Childhood friends Tommy and Tuppence meet in London after having served in World War I. Recently demobed, short of money, and with no job prospects, they decide to become adventurers for hire. Soon, they are employed by the British Government to locate a secret treaty signed before the war.

BBC于阿婆生日125周年之际推出按照阿婆原著作品改编的以汤米佳耦为主角的电视系列剧，共六集，分为《潜躲杀机》和《桑苏西来客》两个故事，分袂由Zinnie Harris和Claire Wilson担当改编，男主角汤米由David Walliams扮演，女主角塔彭斯的扮演者为Jessica Raine。该剧预计于2015年秋季播出。