Character Relationship Map: The Borrowers

Characters

• Ocious P. Potter (played by John Goodman) — protagonist

  Ocious P. Potter is the lawyer handling the Lenders' property dispute, but he deceitfully plans to demolish their home and build condominiums. He searches for the hidden will, tries to destroy it, pur...

• Exterminator Jeff (played by Mark Williams) — protagonist

  Exterminator Jeff is hired by Ocious P. Potter to eliminate the Borrowers after Potter discovers their hidden home. He pursues the Clocks through the dairy and later helps Potter reach the demolition...

• Pod Clock (played by Jim Broadbent) — supporting

  Pod Clock is the father of Arrietty and Peagreen and Homily's husband, living secretly as a Borrower beneath the Lenders' house. He borrows a battery, rescues Arrietty from the freezer, protects his f...

• Officer Steady (played by Hugh Laurie) — supporting

  Officer Steady is a police officer who responds to the disturbance caused by Potter and the Borrowers. Potter initially manages to deflect his suspicions, but later Pete presents the will to him, prov...

• Dustbunny (played by Andrew Dunford) — minor

  Dustbunny is one of the old Borrower friends who return to live alongside the Clock family after the Lenders' house is saved. The character appears during the closing scene, when the Borrowers enjoy f...

• Swag (played by Patrick Monckton) — minor

  Swag is an old Borrower friend of the Clock family who appears after Ocious P. Potter's plan has been stopped. Swag is present with Dustbunny and Minty as the Borrowers return to their home, represent...

• Minty (played by Bob Goody) — minor

  Minty is one of the Clock family's old Borrower friends who appears after the family is able to remain in its home. Minty joins Dustbunny and Swag in the closing scenes, sharing the renewed safety and...

• Pete Lender (played by Bradley Pierce) — supporting

  Pete Lender is Joe and Victoria's son and the first human to discover the Borrowers in the house. He catches Arrietty but becomes her ally, warns the Clocks about the demolition, repairs Pod's gadget,...

• Spiller (played by Raymond Pickard) — supporting

  Spiller is an independent Borrower living on the streets rather than with the Clock family. He helps Arrietty reach the dairy, taunts Potter, and later returns with an army of Borrowers to subdue him....

Canonical Relationships

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

• Ocious P. Potter → Swag (Power Borrower Persecutor)

  Potter's plan is directed against the Borrowers, and Swag is identified as one of the Borrower friends connected to the Clock family.

• Ocious P. Potter → Minty (Power Borrower Persecutor)

  Potter's extermination plan targets the Borrowers collectively, while Minty belongs to that Borrower community.

• Ocious P. Potter → Dustbunny (Power Borrower Persecutor)

  Potter attempts to eliminate the Borrowers, and a Borrower army later subdues him.

Story Dynamics

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

• Officer Steady → Spiller (Narrative Unwitting Protector)

  Steady arrives at the final confrontation, while the Borrowers disappear before he can directly interact with them.

• Officer Steady → Exterminator Jeff (Alliance Lawful Ally)

  Jeff and Officer Steady arrive with Pete at the final confrontation, where the will is used to expose Potter.

• Spiller → Swag (Social Fellow Borrower)

  Swag appears among the old Borrower friends associated with the Clock family's restored home.

• Spiller → Minty (Social Fellow Borrower)

  Minty is identified as an old Borrower friend during the closing return-home sequence involving the Borrower community.

• Spiller → Dustbunny (Social Fellow Borrower)

  Dustbunny is identified as one of the Borrower friends present when the Clock family returns home, placing both within the same community.

• Pod Clock → Swag (Social Community Member)

  Swag is named among the old Borrower friends who join the Clock family after they return home.

• Pod Clock → Minty (Social Community Member)

  The restored home becomes a gathering place where the Clock family enjoys the company of old Borrower friends, including Minty.

• Pod Clock → Dustbunny (Social Community Member)

  At the end, the Clock family enjoys the company of old Borrower friends, including Dustbunny.

• Pod Clock → Spiller (Alliance Rescue Ally)

  Spiller helps direct the pursuit to the dairy, while Pod rescues the trapped family member from the assembly line.

• Pete Lender → Officer Steady (Alliance Witness And Ally)

  Pete arrives with Steady, shows him the will, and helps prove Potter's plan to cheat the Lenders.

• Pete Lender → Spiller (Alliance Rescue Ally)

  Pete follows the pursuit to the dairy and arrives in time to save the captured Borrowers.

• Pete Lender → Pod Clock (Alliance Trusting Ally)

  Pete smuggles the Clock family onto the moving truck, repairs Pod's gadget, and later helps save the family from Potter.

Story Analysis

A hidden community and a human child unite to defeat a fraudulent scheme threatening their home.

Plot Progression

1. Secrets Beneath The House
2. A Human Ally Appears
3. The Will And The Hunt
4. Dairy Peril And Defection
5. The Demolition Scheme Collapses