Persons represented in the drama

The Ottercoombe Players - rural types from Devon who put on a short melodrama,

“The Curse of Baskerville Moor” - cast as follows:-

Narrator/MC - N.B. he speaks all the lines given in italics during the melodrama.

Sir Hugo - an early 18th Century, country noble.

Gimbert - his sidekick.

Liza Grey - “a dark eyed farmer’s daughter”.

Shepherd - played by the MC.

Basil &

Rufus - two ne’er-do-wells and drinking chums of Sir Hugo’s.

Dr. Watson - a military doctor; thirty-to-forty years of age; athletic.

Sherlock Holmes - a detective, tall and lean; a distinctive figure.

Murphy - a gypsy horse dealer; rustic and roguish.

Dr. Mortimer - a medical doctor and amateur archaeologist; in his late forties.

Captain Evans - a captain of the local militia; not very bright.

Sir Henry Baskerville - a Canadianised baronet; in his thirties.

Mrs. Eliza Barrymore - the housekeeper; sombre and imposing.

Symonds - a maid; bright, lively and amusing; in her early twenties.

Perkins - the gardener-cum-coachman; mute.

Mr. Stapleton - a naturalist and ex-school teacher; an athletic thirty-something.

Miss Christina Stapleton - a dark-eyed beauty; in her late twenties.

Mr. Frankland. - an eccentric country character with means; fifty-something.

Patrick Selden - an escaped convict; (mute role).

Mrs. Laura Lyons. - a successful florist and daughter to Mr. Frankland.

The play was first performed at Royden Park, Frankby, Wirral, 26th July 1995.

The cast was:-

Glen Kinch MC / Shepherd / Sir Henry Baskerville

Patrick Bridgman Gimbert / Doctor Mortimer / Inspector Lestrade

Will Travis Sir Hugo / Captain Evans / Jack Stapleton

Bethan Morgan Rufus / Christina Stapleton

Catherine Bass Basil / Mrs. Barrymore

Catriona Martin Liza Grey / Symonds / Laura Lyons

Dominic Brunt Murphy / Frankland

Tim Beesley Sherlock Holmes / Perkins

Simon Kirk Doctor Watson

Patrick Selden and The Hound were played by members of the stage management team.