Character Relationship Map: Second Time Lucky

Characters

• Eve (played by Diane Franklin) — protagonist

  Eve is an ordinary 20th-century woman chosen by God and The Devil as a player in their contest over humanity's fate. She is sent through different periods of history with Adam, where they face tests i...

• Adam (played by Roger Wilson) — supporting

  Adam is an ordinary 20th-century man selected by God and The Devil to represent humanity in their final game. Alongside Eve, he travels through historical settings and faces tests of temptation and ca...

• God (played by Robert Morley) — supporting

  God is The Devil's counterpart in the eternal dispute over the fate of mankind. After The Devil calls, the two agree to hold a definitive game to decide whether humans deserve one last chance to reach...

• The Devil (played by Robert Helpmann) — supporting

  The Devil contacts God and questions whether they should continue their eternal dispute over humanity's fate. He agrees with God to settle the matter through a definitive game, choosing Adam and Eve a...

• The Devil's Assistant (played by John-Michael Howson) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• The Devil's Assistant → The Devil (assistant)
• God → Eve (Power Judge) — God holds authority over the outcome of Eve's human trial.

  God participates in establishing a definitive game in which Eve and Adam's conduct will determine whether humans receive another chance to reach Heave...

• God → Adam (Power Judge) — God holds authority over the outcome of Adam's human trial.

  God participates in establishing a definitive game in which Adam and Eve's conduct will determine whether humans receive another chance to reach Heave...

• Adam → Eve (Romantic Couple) — Adam and Eve are the central human couple whose relationship is tested across time.

  The plot describes Adam and Eve as an ordinary twentieth-century couple selected to undergo the tests together.

Story Analysis

A cosmic wager sends an ordinary couple through history to test whether humanity deserves another chance.

Plot Progression

1. The Heavenly Wager — God is drawn into an argument about mankind's fate and agrees to a definitive game. Adam and Eve are selected as the human players whose conduct will determine the stakes.
2. The First Temptation — Adam and Eve are plunged backward through time and arrive in the Garden of Eden. Their first tableau tests them through temptation and carnal desire.
3. Trials Across History — The couple continues through Ancient Rome and World War I. Each historical setting extends the same struggle between resisting and yielding to temptation.
4. The Final Tableaus — The Roaring Twenties and modern times provide the remaining listed tests. The couple's experiences lead toward the wager's promised judgment concerning Heaven or Hell.