"spinster of the parish" Aunt Catherine "Kitty" Berry, Caroline's daughter, a widow, prone to hysterics Joyce Berry, Kitty's niece by marriage, engaged to Marcus Uncle Andrew Seeley, Caroline's nephew, a cantankerous fellow, who disappears at the start Cousin George Faraday, the black sheep of the family, a reprobate Stanislaus Oates, a senior Scotland Yard man, Campion's friend Television The story was faithfully adapted for television by the BBC, the second of eight Campion stories starring Peter Davison as Campion and Brian Glover as Lugg. The film also featured Mary Morris (in her last role; she died some months before it was broadcast) as Great-aunt Caroline and Timothy West as William. Originally broadcast as two separate hour-long episodes, the original UK air date was 5 February 1989. The series was shown in the United States by PBS. Editions References External links A series of Allingham plot summaries, including many Campion books, from the UK. Margery Allingham Society A page about the book from the Margery Allingham Archive 1931 British novels Doubleday, Doran books Novels by Margery Allingham Novels set in Cambridge Heinemann (publisher) books