Jemima Shore

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.

Jemima Shore
First appearance	Quiet as a Nun
Last appearance	Political Death
Created by	Antonia Fraser
Portrayed by	Maria Aitken Patricia Hodge
In-universe information
Gender	Female
Occupation	Investigative journalist
Nationality	British

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 omnibus 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

1. Raffray, Nathalie (31 May 2019). "Lady Antonia Fraser in fundraising Q&A at Kensal Rise Library". Kilburn Times. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
2. Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press p. 16. ISBN 978-0-8108-6378-1.
3. 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