agatha christie's partners in crime the secret adversary 1983

Good mysteries and a lot of laughs make for a fine series. The house party includes the very nouveau-riche Hamilton Betts and his wife Phyllis (William Hootkins and Lynda Marchal), who are very ugly Americans, Lady Laura Barton (Special Guest Star Dulcie Gray), who is accompanied by her maid Elise (Ursula Mohan), and of course the daughter of the house, Beatrice Kingston Bruce (Susanna Morley), who wishes she had enough money to run away with her boyfriend John Rennie (Charles Shaughnessy, laster of “The Nanny”).

Kingston Bruce (Graham Crowden and Noel Dyson). Vincent (Tim Woodward), who was looking for Miss Janet Smith (Fleur Chandler), and the fateful party is hosted by Colonel and Mrs. The happy first client recommends them to the host of a weekend party where a very valuable pearl disappears, and that second case in this episode is cleverly solved by Tommy. Tuppence is now Miss Robinson, but poor Albert is just Albert. Blunt (that’s Tommy: since the license is in the name Blunt it just seems easier to go with it, then to start the whole magilla of changing over). Okay, she cheats just a little, but she is now Assistant to Mr. Also surprised is Albert (Reece Dinsdale) from the movie, who is now their butler, but who has just been promoted to Office Boy/Receptionist (Butler).Īs they open the agency Tuppence is the secretary, but that lasts about a day, as she proves herself by solving their first case. Tommy, clever husband that he is, has purchased a detective agency license, offices intact and furnished, and surprises her with the news, with the help of Inspector Marriott (Arthur Cox).

Tuppence (Francesca Annis) and Tommy (James Warwick) are married and doing well after that first adventure, but Tuppence is bored. This is the first of ten episodes of the series that followed the TV movie “The Secret Adversary”.

Agatha christie's partners in crime the secret adversary 1983