# Mrs. Sugden — The Good Companions character guide

> Mrs. Sugden in The Good Companions by J. B. Priestley.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0017-iv-mr-oakroyd-on-t-road

## Who they are

A landlady or local woman.

## In the story

### [Mr. Oakroyd Leaves Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/chapters/i-mr-oakroyd-leaves-home)

A neighbor who briefly speaks with Mrs. Oakroyd about their husbands' lateness.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/chapters/iv)

Neighbor who briefly speaks with Mrs. Oakroyd about the men being late.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/chapters/i)

Neighbor who informs Jess of his wife's hospitalization and has been helping Leonard.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/chapters/ii)

A neighbor who is constantly in the house after Mrs. Oakroyd's death.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/chapters/iii)

Visits Jess's home to look at the sofa for sale and witnesses his emotional reaction to the cable.

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