MIDSOMER MURDERS
DEATH IN THE SLOW LANE
MAIN CHARACTERS/ROLES
Harriet Wingate – Susan Engel
The terrifying headmistress of Darnley Park School, an
upmarket private girls’ boarding school steeped in tradition
– which Harriet is desperate to cling on to.
Jessica Wingate – Lucy Briers
Harriet’s only daughter Jessica is bullied and
put-upon. She’s meek but is attractive and has a good heart.
Jamie Cameron – Tim Dutton
Flashy but a bit wet, Jamie is a governor at Darnley
Park where his daughter Charlotte is a pupil. He wants the school to
modernise and join the state system to pay off its debts.
Kate Cameron – Samantha Bond
Jamie’s ex-wife Kate strides through life not
giving a damn for anyone. She’s the daughter of racing driver
Peter Fossett and is used to getting her own way.
Peter Fossett – David Warner
A charming old fellow and former racing driver now in
his 70s. He’s all charm and dither. He comes to Darnley Park to
judge a classic car competition.
Charlotte Cameron – Clara Paget
Charlotte is a vampish school girl who’s 18 going
on 35. She likes to break the rules.
Dave Doggy Day – Luke Allen-Gale
A DJ from the nearby Moor Park estate. His homeboy
accent and attitude is fake.
Thomas Brightwell – Sid Mitchell
A young ambitious criminal from the estate who dotes
on Charlotte.
Bethan and Nerys – Gwyneth
Keyworth and Daisy Keeping
Two scholarship girls at Darnley Park who don’t
share the others’ posh backgrounds.
Nick the Money – Grahame Fox
A local usurer and thug.
Granny Brightwell – Edna Dore
Thomas’s daft gran who probably knows more than
she lets on.
Hugh Snape – Richard Clifford
Kate’s well-paid smart-arse solicitor.
Duncan Palmer – James O’Dee
A racing driver and contemporary
of Peter Fossett's who disappeared in the 1960s.