Agatha Raisin (TV Series) Witch of Wyckhadden (2016) User Reviews

Witch of Wyckhadden

[Prismark10 · 6/10 · 14 December 2016]

This is probably the best episode of the series so far and director Geoffrey Sax adds some visual flourishes. Also the mystery is intriguing as well as being daft.

Agatha has had a bad hair day and goes to a spa retreat. It is actually a Special Paranormal Activity group at a castle turned into a hotel.

Agatha is sent to meet the local clairvoyant and witch for a hair tonic which surprisingly works. The clairvoyant also ends up dead.

Agatha is considered as a suspect, her friends come to her aid. During a seance with the murder victim's sister and other guests of the hotel, there is another dead body. How could they had died in front of everyone?

The investigating detective has a list of suspects but he seems not to have done much leg work.

This was an enjoyable episode, where the characters and story blended well.

Guest starring Amber Aga

[safenoe · 6/10 · 7 November 2020]

I first saw Amber Aga in Shakespeare and Hathaway, where for the first two seasons she played an integral role. Here tarot cards are the focus of this episode of Agatha Raisin. This episode is set outside her home village.

Gemma, Bill, James and Roy visit to get Agatha out of hot water following the death of a tarot card reader in her caravan. I loved the whiteboard of suspects handrawn by marker! Such a parody on the regular whiteboards you see in British detective TV dramas!

Stupidest episode of the first season -- and maybe all seasons

[skinnybert · 5/10 · 5 February 2024]

If this is a top favorite episode, that says something more about the fans than the episode. In five minutes it looked to be terrible, so we skipped over it to the next one ... and came back later, to see if we'd been wrong. And we weren't wrong.

To be fair: it looks great -- maybe the best-*looking* episode of the show. And it would have to be, because it is utterly stupid in every part of its story, scripting, and dialog. Gloppy music sets the mood, but is hardly necessary; the excellent lighting has plenty of mood already. Evidently they got permission to film all over this spectacular estate, and made the most of it, so your eye will not get bored. But honestly: if you watch this episode with the sound turned down, you won't miss anything of consequence. There will be a murder, a few people will get excitable, and it's over. Waste of great cast, though Ashley does look nice in her wig (is that a spoiler?) (No).