# The Good Companions — Character guide

> Key figures in The Good Companions by J. B. Priestley.

- [Inigo Jollifant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/inigo_jollifant.md): Inigo drifts through Washbury Manor with amused contempt for its routines, half in love with Daisy Callander and wholly allergic to effort. When Felton coolly walks off with both the girl and the afternoon, Inigo's sulk 
- [Jess Oakroyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/jess_oakroyd.md): Jess measures life in pints, pipes, and meat-and-tater pie, and finds lodgings a rare treat after years of domestic scolding. His dour humor and stubborn decency anchor the group when plans collapse and everyone is trudg
- [Elizabeth Trant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/elizabeth_trant.md): For years Elizabeth has been the sister who held herself in too much, quietly submerged by a dutiful life. Now she is thrilled, flustered, and gloriously busy, defending her absurd frolic against Hilda's horrified inspec
- [Susie Dean](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/susie_dean.md): Susie takes people off, sings, dances, and squeezes her companions' arms when the night turns gloomy, refusing to let despair have the last word. Her sparkle draws audiences and holds the company together when bookings f
- [Joe Brundit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/joe_brundit.md): Joe grumbles about lodgings and longs for a home of his own, yet he is the solid, sensible chap everyone gravitates toward for a pipe and a glass of bitter. He talks about his George, listens to Jess on Lily, and works t
- [Jimmy Nunn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/jimmy_nunn.md): Jimmy's pompous gravity is itself a comic turn, so that merely sitting still and talking business he remains droll in spite of himself. He sizes up talent with one eye closed, pronounces on Elsie's shortcomings, and prod
- [Morton Mitcham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/morton_mitcham.md): Mitcham haunts the Sandybay Pier's Refreshment Room, where he is a great favourite with the staff and patrons, swapping half-remembered tales of foreign cities with anyone who will listen. He is quietly in despair about 
- [Jerry Jerningham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/jerry_jerningham.md): Jerry drifts through the troupe with a coolness that sets him apart from the eager professionals around him, arriving barely in time to make up for the opening chorus and keeping his own counsel. On the night of Susie's 
- [Elsie Longstaff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/elsie_longstaff.md): Elsie finishes her run with the Good Companions at Mundley after a tearful, bouquet-strewn Benefit Night, then steps straight into a wedding with her Bert, who insists on doing everything in style. She admires him all th
- [Joby Jackson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/joby_jackson.md): Joby sets out his rubber dolls and his boastful signs with great satisfaction, then turns his attention to his neighbour, the seedy, booming Professor, with whom he trades gossip about Doncaster and the rural circuit. He
- [Monte Mortimer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/monte_mortimer.md): Mortimer holds court in a crowded bar, buying drinks, promising Tuesdays, and treating Inigo's songs as a lucky break for the young man rather than a favour to himself. Inigo, fortified by two enormous cocktails, refuses
- [Effie Longstaff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/effie_longstaff.md): Elsie's sister, another young woman in the chorus.
- [Miss Thong](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/miss_thong.md): A diminutive and eccentric performer in the company.
- [Sam Oglethorpe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/sam_oglethorpe.md): An old friend of Jess Oakroyd from Yorkshire.
- [Lady Partlit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/lady_partlit.md): A wealthy but troubled patroness of the arts.
- [Mr. Fauntley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mr_fauntley.md): A local businessman and potential investor in the troupe.
- [Mamie Potter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mamie_potter.md): A young actress in the company.
- [Nobby Clarke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/nobby_clarke.md): A minor performer and stagehand.
- [Mr. Memsworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mr_memsworth.md): A theatrical agent or manager of some repute.
- [Eric Tipstead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/eric_tipstead.md): A nervous and put-upon husband in a comic subplot.
- [Mrs. Tipstead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mrs_tipstead.md): Eric's domineering wife.
- [Mr. Pitsner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mr_pitsner.md): A mournful theatrical manager from Felder.
- [Poppleby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/poppleby.md): A minor functionary or performer.
- [Ethel Golliver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/ethel_golliver.md): A redoubtable actress in the company.
- [Herbert Dulver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/herbert_dulver.md): A gigantic, purple-faced publican.
- [Mrs. Tarvin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mrs_tarvin.md): An older woman involved in the theatrical world.
- [Mr. Truby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mr_truby.md): A Cheltenham businessman who comments on others.
- [Mr. Medworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mr_medworth.md): A smart man mentioned in theatrical circles.
- [Fred Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/fred_smith.md): A minor character, possibly a stagehand.
- [Mrs. Sugden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mrs_sugden.md): A landlady or local woman.
- [Mrs. Chillingford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mrs_chillingford.md): A member of the Chillingford family.
- [Mr. Tarvin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mr_tarvin.md): Husband of Mrs. Tarvin.
- [Uncle Arthur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/uncle_arthur.md): A relative of one of the characters.
- [Mrs. Oakroyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mrs_oakroyd.md): Jess Oakroyd's wife.
- [Harry Briggs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/harry_briggs.md): A minor acquaintance.
- [Hugh McFarlane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/hugh_mcfarlane.md): A Scottish doctor who appears in the story.
- [Jim Summers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/jim_summers.md): A redoubtable and angry performer.
- [Mr. Chillingford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mr_chillingford.md): Husband of Mrs. Chillingford.
- [Mrs. Purton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mrs_purton.md): A local woman.
- [Mr. Ashworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mr_ashworth.md): A minor character.
- [Big Annie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/big_annie.md): A formidable woman.
- [Dorothy Chillingford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/dorothy_chillingford.md): A member of the Chillingford family.
- [Daisy Callander](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/daisy_callander.md): A young woman from Washbury Manor.
- [Mrs. Rathbury](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mrs_rathbury.md): A local woman.
- [Mr. Rathbury](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mr_rathbury.md): Husband of Mrs. Rathbury.
- [Robert Fauntley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/robert_fauntley.md): A relative of Mr. Fauntley.

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