the Trendies, and the band's leader had grown fond of him. When Agatha retired, Roy moved to the firm Pedmans who had bought the business from her. Roy was the only member of her staff to be employed by Pedmans, as the company wished to keep working with the Trendies who he already had great rapport with. (Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death)
Personality[]
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Physical Appearance[]
Television series[]
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Appearances[]
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Season 1 (8/8)
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Season 2 (2/3) Season 3 (3/4)
Season 4 (2/4) |
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Series 1 (2/6)
Series 2 (3/6)
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Series 3 (2/6)
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Quotes[]
[To Agatha] It's a wonder your health hasn't crumbled under a weight of microwaved curries. (BOOK: The Quiche of Death) |
I thought you'd made a ghastly mistake coming here, Aggie, but now I think you're lucky. (BOOK: The Quiche of Death) |
Trivia[]
- Roy was aged twenty five during his first appearance in the series. (BOOK: Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death)
- Roy jokingly gave Agatha a pair of crotchless panties as a retirement gift. (BOOK: Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death)
- He has a similar slim figure to Miss Simms, the Carsely Ladies' Society secretary. (BOOK: Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death)
- He once died his hair pink as he liked the attention from people looking at him. (BOOK: Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death)
- Roy lives in a flat in Chelsea. (BOOK: Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener)
- Roy claims to be vegan, but eats salmon. (TV: Agatha Raisin & the Deadly Dance, Agatha Raisin: As the Pig Turns)
- In the books, he became a vegetarian during the events of As the Pig Turns.
Gallery[]
- A full photo gallery with pictures of Roy Silver can be found here.