Calling all Agatha Christie followers! The prolific writer’s iconic crime-fighting characters, Tommy and Tuppence, are returning to the small display screen in a six-part drama for BritBox.
The upcoming sequence will reimagine Tommy and Tuppence Beresford “within the fashionable world”, in keeping with Deadline, and will likely be made by Lookout Level, the producers behind Completely happy Valley and Am I Being Unreasonable?.
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All to learn about Tommy and Tuppence
Penned by Phoebe Eclair-Powell (The Highway Journey) greater than 100 years after Tommy and Tuppence first appeared in Christie’s 1922 novel, The Secret Adversary, the upcoming sequence will likely be set in London’s leafy Hampstead.
Casting for Tommy & Tuppence is but to be confirmed. Filming will get underway later this 12 months. The drama is produced in affiliation with Agatha Christie Restricted.
© Everett/ShutterstockGovernment producer Katie Draper stated in an announcement: “Phoebe’s fantastic scripts mix screwball comedy, playful romance and thrilling homicide to deliver an exhilarating modern-day twist to Christie’s iconic detective duo.”
In the meantime, BritBox’s Robert Schildhouse stated the sequence guarantees to ship “a enjoyable mix of romance and thriller.”
© BBCAuthor Eclair-Powell stated writing the drama was a “dream come true”, including: “Christie’s detective duo are witty, sharp and raring to unravel tons and many murders while asking if they need to actually be extra than simply companions in crime.”
A launch date has but to be introduced.
Different diversifications of Tommy and Tuppence
BritBox’s six-parter is not the primary adaptation of Tommy and Tuppence. The pair had been introduced alive on display screen in ITV’s 1983 sequence, Agatha Christie’s Companions in Crime, starring James Warwick and Francesca Annis, and within the BBC’s 2015 drama, Companions in Crime, which starred David Walliams and Jessica Raine.
© ShutterstockDifferent Agatha Christie diversifications
Tommy and Tuppence is not the one Agatha Christie adaptation coming to our screens. A 3-part adaptation of Christie’s traditional thriller novel, Endless Night, is being made by the BBC.
The chilling ghost story about “obsession and the darkness that lurks in us all once we need an excessive amount of”, comes from screenwriter Sarah Phelps (The Sixth Commandment, A Very British Scandal), marking her sixth Christie adaptation following acclaimed productions of And Then There Had been None, The Witness For The Prosecution, Ordeal By Innocence, The ABC Murders and The Pale Horse.
Christie followers can even sit up for a brand new adaptation of Miss Marple, which is at present within the works in keeping with Agatha Christie’s great-grandson, James Pritchard, who chairs Agatha Christie Restricted.
