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Both TV series are based on the fourth book Mapp and Lucia.
The second book leaves Riseholme for the seaside village of Tilling where Elizabeth Mapp holds sway. She also likes to order the lives of her friends in the town but is less subtle and more of a bully than Lucia. I found the secondary characters in Tilling to be more interesting than the ones in Riseholme.
The third book has Lucia in London and we find that she is not completely selfish.
The fourth book, Mapp and Lucia, is the best in the series. Lucia and Georgie spend the summer in Tilling and of course Mapp and Lucia clash.
The audiobook of Miss Mapp is good with Miriam Margolyes (Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter movies) narrating, but beware of some of the latter audiobooks. Some are abridged versions.
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