First case for Tommy and Tuppence
Shortly after the end of the First World War, Tommy Beresford (James Warwick) accidentally meets his childhood friend Tuppence Cowley (Francesca Annis). Both are unemployed and are urgently looking for a job, which is a hopeless endeavor for the young people so soon after the war. Together they come up with a daring plan: They set up their own business and found a kind of private detective agency, an "adventurer GmbH". And indeed, they are soon hired by the British secret service and end up in a crazy adventure...
Tommy and Tuppence are Agatha Christie's investigative team, which are somewhat less well-known in German-speaking countries. After this first novel, which was published in 1922 as "The Secret Adversary", Tommy and Tuppence appeared again and again with new adventures in various novels and stories until around 1970. Just like their author, the two grew older and went through different phases of life. The two of them are also incredibly funny and very charming. The chemistry between the two characters is perfect, both in the novel and in the film adaptation. Sleight of hand! Francesca Annis and James Warwick were now so attuned to each other that they were simply perfect as Tommy and Tuppence.
After the success of "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?" and "The Mystery of the Seven Dials", the production company London Weekend Television released this film adaptation for the private broadcaster ITV, which was supposed to become the pilot film for the series "Blunt Detective Agency" and is just as recommendable.
Oh yes, the James Bond lady Honor Blackman (1925-2020) from GOLDFINGER (1964) also plays in this film. And Wolf Kahler is there as a mysterious German.
Nostalgic fun for all Agatha Christie fans!