Cast of Characters
CHARACTERS (in order of appearance)
Sir Edward Banfield (M) Late 50’s; retired judge; he would be surprised and hurt to know people hated him so intensely.
Nivens (M) Mid-60’s; efficient English butler.
Jane Talifaro (F) Early 30’s; Sir Edward’s niece who manages his financial portfolio.
Miss Martie Pants (F) Mid-20’s; secretary helping the judge produce his memoirs.
Lady Eleanor Banfield (F) Early 40’s; the judge’s elegant second wife obsessed with her life of luxury.
* Harold Nomoney (M) Early 30’s; desperately wants to marry Jane. Insists his name is French, but everyone still gets it wrong.
Sir Percy Pews (M) Late 50’s; passed over for an appointment to the bench at the hands of his law partner and oldest friend.
Paul Collier (M) Mid-30’s; an invited guest; recently released from prison.
Cook (F) Late 30’s; long-suffering domestic servant.
* Sergeant Boswell (M) Late 30’s; veteran police officer.
Insp. Honor Broom (F) Late 20’s; newly promoted; the old adage ‘a new broom sweeps clean’ aptly describes her approach to policing.
*Note: Harold and Sgt Boswell can be played by the same person.
