Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime - Tommy & Tuppence, Set 1
by John A. Davis
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Actor: Arthur Cox, Francesca Annis, James Warwick, Reece DinsdaleDirector: John A. Davis
Editor: Ray Helm
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 45 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-04-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media
Movie Reviews of Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime - Tommy & Tuppence, Set 1
Movie Review: Fun adaptation of Christie's lighter detectives
Summary: 4 Stars
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, and I'm happy to add both volumes to my DVD library.
Summary of Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime - Tommy & Tuppence, Set 1
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 MooreDrama DVD Video
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