Character Relationship Map: Robin Redbreast

Characters

• Norah Palmer (played by Anna Cropper) — protagonist

  Protagonist and BBC script editor who moves to a remote countryside house after a breakup. After contracting with exterminator Edgar (Rob) and becoming pregnant, she uncovers a sinister pagan village...

• Madge (played by Amanda Walker) — supporting

  Norah Palmer's friend living in London. She is briefly mentioned at the beginning when Norah leaves her and Jake behind to relocate to the countryside.

• Jake (played by Julian Holloway) — supporting

  Norah Palmer's friend living in London. He is mentioned at the start of the film when Norah departs from her urban social circle to move to a rural property.

• Fisher (played by Bernard Hepton) — supporting

  A village historian who reveals the town's pagan secrets. He explains that Rob is a ritually raised sacrificial lamb and offers to raise Norah's unborn child to spare her. He later leads the transform...

• Mrs. Vigo (played by Freda Bamford) — supporting

  A local village resident described as a busybody housekeeper. She is among the initially strange but endearing villagers Norah encounters after moving to the countryside.

• Rob (played by Andy Bradford) — supporting

  A young exterminator known as Edgar, nicknamed Rob from Robin. He clears Norah's house of mice and sleeps with her. Unbeknownst to Norah, he was raised by the villagers from birth to serve as a ritual...

• Peter (played by Cyril Cross) — supporting

  An elderly village resident known for compulsively chopping wood. He is one of the peculiar locals Norah observes after arriving in the countryside.

• Wellbeloved (played by Robin Wentworth) — supporting

  The local butcher in the village. He is listed among the strange but endearing country residents Norah meets upon her move.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Fisher → Rob (Power Ritual Custodian And Sacrifice)

  Fisher explains that Rob was raised from birth by the townspeople to become a sacrificial lamb.

• Norah Palmer → Rob (Professional Client And Exterminator)

  The villagers direct Norah to Rob, and Rob successfully clears the mice from her house.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Mrs. Vigo → Rob (Alliance Local Referral)

  The villagers suggest that Norah seek someone named Rob in the woods when mice infest her house.

• Norah Palmer → Wellbeloved (Social Village Acquaintances)

  Wellbeloved is identified as the local butcher among the strange but endearing villagers Norah meets.

• Norah Palmer → Peter (Social Village Acquaintances)

  Peter is one of the peculiar local residents Norah observes after arriving in the village.

• Norah Palmer → Mrs. Vigo (Social Village Acquaintances)

  Mrs. Vigo is among the villagers Norah encounters after moving to the countryside and is described as a busybody housekeeper.

• Fisher → Norah Palmer (Narrative Revealer And Subject)

  Fisher explains the origin of the name Rob, the Robin Redbreast totem, and the intended fate of Norah's child.

• Norah Palmer → Madge (Social Friend)

  Norah leaves Madge behind in London when she moves to the countryside.

• Norah Palmer → Jake (Social Friend)

  Norah leaves her friends Jake and Madge in London before moving to the countryside.

Story Analysis

A woman seeking independence discovers that a seemingly friendly village has prepared a pagan sacrifice involving her unborn child.

Plot Progression

1. A Stranger in the Village
2. The Exterminator in the Woods
3. A Choice and a Cage
4. The Village Conspiracy
5. The Robin Redbreast Revelation