Tommy & Tuppence: Partners In Crime Set 2

Starring: Francesca Annis, James Warwick, Reece Dinsdale, et al.

Created in the 1920s by Agatha Christie, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were the first to prove that two attractive and clever heads are better than one when it comes to solving mysteries. Fun-loving... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 054961690091
• Release Date: March 2004
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: ACORN MEDIA
• Director: John A. Davis
• Starring: Francesca Annis, James Warwick, Reece Dinsdale, Arthur Cox
• Runtime: 5 hours, 30 minutes
• Number of Disks: 2
• Other Video Info: multiple_formats
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 7.3"

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Partners in crime – also Agatha Christie, Tommy, and Tuppence 1983 - 1984 TV, eleven episodes Check your set for which episodes are included. Watch out for overlapping episodes. Made for TV and quite transparent, this film still captures the ambiance of a BBC Agatha Christie production. It is a period piece and features many prominent English actors. Detective Inspector Marriott (Arthur C-o-x) - The Crackler (1984) - The Ambassador's Boots (1983) - Finessing the King (1983) - The Affair of the Pink Pearl (1983) Arthur C-o-x played the newspaper reporter Salcombe Hardy in Dorothy L. Sayers's Have His Carcase (1987). Tuppence Beresford, Tuppence Cowley (Francesca Annis) - The Crackler (1984) - The Case of the Missing Lady (1984) - The Man in the Mist (1983) - The Unbreakable Alibi (1983) - The Ambassador's Boots (1983) - The Clergyman's Daughter (1983) - The Sunningdale Mystery (1983) - The House of Lurking Death (1983) - Finessing the King (1983) - The Affair of the Pink Pearl (1983) - The Secret Adversary (1983) as Tuppence Cowley Francesca Annis played Lady Jessica in Dune (1984) The Secret Adversary Season 1 Episode 0 The episode is numbered 0 because it was made as a movie after the original series. The episode aired on October 9, 1983. This is the place to start. Who is Mr. Brown? After the Great War, out-of-work Captain Tommy Beresford (James Warwick) unexpectedly runs into his lifelong friend and companion Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley (Francesca Annis). Tuppence is also unemployed. Over their meager meal, they joke about doing any job for anyone for outrageous fees. This speculative conversation was overheard, and the wheels are set in motion when Tuppence is given the opportunity and provides what she believes is a false name. This triggers a series of events that lead them to find a missing girl and uncover the identity of a mysterious Mr. Brown. Made for TV and fairly transparent, this film still captures the atmosphere of a BBC Agatha Christie production. It is a period piece and features many prominent actors of the era. ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Affair of the Pink Pearl: Season 1, Episode 1 The episode aired on October 16, 1983, after The Secret Adversary, Season 1, Episode 0. A pearl of great price. After their reintroduction in "The Secret Adversary," it seems that Tommy Beresford (James Warwick) and Tuppence (Francesca Annis) are married, and after completing their first case, they are looking for a little more action. They get the chance to buy the international detective agency, and with the help of their new friend Albert (Reece Dinsdale), they establish their own agency. Before Tommy can stop her, Tuppence promises their first client a 24-hour guaranteed special. If they manage to pull it off, they'll be in with the right crowd to be considered in case a pink pearl ends up missing. Made for TV and fairly transparent, this film still captures the ambiance of a BBC Agatha Christie production. It is a period piece and features many major actors of that era. --------------------------------------------------------------------- House of Lurking Death Season 1 Episode 3 The episode aired on October 30, 1983. Death is like a box of chocolates. Jonathan Hales adapted Agatha Christie's "The House of Lurking Death." Lois Hargreaves (Lynsey Baxter) receives a box of chocolates. She naturally shares them with others, only to find that the chocolates were laced with poison. Not enough to kill, but to make everyone sick. Being private and suspecting that the anonymous chocolates came from someone in that very house, Mary contacts Mr. Blunt (James Warwick) and Miss Robinson (Francesca Annis) of the International Detective Agency. Like their first two episodes or movies, Tommy and Tuppence are both wise beyond their years, but do some of the dumbest things that lead them to solve the problem. Will they arrive in time to save Mary, or if not, will they fig