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Gosford Park is a film that is absolutely smack-packed with actors and characters. So, who is everybody?



Upstairs, we have:

Sir William McCordle. Warden of Gosford Park through marriage to:

Lady Sylvia McCordle. She is the oldest of three sisters, the other two are:

Her younger sister Louisa Stockbridge. Married to:

Lord Raymond Stockbridge.

And the youngest sister, Lavinia Meredith. Married to:

Lieutenant Commander Anthony Meredith.

Sylvia, Louisa and Lavinia are daughters to Lord and Lady Carton. However they are not the original owners of Gosford Park since Lady Sylvia notes the manor isn't a family house and it had been bought with William's "ill-gotten gains".

Sir William and Lady Sylvia has one daughter:

Isobel McCordle.

She brought two friends to the party:

Lord Rupert Standish. And:

Jeremy Blond.

The most honourable guest is "Aunt Constance", or Countess of Trentham as she would be addressed. She is an aunt to Sylvia McCordle, thus a sister to either Lord or Lady Carton.

Other notable guests at the party are:

Freddie Nesbitt. A business acquaintance of Sir William McCordle, also a former love-interest of Isobel McCordle. Freddie Nesbitt are married to: Mabel Nesbitt.

Entertainer Ivor Novello, a third cousin to Sir William. Their mothers were second cousins.

He brought his friend: Morris Weissman, who is an American film producer.



Downstairs, we have the staff at Gosford Park:

Jennings, the butler.

Mrs Wilson, the housekeeper

Mrs Croft, the cook, and head of the kitchen staff

Elsie, the head housemaid

Probert, Sir William's valet

Lewis, Lady Sylvia's ladies maid

George, first footman

Arthur, footman

Dorothy, still room maid

Bertha, kitchen maid



Guesting staff is:

Henry Denton, manservant to Morris Weisman

Robert Parks, valet to Lord Stockbridge

Mary Maceachran, Lady Trentham's ladies maid

Barnes, valet to Commander Meredith

Sarah, Louisa Stockbridges maid

Dinner, the first night, upstairs:

Sir William McCordle at one end of the table

On the opposite end, as the guest of honour: Lord Raymond Stockbridge.

To the right of Sir William, in the following order:

Constance, Countess of Trentham.

Morris Weissman

Louisa Stockbridge

Freddie Nesbitt

Sylvia McCordle.

To the left of Sir William, in the following order:

Lavinia Meredith

Ivor Novello

Mabel Nesbitt

Anthony Meredith

Isobel McCordle.



Dinner, the first night, downstairs:

Jennings (butler) at one end of the table.

At the opposite end: Mrs Wilson (Housekeeper)

To the right of Jennings, we have in the following order:

Renée

George

Lewis

Mary Macheachran

Arthur

Unknown Blonde Maid

Probert

To the left of Jennings, in the following order:

An empty chair

Henry Denton

Dorothy

Barnes

Another Unknown Blonde Maid

Elsie

Robert Parks

Then, Jennings detects some disorder in the ranks, and orders Renée to give up her place to Mary. Renée moves to the empty chair directly to the left of Jennings, and Mary very reluctantly takes over the chair that Renée left behind. Renée gets another reprimand and is being ordered to take Mary's place, and moves clockwise around the whole table to take her seat.

Lastly to arrive is Sarah, who takes up the empty chair directly to the left of Jennings that Renée left behind.



Lunch, on Shooting Day, outdoors, around the round table:

As it's being round, we are starting with the host, Sir William, and moves to the right anti-clockwise to complete a full circle with the person sitting to the left of Sir William.

Sir William McCordle

To the right of Sir William: Constance, Countess of Trentham

Freddie Nesbitt

Lavinia Meredith

Anthony Meredith

Morris Weissman

Lord Rupert Standish

Isobel McCordle

Jeremy Blond

Mabel Nesbitt

Ivor Novello

Sylvia McCordle

Lord Raymond Stockbridge

and Louisa Stockbridge, to the left of Sir William.



Dinner, the Shooting Night:

At one end of the table: The host, Sir William McCordle

At the opposite end of the table: The hostess, Lady Sylvia McCordle

To the right of Sir Williams, in the following order:

Constance, Countess of Trentham

Ivor Novello

Louisa Stockbridge

Anthony Meredith

Mabel Nesbitt

Lord Raymond Stockbridge

To the left of Sir William, in the following order:

Lavinia Meredith

Morris Weissman

Jeremy Blond

Isobel McCordle

Freddie Nesbitt

and Lord Rupert Standish