What Went Wrong With ‘Tommy & Tuppence’ Romance? The Stars Explain (VIDEO)

BritBox’s upcoming Agatha Christie’s Tommy & Tuppence series takes the classic detective duo and gives them a modern makeover for the 21st century. While the characters and setting have been updated, the series retains the witty banter and adventurous spirit that have made the sleuthing duo a favorite among Christie fans for decades.

But the setting isn’t the only thing getting a contemporary update. In this version, Tommy (Josh Dylan) and Tuppence (Antonia Thomas) have also been reimagined. In Christie’s original stories, the pair were childhood friends who reunited as adults after World War I and launched a detective agency together. In the BritBox series, Tommy and Tuppence are far more than old chums: they are former flames whose past romance adds a will they/won’t they element to the mystery, giving the audience more than just a whodunit to invest in as the pair navigate both dangerous cases and their unresolved feelings for one another.