Phoebe and Mags Worthington Of “The Mews”, Belgravia : Main Characters in the Tails by William Cross , FSA Scot

 Tails of Phoebe and Mags Worthington

Of  “The Mews”, Belgravia

Two Darn Cats
Invented  by  William  Cross, FSA Scot

With thanks to Louis Wain &  TS Eliot 

Main Characters : Persona

 Dame Katrina Ogilvy, aka “Madam” : An opera singer with Caledonian Opera. Owner of  “The Mews”, Belgravia

Olga :  Cook at “The Mews”, Belgravia (thought to be one of the  few surviving member of the family of the last Tsar of Russia)

 

Phoebe Worthington : Ward of Dame Katrina Ogilvy. Older sister of Mags Worthington

  

Mags Worthington : Ward of Dame Katrina Ogilvy. Younger sister of Phoebe Worthington

 

 Effy Ogilvy :  Dame Katrina’s cousin and Mistress of Auld Murdie Hoose

 

 Daniel : A Telegram Boy (unknown to him he is the love child of Effy Ogilvy and her cousin Broderick, the last Earl of Pittenweem, who was killed in Spain fighting the Fascists)

 

 Bella Grieve : Housekeeper at Auld Murdie Hoose

 Neil Grieve : Butler at Auld Murdie Hoose, husband of Bella

 

Gavin Ogilvy : Master of Murdie, cousin of Effy and Katrina

 Moiria Ogilvy : Gavin’s wife.  Lives in Edinburgh at Morningside Mon-Fri. Runs an import-export business which is a clandestine government spy agency

 Herbert Donald Ogilvy : Earl of Ogilvy, Gavin’s father. A hermit on Colonsay

 Ken Claymore : Effy’s driver and minder, secretly in love with Olga the Cook

 Dame Sheba Gingers : A close friend of Dame Katrina Ogilvy

 

Reggie Gingers : Deceased brother of Dame Sheba Gingers – devoted  friend of  a Russian sailor, “ Ivor”

 

Caroline Du Barry : World famous romantic novelist and friend of Dame Katrina Ogilvy [ With permission from June Clark]

 

Lana : Stage manager of Dame Katrina Ogilvy's touring company "Caledonian Opera"

 Richard "Dick" Whittington : Katrina’s London lawyer and trustee of the “Mews Trust” in aid of those two darn cats

 Felix Danvers Ogilvy : A Racing Driver. A relation of Madam.

 Natasha : A kitchen maid from the Ukraine who moves to “The Mews”, Belgravia.

 

Barbara McTooth nee Shearwater  : Opera singer and friend of Dame Katrina  in Greenock who  insisted on her maiden surname.

 

Herbert Glen :  Musician and Museum Curator in Gourock

 

Lady Leonora Cooperwhitty : A villainous cat- napper in Greenock

 

Sir James Thompson KBE MC : A mysterious Civil Servant and later deemed Natasha’s guardian. Has houses in London, Rome and Fort William

 

Geordy Tamson : The Railway Conductor on  “The Highland Fling” and brother of Sir James Thompson

 

Sion : Brother of Natasha the kitchen maid

 

Ivor: A Russian sailor and hero of the Soviet Union, devoted friend of Reggie Gingers

 Podger (Podge) Ogilvy Innes III : A fearless mouse

Montgomery Ogilvy: A fearless dragon who has lived in Lameside Loch for over 150 years

Clarkie : A knowledgeable cat on Lameside Canal

Ally (AC) :  A friend of Clarkie

Gus : A Theatre Cat  (Apologies to TSE )

Skimbleshanks: A Railway Cat  (Apologies to TSE )

Bessie : An old grey mare

Vincent :  Italian Beau of Mags Worthington

Pushkin : “The Russian”,  an admirer of Phoebe Worthington

Pauly Gatsby : A dirty rat

Goffers Moogan : A dirty rat

Cromwell :  A dragon  cousin of Montgomery Ogilvy

Rasputin :  Priest & Guardian Angel to Princess Olga    ( Cook).

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