"Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime" (1983) TV series 1983-

Director:

John A. Davis

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

29 November 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Comedy | Drama

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Detective Agency | Husband And Wife Sleuths | Murder | Soap | Theft

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Francesca Annis	...	Tuppence / ... (10 episodes, 1983-1984)
James Warwick	...	Tommy / ... (10 episodes, 1983-1984)
Reece Dinsdale	...	Albert (10 episodes, 1983-1984)

Series Directed by
Christopher Hodson		(5 episodes, 1983-1984)
Paul Annett		(3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Tony Wharmby		(2 episodes, 1983)
John A. Davis		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Agatha Christie		(10 episodes, 1983-1984)
Jonathan Hales		(3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Gerald Savory		(3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Paul Annett		(2 episodes, 1983)
David Butler		(2 episodes, 1983)

Series Produced by
Jack Williams	....	producer (10 episodes, 1983-1984)

Series Original Music by
Joseph Horovitz		(10 episodes, 1983-1984)

Series Film Editing by
Jonathan Cooke		(3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Ray Helm		(3 episodes, 1983)
Ray Weedon		(2 episodes, 1983)

Series Casting by
Corinne Rodriguez		(10 episodes, 1983-1984)

Series Production Design by
Bryan Bagge		(3 episodes, 1983-1984)
John Clements		(3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Colin Monk		(2 episodes, 1983)

Series Costume Design by
Linda Mattock		(6 episodes, 1983-1984)
Penny Lowe		(4 episodes, 1983-1984)

Series Makeup Department
Pauline Boulton	....	Francesca Annis' makeup / makeup artist / ... (10 episodes, 1983-1984)
Lynda Bayne	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1983)
Sandy McFarlane	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1983-1984)

Series Production Management
Glen Jennings	....	production manager (6 episodes, 1983-1984)
Jeremy Canney	....	location production manager (5 episodes, 1983-1984)
Myra Hersh	....	production manager (4 episodes, 1983-1984)
Peter Hall	....	location production manager (3 episodes, 1983)

Series Art Department
John Tribe	....	graphic designer (10 episodes, 1983-1984)

Series Sound Department
Bill Cross	....	film sound (6 episodes, 1983-1984)
Paul Faraday	....	sound supervisor (5 episodes, 1983)
Andy Nelson	....	dubbing mixer (4 episodes, 1983-1984)
Chris Clarke	....	sound supervisor / sound (3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Colin Martin	....	dubbing mixer (3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Reg Mills	....	film sound (3 episodes, 1983)
Paul Roberts	....	dubbing mixer (2 episodes, 1983)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Piper	....	film cameraman (7 episodes, 1983-1984)
Bryan Love	....	lighting director (4 episodes, 1983-1984)
Trevor Saunders	....	lighting director (4 episodes, 1983-1984)
Paul Stripp	....	vision controller (4 episodes, 1983)
Michael Lingard	....	senior cameraman (3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Dave Taylor	....	senior cameraman (3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Mike Humphreys	....	film cameraman (3 episodes, 1983)
Tony Maynard	....	senior cameraman (3 episodes, 1983)
Bert Wilkins	....	lighting director (2 episodes, 1983)
Frank Parker	....	vision controller (2 episodes, 1984)

Series Editorial Department
Anne Gurney	....	vision mixer (10 episodes, 1983-1984)
Clayton Parker	....	videotape editor (9 episodes, 1983-1984)

Series Other crew
John Quilty	....	floor manager (9 episodes, 1983-1984)
Ken Ward	....	stage management (7 episodes, 1983)
Jill Wellington	....	stage management (4 episodes, 1983)
Jeannette Childs	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Philippa Feller	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1983)
Teena Steel	....	stage management (3 episodes, 1983)
Sally Askey	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
Sue Cowling	....	stage management (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
Ann Harvey	....	stage management (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
Lynda Ostermeyer	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1983)

Production Companies

• London Weekend Television (LWT)

Distributors

• Elephant Films (2007) (France) (all media)
• Independent Television (ITV)
• Mystery!
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

45 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:G (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes)

Company:

London Weekend Television (LWT)

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."

Movie Connections:

Version of Associés contre le crime... (2012)

partners in crime is charming

I received (sorry if I spelt it wrong) the DVD collection as an Easter present two years ago. I thought the whole lot was absolutely charming, exactly as i imagined Tommy and Tuppence and all the other characters to be. I think the costumes; especially Ms Annis's (Tuppence's) wardrobe. My own personal favourite episodes are "The Affair of the Pink Pearl" and "The King of Clubs", the one where they dress up as Sherlock Holmes (Tuppence) and Dr Watson.

Although the plots are a bit slow to start, and some of the acting is a bit over the top, I still thought it was charming. I agree with some of the others; ITV should do the other Tommy and Tuppence stories with Francesca Annis, Tommy Warwick and Reese something or other back in their original roles.

It's about time Tommy and Tuppence came back to our screens.

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