Jemima Shore

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{{Infobox character

| name = Jemima Shore

| series =

| image =

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| first = Quiet as a Nun

| last = Political Death

| creator = Antonia Fraser

| portrayer = Maria Aitken
Patricia Hodge

| gender = Female

| occupation = Investigative journalist

| nationality = British

}}

Jemima Shore is a fictional character created by Antonia Fraser,{{cite news |last=Raffray |first=Nathalie |url= https://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/lady-antonia-fraser-s-fundraiser-at-kensal-rise-library-1-6080837 |title=Lady Antonia Fraser in fundraising Q&A at Kensal Rise Library |work=Kilburn Times |date=31 May 2019|accessdate=10 February 2020}} 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 (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,{{cite book |last=Roberts |first=Jerry |title=Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors |publisher=Scarecrow Press p. 16 |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-8108-6378-1}} 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.{{cite news |last=Senter |first=Al |url= https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2016/patricia-hodge-without-rep-actors-have-no-blueprint-for-how-to-behave/ |title=Patricia Hodge: 'Without rep, actors have no blueprint for how to behave' |work=The Stage |date=27 May 2016|accessdate=10 February 2020}} One series of twelve episodes was made.

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