Finessing the King

7.2/10 · 154 votesNov 27, 198350 min

Ranked #7 of 11 in Season 1•matches the season avg

Tuppence's curiosity about a cryptic message in a newspaper personal column leads her to suspect a romantic rendezvous. Attempting to prove her theory correct she persuades Tommy to attend the Three Arts Ball and later to visit a cafe suspected to be a meeting point.

Season 1 Episodes11

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E1 7.1

The Secret Adversary

E2 7.5

Affair of the Pink Pearl

E3 7.3

The House of Lurking Death

E4 7.2

The Sunningdale Mystery

E5 7.4

The Clergyman's Daughter

E6 7.2Now viewing

Finessing the King

E7 7.2

The Ambassador's Boots

E8 7.4

The Man in the Mist

E9 6.8

The Unbreakable Alibi

E10 7.3

The Case of the Missing Lady

E11 7.2

The Crackler

Cast3

James Warwick

Tommy Beresford

Francesca Annis

Tuppence Beresford (née Cowley)

Reece Dinsdale

Albert

Crew3

Christopher Hodson

Director

Gerald Savory

Writer

Gerald Savory

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Episode Summary

"Finessing the King" is episode 6 of Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime season 1. It scored 7.2/10 from 154 votes, ranking #7 of 11 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Christopher Hodson and written by Gerald Savory, it aired on November 27, 1983.

Finessing the King

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