and floated wide- The mirror crack'd from side to side; "The curse is come upon me," cried The Lady of Shalott. Characters Miss Marple: an old lady in St Mary Mead who is recovering from an illness. Mrs Cherry Baker: Miss Marple's house cleaner. Jim Baker: Cherry's husband, who does odd jobs for Miss Marple. Miss Knight: Miss Marple's carer, sent by Marple's nephew Raymond West, to help during her recuperation. Dolly Bantry: Miss Marple's friend, present at the fête at Gossington Hall. She first appeared in the novel The Body in the Library. Dr Haydock: Miss Marple's physician in St Mary Mead. He first appeared in Murder at the Vicarage. Marina Gregg: a middle-aged film star, who married many times and recently settled in England with her husband to make a film together. Her mood swings from happy to upset, which her husband thinks is tied to her acting. Jason Rudd: Gregg's husband, a film director. Giuseppe: a butler at Gossington Hall. Dr Gilchrist: Gregg's physician, who lives at the Hall. Ella Zielinsky: Rudd's secretary. Gladys Dixon: a seamstress who works at the film studio's canteen. Heather Badcock: a volunteer for the St John Ambulance corps. Arthur Badcock: Heather's husband, who works in real estate. He was married to Gregg before she became a film star and later changed his name. Margot Bence: a portrait photographer at the fête. She was adopted by Gregg before Gregg became pregnant. Lola Brewster: an American actress who arrives unexpectedly at the party. She was married to one of Gregg's ex-husbands. Ardwyck Fenn: an American man who was once wildly in love with Marina Gregg. Dermot Craddock: Chief Inspector at Scotland Yard, sent to St Mary Mead to solve Badcock's murder. He is a godson of Sir Henry Clithering, who is a close friend of Marple. Craddock often discusses the case with her. He was introduced in A Murder Is Announced. William Tiddler: a sergeant assisting Craddock, who calls him "Tom" because he likes the alliteration. Frank Cornish: a local police inspector. Developing the character of Marina Gregg Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology emphasized that "Gregg" is the surname of the ophthalmologist who first described cataracts in congenital rubella syndrome, Norman Gregg, and described this as "one of [Christie's] most subtle clues to identify the murderer". The official site of the Agatha Christie estate suggests that, in writing Gregg, Christie was "influenced" by the