Jemima Shore is a fictional character created by
Antonia Fraser
Lady Antonia Margaret Caroline Fraser, (' Pakenham; born 27 August 1932) is a British author of history, novels, biographies and detective fiction. She is the widow of the 2005 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Harold Pinter (1930–2008), and pr ...
,
and is portrayed as TV's consummately professional investigative journalist. She is featured in a series of crime novels.
Novels
* ''
Quiet as a Nun
''Quiet as a Nun'' is a thriller novel, written by Antonia Fraser. First published in 1977, it features Fraser's sleuthing heroine Jemima Shore as she revisits the convent school where she was educated following the mysterious death of one of ...
'' (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
''Armchair Thriller'' is a British television drama series broadcast on ITV in 1978 and 1980 in two seasons. Taking the form of a sequence of unconnected serials, scripts for ''Armchair Thriller'' were adaptations of published novels and stories ...
'' serial ''
Quiet as a Nun
''Quiet as a Nun'' is a thriller novel, written by Antonia Fraser. First published in 1977, it features Fraser's sleuthing heroine Jemima Shore as she revisits the convent school where she was educated following the mysterious death of one of ...
'' with
Maria Aitken
Maria Penelope Katharine Aitken (born 12 September 1945) is an English theatre director, teacher, actress, and writer.
Early life and career
Aitken was born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, the daughter of William Aitken (politician), ...
as Jemima Shore,
and an omnibus series, ''
Jemima Shore Investigates
''Jemima Shore Investigates'' is a British mystery television series which originally aired in twelve episodes in 1983. It is based on a series of novels by Antonia Fraser about Jemima Shore, a crime-solving television presenter.Brunsdale p.361-63 ...
'', starring
Patricia Hodge
Patricia Ann Hodge, OBE (born 29 September 1946) is an English actor. She is known on-screen for playing Phyllida Erskine-Brown in ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' (1978–1992), Jemima Shore in ''Jemima Shore Investigates'' (1983), Penny in '' Mirand ...
in the title role. The series was produced by
Thames Television
Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a Broadcast license, franchise holder for a region of the British ITV (TV network), ITV television network serving Greater London, London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until th ...
for the
ITV
ITV or iTV may refer to:
ITV
*Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of:
** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
network in 1983.
One series of twelve episodes was made.
References
External links
*
Shore, Jemima
Characters in British novels of the 20th century
Fictional reporters
Jemima Shore
Jemima Shore is a fictional character created by Antonia Fraser, 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'' ...
Jemima Shore Investigates
''Jemima Shore Investigates'' is a British mystery television series which originally aired in twelve episodes in 1983. It is based on a series of novels by Antonia Fraser about Jemima Shore, a crime-solving television presenter.Brunsdale p.361-63 ...
Jemima Shore Investigates
''Jemima Shore Investigates'' is a British mystery television series which originally aired in twelve episodes in 1983. It is based on a series of novels by Antonia Fraser about Jemima Shore, a crime-solving television presenter.Brunsdale p.361-63 ...
Jemima Shore Investigates
''Jemima Shore Investigates'' is a British mystery television series which originally aired in twelve episodes in 1983. It is based on a series of novels by Antonia Fraser about Jemima Shore, a crime-solving television presenter.Brunsdale p.361-63 ...
Jemima Shore Investigates
''Jemima Shore Investigates'' is a British mystery television series which originally aired in twelve episodes in 1983. It is based on a series of novels by Antonia Fraser about Jemima Shore, a crime-solving television presenter.Brunsdale p.361-63 ...
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