Tommy and Tuppence Tommy and Tuppence Tommy and Tuppence are two fictional detectives, recurring characters in the work of Agatha Christie. Their full names are Thomas Beresford and his wife Prudence (née Cowley). The first time Tommy and Tuppence appeared in a Christie novel was in "The Secret Adversary" (1922). They started out their career in a search of adventure and money, and the detecting life soon proved profitable and very exciting. Tommy and Tuppence appear together in four full-length novels and one collection of short stories The collection of short stories is "Partners in Crime", (1929, each story referencing another writer's work);
Armchair Detectives to play along with the in-studio detectives. Each episode features a story set in the fictional Scottish village of Mortcliff (taken from "mort" meaning death and "cliff" as in cliffhanger). The in-universe investigations are led by detectives DI Knight and DC Slater, and forensic expert Officer Simmons. A team of three "armchair detectives" have to try to solve the murder. While there is no physical interaction with suspects, players view footage of events such as the finding of the body and the victim's last known whereabouts. They are also able to view physical evidence such as forensics or photos. The