agatha christie's partners in crime episodes

This six-part series covers two Tommy and Tuppence stories. But their adventures prove to them (and to us) that they do love each other really. Their differences in approach mean that sparks can – and do – fly. Tommy would rather be at home, keeping bees or selling wigs (or whatever his latest money-making fad is). Tuppence is the more adventurous of the two.

Their occasional marital spats also provide moments of humour. Their determination to rescue one another (and the sight of one another in a variety of disguises!) brings out the romance their marriage has been lacking. Tommy and Tuppence’s meddling sometimes brings them close to death, but this also brings them closer together. This is cozy crime, but not without real moments of danger. Tommy and especially Tuppence have a penchant for getting in over their heads, but their unorthodox ways and disobedience of Uncle’s orders get them results denied to the professionals, and Uncle is always there to get them off the hook. Add in Tommy’s wartime companion Albert Pemberton – who lost his hand in Word War II and now works as a school science teacher, but longs for more excitement – and you have the makings of a perfect crime-solving team. Then one day, a notebook left by a train passenger leads them into the world of Cold War espionage, thanks to Tommy’s uncle, Major Carter, who works for British Military Intelligence. (Tuppence – what a great name!) An ordinary middle-class couple in 1950s Britain whose marriage has become a bit stale. Filled with excitement, fun and…international espionage?

Jessica Raine and David Walliams as Tommy and Tuppence in Partners in Crime.

Agatha christie's partners in crime episodes