Mrs Bradley | |
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First appearance | Speedy Death |
Created by | Gladys Mitchell |
Portrayed by |
Mary Wimbush and
Margaret Yarde (BBC Radio) Diana Rigg (TV) |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Female |
Title | Mrs, later Dame |
Occupation | Psychiatrist |
Spouse | Mr Lestrange (first husband; deceased) Unnamed second husband (deceased) Mr Bradley (third husband; deceased) |
Children | Sir Ferdinand Lestrange (son) Unnamed second son by her second husband |
Relatives | Derek Lestrange (grandson) Sally Lestrange (granddaughter) Juliet Lestrange (ex-daughter-in-law) Caroline Lestrange (daughter-in-law) |
Nationality | British |
Beatrice Adela Bradley is a fictional detective created by Gladys Mitchell. Mrs (later Dame Beatrice) Bradley is Mitchell's most significant and long-lived character, appearing in 66 novels that were published between 1929 and 1975. [1]
Mrs Bradley is the first female character to be both a detective heroine and a member of an 'established profession'. [2] A fully qualified medical doctor and a psychoanalyst, she is a consultant for the Home Office, and she also acts as an amateur detective. [2]
Mrs Bradley lives in the village of Wandles Parva, located in the New Forest. Her sidekicks include her chauffeur George Cuddleup, and her secretary Laura Menzies.
The last-named is a collection of all but one of Gladys Mitchell's short stories from 1938 to 1956, many previously uncollected; edited and with a comprehensive introduction by Nicholas Fuller.
Mrs Bradley was portrayed by Diana Rigg in the television series The Mrs Bradley Mysteries, and on radio by Margaret Yarde [3] and Mary Wimbush.
Mrs Bradley | |
---|---|
First appearance | Speedy Death |
Created by | Gladys Mitchell |
Portrayed by |
Mary Wimbush and
Margaret Yarde (BBC Radio) Diana Rigg (TV) |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Female |
Title | Mrs, later Dame |
Occupation | Psychiatrist |
Spouse | Mr Lestrange (first husband; deceased) Unnamed second husband (deceased) Mr Bradley (third husband; deceased) |
Children | Sir Ferdinand Lestrange (son) Unnamed second son by her second husband |
Relatives | Derek Lestrange (grandson) Sally Lestrange (granddaughter) Juliet Lestrange (ex-daughter-in-law) Caroline Lestrange (daughter-in-law) |
Nationality | British |
Beatrice Adela Bradley is a fictional detective created by Gladys Mitchell. Mrs (later Dame Beatrice) Bradley is Mitchell's most significant and long-lived character, appearing in 66 novels that were published between 1929 and 1975. [1]
Mrs Bradley is the first female character to be both a detective heroine and a member of an 'established profession'. [2] A fully qualified medical doctor and a psychoanalyst, she is a consultant for the Home Office, and she also acts as an amateur detective. [2]
Mrs Bradley lives in the village of Wandles Parva, located in the New Forest. Her sidekicks include her chauffeur George Cuddleup, and her secretary Laura Menzies.
The last-named is a collection of all but one of Gladys Mitchell's short stories from 1938 to 1956, many previously uncollected; edited and with a comprehensive introduction by Nicholas Fuller.
Mrs Bradley was portrayed by Diana Rigg in the television series The Mrs Bradley Mysteries, and on radio by Margaret Yarde [3] and Mary Wimbush.