Habeas Corpus

Arthur Wicksteed - David Swinton

Doctor of Brighton's Hove, bored with his marriage, moreover, bored with his wife, tries his very best to spice up his life at the expense of his patients. There is something redeeming about him, as one cannot help but hope that he can extricate himself from his difficulties.

Muriel Wicksteed - Elizabeth Purcell

Wife to Arthur and bored with her marriage, or more to the point, frustrated at the lack of passion in her marriage. Begins to go out of her way to find alternative male amusement.

Dennis Wicksteed - Michael Price

Son of Arthur and Muriel, never particularly well loved by his parents, it is difficult to gauge which came first, the greasy, repulsive demeanour or the hypochondria. Only truly happy when diagnosed with a life threatening disease or in the arms of an attractive young lady.

Connie Wicksteed - Emmeline Barnston

Sister of Arthur, cub mistress and spinster of the parish. She is very aware of the physical disadvantages which life has dealt her but continues to hope that her current beau, Canon Throbbing, will be superseded by someone a little more exciting.

Mrs Swabb - Dianne Greenwood

Working class know-it-all and general moral commentator. Conspires to help bring things back to the path of ighteousness for the Wicksteeds.

Canon Throbbing - George Knox

Vicar of the parish of which Connie is spinster. His untamed and untried libido is straining to get at Connie's albeit modest charms.

Lady Rumpers - Lyndsey Fenn

Mother of Felicity and recent widow of Major General Rumpers. Old colonial Lady several plums in her mouth and no time for the working class. Something of a prude, but freely admits that moral standards may have been more flexible during the privations and uncertainty of war-time Britain.

Felicity Rumpers - Fraire Armstrong

Newly pregnant and extremely manipulative. To save herself from her situation she engages herself to the terminally ill Dennis while embarrassing his father in front of Sir Percy Shorter.

Mr Shanks - Chris Johnson

Appliance fitter ("it's all covered in the five pounds") from Leatherhead and all-round victim of circumstance, if Muriel's ardour can be called circumstance.

Sir Percy Shorter - Oliver Swinton

Pompous, vertically-challenged President of the BMA. An old acquaintance of Arthur and Muriel never held in high esteem by Arthur and passed over by Muriel when looking for a marriage partner. His height causes many psychological problems for him, not least at the hands of Arthur who rubs it in at every opportunity.

Mr Purdue - Robin Herron

Manic depressive who does his absolute best to prick Arthur's conscience with his many attempts at suicide.