Character

Sex

Age Range

Description

Haversham

F

20’s – 60’s +

Irritating, obnoxious, young housemaid and ex-convict with a bad case of the sniffles.  Can “pull off” a little black party dress.

Rita Eyelesbarrow

F

20’s – 60’s+

Prim and proper social secretary for Miss Maple.

Miss Maple

F

30’s – 60’s +

A well-known society hostess and fanatic of mystery novels, obviously Miss Marple.  Think Miss Marple (Agatha Christie).

Father White

M

30’s – 60’s +

A doddering Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective. Think Father Brown (G. K. Chesterton).

Chandler Marlowe

M

30’s – 60’s +

A gruff, hard-boiled, wisecracking, hard-drinking American detective. Think Philip Marlowe (Raymond Chandler).

Louie Fan

M

30’s – 60’s +

A goofy but wise Asian-American detective Think Charlie Chan (Earl Derr Biggers).

Rick Carlyle

M

30’s – 60’s +

A polished, well-off society type and husband of Laura. Think Nick Charles (Dashiell Hammett).  Or think Hart to Hart.

Laura Carlyle

F

30’s – 60’s +

A witty, charming and sophisticated woman and wife of Rick. Think Nora Charles (Dashiell Hammett). Or think Hart to Hart.

Peter Flimsey

M

30’s – 60’s +

Aristocratic dilettante turned professional detective. A proper English gentleman, similar in characteristics to Sherlock Holmes. Think Peter Wimsey (Dorothy L. Sayers).  And obviously think Sherlock Holmes.

Charity Haze

F

20’s – 60’s +

A dynamic, flamboyant, seductive, and attractive adventure-seeker.