A rollicking 1930s mystery set in the English countryside, with archaeology, campanology, intrigue and the lure of the talkies!
Recurring characters Miss Maypole and Dr Archibald Jenkins have independently decided to come to Saffron Walden in East Anglia for a holiday.
When they arrive it becomes apparent that the town is in movie frenzy as a production company is filming their latest blockbuster.
Will the lure of Indian spice prove a hit at the box office? Will the locals flex their acting chops? Will the village’s underlying secrets come out and unsettle the community? Well we hope so, it’s why we wrote the game after all!
This is the third Miss Maypole game, written in homage to the Duchess of Crime.
There is no requirement to play either of the previous two games. There may be minor spoilers for the previous games.
Miss Maypole: A Study in Saffron is a 4 hour freeform for 14 players by Graham Arnold, Nickey Barnard, Clare Gardner, Heidi Kaye, Sue Lee, Christi S and Mike Snowden.
Basic information
• Number of players: 14 (6 female, 4 male, 4 gender neutral)
• Setting: A country house in Saffron Walden in 1935
• Time to run: 4 hours (including setup and debrief)
• Space Requirements: Large room
Cast
The Locals
- The Right Honourable Debden Pebmarsh - local landowner and MP
- Scarlett Pebmarsh - daughter of Debden and local school teacher
- Rev Thurlow Radwinter - vicar of local church
- Aubrey Easton - church verger, leads bell ringers, amateur archaeologist
- Evelyn Webb - manager of the local shop and post office, amateur archaeologist
- Hilary Bumpstead - local textile factory owner
The Visitors
- Jennifer Rickling-Green - producer, Constable Pictures
- Vivian Hayes - director
- Bulmer Tye - leading man
- Sybil Hedingham - leading lady
- Orchid Nayland - production assistant
- Miss Maria Maypole - head teacher of Cerne Abbas School for Young Ladies
- Dr Archibald Jenkins - GP on his honeymoon
- Mary Jenkins - newly wed wife of Archie