Jemima Shore is a fictional character created by Antonia Fraser. A television investigative reporter, she has appeared in a series of crime novels and also within two separate television shows. She was first introduced in the 1977 novel Quiet as a Nun, which was adapted for television as a six-part serial for the ITV anthology series Armchair Thriller in 1978. Further novels were the basis of the 1983 TV series Jemima Shore Investigates.
Fraser's character has been the basis of two television series which were broadcast in the United Kingdom: the 1978 Armchair Thriller six-part serial Quiet as a Nun with Maria Aitken as Jemima Shore, and a twelve episode omnibus series in 1983, Jemima Shore Investigates, starring Patricia Hodge in the title role. Both series were produced by Thames Television for the ITV network.