Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence get modern reimagining from Happy Valley producer
This will be the first time the duo are on screen since 2015's Partners in Crime.
Agatha Christie may be best known for creating Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, but her other amateur sleuths, Tommy and Tuppence, will soon be returning to the small screen.
As was first reported by Deadline, the stories of the two characters will be reimagined for "the modern world", in a series produced by Lookout Point, the studio known for Happy Valley and Am I Being Unreasonable?.
The six-part series has been greenlit by BritBox, will be set in Hampstead and will start filming later this year, with casting yet to be announced. It has been written by Phoebe Eclair-Powell (The Road Trip).
Executive producer Katie Draper said in a statement: "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."
Meanwhile, Eclair-Powell said writing the drama 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."
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Tommy and Tuppence have been brought to the screen before, including in 1983's ITV drama Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime, starring James Warwick and Francesca Annis, and 2015's Partners in Crime.
The latter was a series for BBC One, which starred David Walliams and Jessica Raine.
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Tommy and Tupence aren't the only Christie creations on their way to the screen. Christie's great-grandson James Pritchard has said that a new version of Miss Marple is in development, after the character was previously played by Helen Hayes, Joan Hickson, Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie.
"I couldn't be more excited," Pritchard said. "I've been trying to get something for Miss Marple off the ground for a very long time. For good reasons, Poirot has stolen her limelight since time began."
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James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
