These stories with Geraldine McEwan & Julia McKenzie as the determined sleuth are truly enjoyable & charming. Between the novels & short stories there is no shortage of source material, so to choose s "Tommy & Tuppence" story then write in the character of "Miss Marple" is a bit baffling. That aside, the real problem I had with this story is the treatment of "Tuppence Beresford".
Granted that "Tommy & Tuppence" were the only Agatha Christie characters that aged in real time with Dame Agatha Christie, but one thing "Tuppence" wasn't was a sloppy, rude drunk as she was written in this story.
"Tommy" loved her and had a lot of respect for her talents, yet in this story he treats her as if she is incompetent, insinuates she is drinking too much again, and gets in the way of the investigation she & "Miss Marple" started.
The saving grace is that "Jane Marple" is consistent and helps to wrap things up as only she can. To watch adaptations of "Tommy and Tuppence" that portray them close to what Dame Agatha Christie wrote and intended, check out both "Partners In Crime" series.
Granted that "Tommy & Tuppence" were the only Agatha Christie characters that aged in real time with Dame Agatha Christie, but one thing "Tuppence" wasn't was a sloppy, rude drunk as she was written in this story.
"Tommy" loved her and had a lot of respect for her talents, yet in this story he treats her as if she is incompetent, insinuates she is drinking too much again, and gets in the way of the investigation she & "Miss Marple" started.
The saving grace is that "Jane Marple" is consistent and helps to wrap things up as only she can. To watch adaptations of "Tommy and Tuppence" that portray them close to what Dame Agatha Christie wrote and intended, check out both "Partners In Crime" series.