Agatha Christie’s crime-fighting couple Tommy and Tuppence are getting a remake – with a modern twist.
The characters, who first appeared in the crime writer’s 1922 novel The Secret Adversary, are returning for a new six-part series set in the modern world.
It’s not the first time Tommy and Tuppence have been brought to the screen, with a classic ITV series called Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime, with James Warwick and Francesca Annis in the lead roles, airing in 1983.
More recently, David Walliams and Jessica Raine starred as the titular couple in a 2015 BBC adaptation.
BritBox has commissioned the new series, while production comes from the team behind Happy Valley at Lookout Point. Phoebe Eclair‑Powell (The Road Trip) serves as the writer of the series, with filming set to begin later this year.
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While the exact storyline is yet to be revealed, Tommy & Tuppence will be set in a quiet part of Hampstead, North London, which soon becomes a crime scene after a murder.
The couple appeared in four of Christie's novels, as well as a short story, which followed the duo as they reconnected in their 20s and fell in love while working alongside each other, all the way through to their later years after retirement.
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Executive producer Katie Draper said of the new series: “Phoebe’s wonderful scripts combine screwball comedy, playful romance and thrilling murder to bring an exhilarating modern-day twist to Christie’s iconic detective duo.”
Eclair‑Powell said writing the series was a “dream come true”, adding: “Christie’s detective duo are witty, sharp and raring to solve lots and lots of murders whilst asking if they should really be more than just partners in crime.”
Tommy & Tuppence does not yet have a release date.
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