Character Relationship Map: Follow That Camel

Characters

• Zig-Zig (played by Joan Sims) — supporting

  Local figure accompanying the Foreign Legion.

• Lady Jane Ponsonby (played by Angela Douglas) — supporting

  Noblewoman visiting the Foreign Legion fort.

• Sheikh Abdul Abulbul (played by Bernard Bresslaw) — supporting

  Local ruler at the Foreign Legion fort.

• Simpson (played by Peter Butterworth) — supporting

  Manservant accompanying Bo West to the Foreign Legion.

• Corktip (played by Anita Harris) — supporting

  Foreign Legion recruit.

Key Relationships

• Simpson → Zig-Zig (Social Cafe Patron)
• Lady Jane Ponsonby → Corktip (Social Oasis Resident)
• Zig-Zig → Lady Jane Ponsonby (Social Fellow Traveler)
• Corktip → Sheikh Abdul Abulbul (Alliance Operative)
• Simpson → Corktip (Social Cafe Visitor)
• Simpson → Sheikh Abdul Abulbul (Conflict Captured Hostage)
• Lady Jane Ponsonby → Simpson (Professional Attendant)
• Lady Jane Ponsonby → Sheikh Abdul Abulbul (Romantic Planned Bride)
• Zig-Zig → Sheikh Abdul Abulbul (Alliance Local Associate)
• Zig-Zig → Corktip (Professional Employer)

Story Analysis

A comedic adventure tracking a noblewoman and her servant through desert captivity and a fortified siege.

Plot Progression

1. Journey to the Sahara
2. Captivity in the Oasis
3. The Fort's Fall
4. The Final Stand