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The Innocence of Father Brown · Character

Gibbs

A servant in a noble household.

minor

Also known as Mr. Gibbs

First appearance: the secret garden

Gibbs first appears in 0003 the secret garden.

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FBFather BrownFLFlambeauSBSimeon BarnesWBWilfred BohunGSGeneral Sir Ar…GIGibbs

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse murder and theft suspects
  • Protagonist
  • Italian family crime
  • Witnesses to a crime
  • Military and aristocratic scandal

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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