Their stories were the ones Agatha Christie enjoyed writing the most she took real pleasure from her bright young things, and they are the only detectives in Agatha Christie’s arsenal to age with each story, keeping approximate pace with Christie herself.

Christie describes Tommy’s face as “pleasantly ugly – nondescript, yet unmistakably the face of a gentleman”. Tuppence often leads the way with her impetuous, charismatic nature, while Tommy’s slow, considered manner provides the perfect foil. It’s just after WW1 and jobs are very thin on the ground so Tuppence comes up with a plan to form 'Young Adventurers Ltd' - 'Willing to do anything. Young Tuppence Cowley bumps into old friend Tommy Beresford at Dover Street tube station.

Brilliant Britain Family History Servicesįollow Will’s personal Twitter Tweets by Blackadder345 Rss Feed for TCD.The first Tommy and Tuppence adventure was published in 1922.

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Want to find something? Then just search! Search Categories With thanks to BBC Pictures and BBC Media. Despite Carter’s repeated attempts to keep them out of it, over the course of three episodes Tommy and Tuppence must face mortal danger to infiltrate Brown’s gang, rescue Jane and unmask Mr Brown in time to prevent him making a hit that could jeopardise Britain’s precarious relationship with America… Carter believes Brown’s cronies must have kidnapped Jane – they can only hope she managed to hide the recording before they got to her. Jane Finn was carrying a secret recording that will reveal the identity of a legendary Soviet assassin, known only as Mr Brown, who they believe will strike soon in Britain.

Whilst Tommy is focussed on their fledgling honey business, Tuppence is much more concerned about this missing girl and her investigations bring them into contact with Tommy’s uncle, and Third Floor bigwig, Major Anthony Carter. In The Secret Adversary married couple, Tommy and Tuppence, have a chance encounter on a Paris train with an agitated young woman, named Jane Finn, who suddenly disappears and never returns to her seat.

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