Tommy and Tuppence of Fate" they also have a small dog named Hannibal. In 1953 the BBC adapted "Partners in Crime" as a radio series starring Richard Attenborough and Sheila Sim. The Tommy and Tuppence characters have been portrayed on television by James Warwick and Francesca Annis, first in the feature-length "The Secret Adversary" (1982), and then in the 10 episode series "Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime" (1983). The novel "By the Pricking of My Thumbs" was adapted in 2005 by the French director Pascal Thomas with the title "Mon petit doigt m'a dit...". The movie casts André Dussolier as Tommy (renamed Bélisaire)
Tommy and Betty itself, which would appear to have been appended to the older play tradition found all over England. In the modern dance, the Tommy introduces the dancers, usually with a traditional calling-on song, and then provides a running commentary and/or jokes to entertain the audience. The Tommy and Betty characters often join in with the rapper figures. The best known Tommy and Betty characters are probably the Newcastle Kingsmen's characters, who have won the prize for best characters at several of the annual DERT competitions, including the national DERT 2004 and 2005 competitions. The Newcastle Kingsmen's dance begins with the Tommy