The characters shine as in their first outing, 'The Secret Adversary', and their bubbliness – which was a bit off-putting in the trenches of 'N or M?' – is used to maximum effect in these giddy little cases.

Unavailable on DVD for a long period, it was released by Acorn Media UK on 2 September 2013.Christie’s second Tommy and Tuppence book (of five) is also the second-best. As of 2007, the series is regularly aired in the UK on the digital channel ITV3. It was poorly received at the time, but was later shown in the United States, where John Tribe, the series graphic designer, won an award at the 1985 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Graphic and Title Design in recognition of the programme's title sequence. The series ran for one season between 16 October 1983 and 14 January 1984 with ten episodes. The series' original run was immediately preceded by transmission on 9 October 1983 of the same production team's adaptation of Christie's second novel The Secret Adversary, which also starred Annis and Warwick in the same roles and which acted as an introduction for viewers to Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime. For this reason three chapters ( The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger, Blindman's Bluff and The Man Who Was No. Secondly, the story arc of the blue Russian letters and the search for the agent known as Number 16 were also dispensed with. The series followed the short stories closely with two notable exceptions: First, the detective parodies, although alluded to on occasion, were for the most part dispensed with. Among these are a quest for missing jewels, the investigation of poltergeists and a story involving poisoned chocolates.

Each episode features one of the stories from the book. The series follows the adventures and exploits of the Beresfords, who have recently taken over the running of a detective agency based in London. Reece Dinsdale co-starred as Albert in all but two episodes. Davis and Tony Wharmby and starred Francesca Annis and James Warwick in the leading roles of wife and husband sleuths Prudence 'Tuppence' and Tommy Beresford. British TV series or programme Agatha Christie's Partners in CrimeĪgatha Christie's Partners in Crime is a 1983 British television series based on the short stories of the same name by Agatha Christie.

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