Campion
Seen it?1989 | 2 seasons | 50 min | Mystery, Drama, Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Alfred Hitchcock Presents or Veronica Mars, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, tense.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 13 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Campion is a television show made by the BBC, adapting the Albert Campion mystery novels written by Margery Allingham. Two series were made, in 1989 and 1990, starring Peter Davison as Campion, Brian Glover as his manservant Magersfontein Lugg and Andrew Burt as his policeman friend Stanislaus Oates. A total of eight novels were adapted, four in each series, each of which was originally broadcast as two separate hour-long episodes. Peter Davison sang the title music for the first series himself; in the second series, it was replaced with an instrumental version.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 39K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
Season 11989 · 8 episodes · 7.9 out of 10Saturday
Season 21990 · 8 episodes · 8.3 out of 10Friday
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Cast & crew
Created by Margery Allingham
- Peter DavisonAlbert Campion
- Brian GloverMagersfontein Lugg