England Champagne Murder Mystery

8 - 10 Players

The Champagne Murders

Groovy, baby. It's 1967, and England still swings like a pendulum. And you're spending the weekend with some of the brightest faces in Britain at the Chelsea home of Lord Michael Jagged. What could be more hip and happening?

But as you gather for dinner on Sunday evening, the shocking news is brought to you by Austin McClue: Lord Michael is dead. Maybe even murdered.  And if he was murdered, one - or more - of you was responsible. Your task is to identify the murderer. Or, of course, to evade detection.

The suspects are:

Terence Shrimp - You're an East End boy who made it big as society's favourite photographer. Cool, calm and collected, you're a dedicated follower of just about everything.
Costume Suggestion - Flared trousers, jacket with a double-row of four buttons, skin-tight open-necked shirt with a wispy scarf, topped with a floppy hat.

Mary-Jane Faithless - You used to be famous as the girlfriend of Lord Michael Jagged. Now you're famous in your own right as a top pop singer.
Costume Suggestion - Full-length skirt with matching waistcoat in a rich purple or plum; blouse with high-cut armholes and wildly flaring sleeves.

Oliver Steed - Actor, raconteur, hell-raiser, you're larger-than-life and twice as loud.
Costume Suggestion - Velvet suit, flowery shirt, kipper tie and an enormous hat. You should wear a flower in your buttonhole.

Kitty Killer - You're a celebrated journalist and biographer, but you're also so glamourous that you're often more famous than the people you're writing about.
Costume Suggestion - Head-to-toe in black with a slash of scarlet lipstick and a wig in either foxy blond or jet-black.

Brian Sewer - You're a wine critic and wine-snob. Sneering, patronizing and often downright rude, you don't care whether people like you or not. Which is just as well, because most people don't.
Costume Suggestion - Saville Row suit with a hint of flare to the trouser, cravat, and reading glasses on a chain.

Tamara Fara-Bucktooth - Famous for being famous, no social event would be complete without your presence. You're also the current girlfriend of Lord Michael Jagged. Or were until his death...
Costume Suggestion - Formal and sophisticated - a ball gown, full make-up with a frosty pink lipstick.

Babs Crayfish - You're 'Champagne' Charlie's girlfriend. But you're also an actress in your own right. Or you will be, once you get an acting role.
Costume Suggestion - Frothy, pink and plastic; bubbly hair

'Champagne' Charlie Bunson - You're a businessman and entrepreneur, who for some reason is feared throughout the East End of London. Some people think you're a gangster, but you've never been convicted of anything.
Costume Suggestion - Dark suit with a three-button no-vent jacket (to be kept buttoned up), a straight trouser-leg, button-down shirt, narrow knitted tie held in place by a solver tie-pin, pork-pie hat.

Extra guests include: (non-suspects)

Martin X - You're a highly controversial political theorist. Some people find you intimidating, others think you're mad and don't take you seriously.
Costume Suggestion - Lots of brown corduroy, white polo-necked sweater, chunky necklace, mirror shades.

Wiggy - You're the most famous model in the world - for this week at least. You're a down-to-earth suburban girl who now finds herself in demand in high society.
Costume Suggestion - Plastic and other artificial fabrics. Miniskirt and kinky boots.