Partners in Crime 

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

Stars:

Francesca Annis, James Warwick, Reece Dinsdale

Won 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Francesca Annis	...	Tuppence Beresford 10 episodes, 1983-1984
James Warwick	...	Tommy Beresford 10 episodes, 1983-1984
Reece Dinsdale	...	Albert 10 episodes, 1983-1984
Arthur Cox	...	Inspector Marriott 4 episodes, 1983-1984

Storyline

Based on Agatha Christie's original work, this limited 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:

tv mini series | whodunit | detective agency | private detective | red herring | 

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Taglines:

They took crime off the streets and put it back in the drawing room.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Three of the stories in the original PARTNERS IN CRIME mystery story anthology were not made into TV shows; they were "The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger," "Blindman's Buff," and "The Man Who was No. 16." These stories comprise an ongoing case that spans the anthology. The introductory story, "A Fairy in the Flat" not only has the Beresfords asked to take over The International Detective Agency, but reveals that the agency's former manager, Theodore Blunt, was a part of a spy ring, and the Beresfords are tasked with intercepting coded messages. The three unadapted stories find the Beresfords threatened by various spies and eventually, discovering the identity of agent No. 16. The book ends with them closing the detective agency and Tuppence announcing she is pregnant.

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Connections

Version of Partners in Crime (2012)

User Reviews

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.

Thank you for reading this

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English French

Release Date:

29 November 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime: The Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries

Company Credits

Production Co:

London Weekend Television (LWT)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min (10 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1