'Agatha Raisin' Season 2 to begin filming in April

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Production is to begin in April on Season 2 of Agatha Raisin, the mystery drama starring Ashley Jensen.

Acorn TV made the announcement Monday during the streaming service's Television Critics Association Winter Tour panel.

"Based on MC Beaton's best-selling novels, the series follows a London PR whizz turned amateur sleuth, who becomes entangled in mischief, mayhem and murder when she opts for early retirement in a small village in the Cotswolds," a news release said.

The show's new episodes are expected to air late this year. Other returning cast members include Mathew Horne, Matt McCooey and Katy Wix.

"After our success with co-producing several critically-acclaimed Acorn TV Originals including Love, Lies & Records, Striking Out and Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution, we're thrilled to bring back our first Original Series as our first commission," Shane Murphy, managing director of Acorn Media Enterprises, said in a statement. "When the U.K. broadcaster chose not to renew it, Acorn decided to step in and fully commission the show itself in-order to keep this terrific series going for our subscribers. We're ecstatic to make it our first official full commission. We look forward to announcing several more commissions in the coming months."