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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781569385913
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 1569385912
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Acorn Media
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 08, 2003
Running Time: 330 minutes
Sales Rank: 36549
Studio: Acorn Media
Theatrical Release Date: November 29, 1984
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Tommy and Tuppence Beresford show up rarely in Agatha Christie's books, but when they do, one thing's for certain: both they and the readers will have a good time. The same is true, for the most part, in this set introducing the adventure-seeking couple who take over a London detective agency. Oddly, Tommy and Tuppence made their television debut before Christie's better-known crime solvers, Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple. The video quality of the second two tapes (whose four episodes take place chronologically after the first tape, but were produced earlier) betrays a low budget, and the acting occasionally verges on farce--especially when it comes to Tuppence's obsession with hats. But then, the couple were always a lighthearted counterpoint to the more serious sleuthing of Poirot and Miss Marple. The lovely Francesca Annis (seen more recently in Wives and Daughters) is disarming as Tuppence, masking her shrewd eye with dippy charm; she may get the bellboy's name wrong every time, but she can spot the criminal faster than her straight-man husband. As Tommy, James Warwick expertly melds dinner-party suavity with bumbling boy-next-door charm. The pair are at their best in the two-hour feature 'The Secret Adversary,' which comprises the first tape. This tale of kidnapping and political intrigue reunites the childhood friends, thus beginning their life as Partners in Crime. --Larisa Lomacky Moore
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Fun adaptation of Christie's lighter detectives
I read The Secret Adversary and the "Partners In Crime" anthology of short stories long ago, and they became some of my favorite Christie novels. Fun and lively, not meant to be serious literature. In the short stories, Tommy took on a "persona" of a popular detective for each story--Christie was having fun with the detective genre as a whole when she wrote these. I wish the tv adaptation had included more of that quirk (they do a little but quickly drop it). That said, it's a fun watch, well costumed, ... Read More
Rating:  - A Lovely Couple of Detectives
I really enjoy these two. They seem to enjoy themselves. I do recommend the first CD first. Really enjoyable. I like all of Agatha Christie's stories.
Rating: - British TV productions from the 1980s with style, style, style
In 1916, Agatha Christie almost idly mentioned to her older sister that she would like to write a novel. The sister bet her that she couldn't do it. The result was Christie's first novel, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles," which introduced Hercule Poirot into the world. After collecting a handful of rejection slips, the book was published in 1920 and achieved sufficient success (although Christie earned no more than a meager 25 pounds from its first edition) for her publisher to request a second book. ... Read More
Rating: - "Jolly Good Show!"
Tommy and Tuppence are certainly my favorite Agatha Christie crime stoppers, and Francesca Annis and James Warwick give wonderful portrayals of the fun and brilliant pair.
Rating: - Amatuer to Professional
I watched this series on PBS originally and had fun watching in again. This set includes the pilot for the series and I had not seen it before. It gave a nice introduction to the two title charactors. The series starts out with the two taking over a defunct detective agency to help the British government catch a war criminal. They find after this case is cleared up that they enjoy the detecting business and the series goes on from there. Tommy and Tuppence handle each new challenge with verve and penache.
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