KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Glimmerubro It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

kimbistrups First of all I must confess that I am a hard core Agatha Christie fan. Have been for ages. I have got all the books and also all the films and shows that have been put out on DVD/BD in any understandable language. So you can imagine how excited I was when I heard of this show and the prospect of bringing new life to the all too often forgotten heroes that are Tommy and Tuppence. I love the books and how well they work together as a couple. If you can imagine how excited I was you will have no trouble imagining my disappointment in the show. First of all I thought the writing was way off. They didn't capture the soul of Tommy and Tuppence at all and they turned the two stories into a much more farcical and lighthearted piece of family entertainment than I think was ever intended by Mrs. Christie. It became all together unbelievable, unlogical and unbearable. I know that the writers wanted it to be lighthearted and a bit fun but I think it was one of the two biggest mistakes of the show. The acting was actually rather good for most parts with the one exception of the leading man David Walliams. Seeing as he was producing the series and was one of the people who got the idea originally he would have been hard to steer clear of but he just wasn't suited for the part. I suspect that the writers might have had him too much in mind when writing the scripts and that his involvement in the entire process is partly the reason for the shows and the characters failings. David Walliams acting is not engaging. Tommys lack of ability is not endearing and his lack of logical sense and thinking is down right annoying. Mr. Walliams presents Tommy with so little presence and wit that you never really like him. And I do believe that you have to like the hero of the show. I actually was so annoyed with him that I was hoping for him to be killed of. So David Walliams was the other big mistake of the show in my opinion. I think that it is very unfortunate that went this way for the show. It did succeed in loosing almost half it's audience from part 1 of the Secret Adversary (more than 8 million viewers) to part 6 the third part of N or M (just a bit more than 4.5 million viewers) a total of 4 million viewers who didn't bother with it.The novels and short stories about Tommy and Tuppence are really good and the earlier BBC series from the 80's and the French TV production from a few years back are all good. But it would have been great to have had a straight forward adaptation of the stories. I'm not a purist so I don't mind that they set the plots in the 1950's even though the stories span over approximately 50 years from the 1920's to the 1970's. That could have worked. But don't change the feel of the characters and the stories so drastically. If it's not broken don't fix it. Stick to the way Mrs. Christie intended it. After all she knew what she was doing and this production team obviously did not.

LisaDS Very entertaining series, full of suspense and fun… my friends, family and I do hope it will be continued. We find that both Jessica Raine and David Walliams are ideal for their respective roles, and that they interpret their relation wife-husband with absolute brio! Tuppence is always sparkling with energy, wit and charm, and Tommy is like a big teddy bear: warm, cuddly, devoted, reliable, reassuring, caring and courageous… exactly as in A. Christie's book. Both actors are an ideally suited couple on screen and they play their parts perfectly, with a lot of subtlety… it is a real pleasure to watch them face new adventures. Very well shot. The clothing, the furniture, cars... all is very well chosen and authentic enough to make the viewer happy. Good idea of splitting one novel into two parts. Short – thank you, BBC! for this unforgettable enjoyment. We are impatiently awaiting the continuation of Partner's in Crime.

Prismark10 I have vague memories of the early 1980s version of Tommy & Tuppence made by ITV. Francesca Annis certainly left a strong impression on me.The BBC remake was promoted as a Indiana Jones type, fast moving adventure. David Walliams whose production company was also involved was not as dashing or debonair as James Warwick. Jessica Raine tried her best with a dour script but the production was dead on arrival.It was hampered with three part stories which took me back to television of the 1970s when everything seemed to move at a snail's pace and episodes were padded to the hilt.The stories were not fast paced, thrilling or exciting. There was little sparkle between Walliams and Raine. The production quality was substandard. Just compare this to the far superior Sherlock which bought a certain élan which this series desperately needed.Walliams casting was risky but he made his character look like a bumbler. This is not Agatha Christie at her finest.

Paul Evans Only one Series, comprising two 3 part stories, firstly we had The Secret Adversary, and secondly we had N or M.I thought they were rather fun productions, trouble is they seriously didn't feel like Agatha Christie, I thought the first part of The Secret Adversary was excellent, but after that it went downhill a little bit.Jessica Raine was really well cast, she looked excellent in the part, fitting of the period. I think Walliams was the main issue for the failing, for anyone that has read the novels he just wasn't Tommy. Far from it, he was out of character.Really great production values, they looked excellent, even though the time frame had been altered.I don't think the series was given enough mileage, who knows, if it had continued maybe there would have been an improvement. There were only 5 Partners in Crime novels, the best one I think being 'by the Pricking of my thumbs' shame it won't be made.