Dr Laurel Nightingale

After working as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist for the NHS in Somerset, Laurel made the move to Elderwick seeking a quiet life - preferably one involving plenty of cake. 

Maggie is a long term resident of Elderwick and loves her life in the village. She is the Chair of the local WI, and together with her husband, Councillor, Nicholas Wright, she has two (now adult) children.

 Albert enjoyed a distinguished career as a Professor of Linguistics before retiring to the countryside, back to the village in which he was raised. He is a member of the Village Committee and shares his life with his animal menagerie including his cockerel, Aroon, and his rabbit, Lago.

Sisters, and the redoubtable owners of The Plump Tart bakery, Hetty and Constance are famous county-wide for their pastries and fresh-baked bread.

Talented chef and proprietor of the popular village café, The Pleasant Pheasant. Jo creates remarkable food from seasonal ingredients, most of which are locally sourced.

Bar manager of The Snooty Fox, Sam makes a mean cocktail and what he doesn't know about locally brewed beer isn't worth knowing.