Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1983– )

Dame Agatha Christie 's husband-and-wife sleuthing team take on a series of short whodunits.

Stars:

Francesca Annis, James Warwick, Reece Dinsdale

Won 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Francesca Annis	...	Tuppence (10 episodes, 1983-1984)
James Warwick	...	Tommy (10 episodes, 1983-1984)
Reece Dinsdale	...	Albert (10 episodes, 1983-1984)

Storyline

Based on book 2 (of 5) of the Agatha Christie novels, this limited British TV series chronicles the adventures of Tommy and Prudence "Tuppence" Beresford as the duo take over operations of a London detective agency. Each installment of the show follows one of the mini-mysteries from the "Partners in Crime" short stories, seeing the newlyweds hot on the trail of missing jewels, poltergeists, poisoned chocolates, and more.

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Plot Keywords:

detective agency | husband and wife sleuths | murder | soap | theft | 

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English French

Release Date:

29 November 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Compañeros en el crimen

Company Credits

Production Co:

London Weekend Television (LWT)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Three of the stories in the original PARTNER IN CRIME mystery story anthology were not made into TV shows; they were "The Man Who was No. 16," "The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger," and "Blindman's buff."

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Connections

Version of Partners in Crime (2012)

User Reviews

Fair

I thought the settings and period costumes was excellent. But the acting was theatrical as all get out. I looked at it as a farcical comedy. I thought francesca Annis was beautiful but miscast as a partner of a detective series. The whole thing seemed like fluff. It made me wonder why this was made. Except I found out later it was a TV series. It was entertainment to watch but that's about all.