Princess Marguerite
Crown Princess of the Nether Regions, Princess Marguerite is one of the most eligible women in Europe, if not the world. She loves to travel and has a particular fondness for the United Kingdom, where she loves nothing more than to stay in her favourite London hotel, Claridge's, and watch Jane and Jayne Jaine as the fabulous double act 'Mirror Image'.
DCI Farside
Having risen through the ranks at Scotland Yard, the home of London’s Metropolitan Police, 'Farside of the Yard' is currently a Detective Chief Inspector. His deductive prowess and exceptional reasoning skills have landed him an enviable position, in charge of solving some of the force's most testing cases, and when additional crack detective skills are called for, it is always Detective Eye and Bea he calls for.
Detective Eye
Born at a very young age, to parents who elected to name him Private, Detective Eye's career path was a classic case of nominative determinism. No sooner had Private Eye become a private eye than he found himself embroiled in a flurry of chaotic criminal cases in the country's capital. Since then his reputation has continued to grow through practise and talent, and his talent for reputation has seen his practice continue to grow.
Jane Jaine
One half of the double act Mirror Image, alongside her identical twin sister, Jayne Jaine. Although they are not from a theatrical family, performing is in their blood, and their natural talent, combined with their beauty and the uniqueness of their act, saw them quickly become one of the country’s favourite acts. Ever since they burst onto the scene they have been represented by P.F. Talent Management, now in the capable hands of Jessica Flatley.
Character biographies
Bea
With looks to die for and a talent to kill for, Beatrice Amelia Montague knew she had found her niche the moment she teamed up with Detective Eye. As brainy as she is beautiful, she is fastidious, incredibly well organised and patient - the perfect foil to Detective Eye’s scatterbrained genius. Bea is the B to Eye’s A, the yin to his yang, the custard to his rhubarb, and together the toothsome twosome trawl London to keep the streets safe and the baddies where they belong.
Jayne Jaine
The other half of the double act Mirror Image, alongside her identical twin sister, Jane Jaine. Although they are not from a theatrical family, performing is in their blood, and their natural talent, combined with their beauty and the uniqueness of their act, saw them quickly become one of the country’s favourite acts. Ever since they burst onto the scene they have been represented by P.F. Talent Management, now in the capable hands of Jessica Flatley.
Jessica Flatley
A theatrical agent in every sense, Jessica runs one of the capital’s most successful actors’ agencies. Among the glamorous artistes she represents are actors, dancers, singers and mimes, the most prestigious of which are the double act Mirror Image, starring identical twin sisters Jane and Jayne Jaine. Jessica believes in hard work, a hands-on approach, and that the end usually justifies the means - as long as it means more money for the agency.
Commissioner Les B. Avenue
As Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, Commissioner Avenue is perennially busy but always makes time to see Detective Eye and Bea, not least because it is they to whom he turns whenever there is a particularly intractable case that needs solving. It is rumoured that if he had chosen to become a politician, he would now be the Prime Minister, but his formidable intelligence and unswerving honesty made it an unviable career option.