A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder (TV Series): Character Guide and Noteworthy Information
This is a character guide for BBC/Netflix’s “A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder,” with character descriptions, quotes, names of actors, and more.
General Information
Groups & Organizations
Notable Locations & Items
- Little Kilton (S1E1): Where the show takes place
- Calamity Parties (S1E2): Parties where the popular kids and those into general debauchery go to have fun. The location changes with each party, and from what we’re told, during the parties, Andie sold drugs ranging from weed to Rohypnol.
- Ivy House Hotel (S1E4): Where Andie would meet up with her secret older boyfriend and where Victor once went when he needed a break from his family
Terminology
- EPQ (S1E1): Extended Projection Qualification – an essay used for university applications
Noteworthy Information
- Year (S1E1): We’re told it is five years past when Andie went missing on 4/19/2019, so it is safe to assume we’re in 2024, potentially close to the present day.
Emma Myers As Pippa (Pip) Fitz-Amobi
Pippa, who goes by Pip, is the eldest of two in her household and a bit of an odd duck. Thankfully, she is not the type who is isolated, but she is unlike her friends in that she doesn’t seem to care much for alcohol, doesn’t get much in the way of crushes on boys, but rather has notable, and sometimes intense, interests in things. Of which, lately, it has been the disappearance, and assumed murder, of Andie Bell.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1
- The actor is also known for their role in “Family Switch.”
Character Also Played by: Kitty Anderson (Young Pip)
- Their Version Of Pip Was Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1
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India Lillie Davies As Andie Bell
Since April 19, 2019, Andie has been missing, and the assumption has been the 17-year-old was killed by her then-boyfriend, Sal. However, with her body never found and only a confession texted to Sal’s dad, while the case is considered close, Andie’s parents have never been able to close the chapter on their grief.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1
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Rahul Pattni As Salil (Sal) Singh
Sal was an 18-year-old young man, an older brother, and a role model. He was a Head Boy at school, was on his way to Cambridge University, and for a good amount of time, he and Andie were a cute couple. However, around the time of Andie’s disappearance, there were arguments and eyebrow-raising moments between the two.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1
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- Boyfriend Description (Season 1/ Episode 2): Going by Emma’s take, he was romantic, wanted him and Andie to wait to have sex, and was an old-school gentleman
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Asha Banks As Cara Ward
Cara is Pip’s best friend since Pip was 4, who is queer and plays tennis.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1
- The actor is also known for their role in “The Magic Flute.”
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Zain Iqbal As Ravi Singh
Ravi is Sal’s younger brother, who maintains his innocence since he has the confession text which is unlike any of Sal’s other text messages.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1
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Yasmin Al-Khudhairi As Naomi Ward
Naomi was one of Sal’s best friends who went MIA on the night of Andie’s disappearance, and one could submit, based on pictures, that she may have wished Sal was more than a friend.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1
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- Nickname (Season 1/): Gnomes
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Henry Ashton As Max Hastings
Max is part of Sal and Naomi’s friend group and appears to be from the wealthy family in Little Kilton, where “A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder” takes place.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1
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- How Terrible Of A Person Is He? (Season 1/ Episode 6): By episode 6, it is established that Max uses his last name to get out of hit-and-run/DUI incidents and that he is someone who has drugged and assaulted multiple people
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Georgia Arron As Emma Hutton
Emma is one of Andie’s best friends who seemingly never saw her dark side and only has the utmost positive viewpoint of her.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2
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- When Did She Meet Andie? (Season 1/ Episode 2): When they were in primary school
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Jessica Webber As Nat Da Silva
Nat was formerly part of the Andie trio, but with Andie associated with questionable people, mainly guys who made Nat uncomfortable, they had a rift. Some may even surmise that part of Nat and Andie’s issues might deal with Nat’s nude pictures leaking – even though Nat has no idea who did it.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2
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Jackson Bews As Dan Da Silva
Dan is Nat’s older brother, who is a cop, and a bit of a creeper.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1 (named in Episode 2)
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- Story Till Now (Season 1/ Episode 4): Due to the parents of the Da Silvas (Nat and Dan) being pieces of work, Dan had to step up as a big brother and take care of his little sister Nat. He credits Jason Bell for helping his family stay afloat by giving him a job and helping him get onto the police force.
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Thomas Gray As Howie
Howie is a local dealer, the one Andie got her supplies from, who is a bit weird but portrays himself as harmless.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 3
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Orla Hill As Ruby Foxcroft
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 3
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Carla Woodcock As Becca Bell
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 3
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Gary Beadle As Victor Amobi
Victor is Pip’s father, not biological, but he has been with Pip’s mom so long that she sees him as her dad. While he cooks, is fun, and is seemingly perfect, he does work too much.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1
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- Culture (Season 1/ Episode 4): Victor is Nigerian
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Anna Maxwell Martin As Leanne Fitz-Amobi
Leanne is Pip’s mom who appears to be a housewife, raising Pip and also Pip’s younger brother.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1
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Mathew Baynton As Elliot Ward
Elliot Ward is a widow, raising two girls, Naomi and Cara, while being the Head English teacher at their school and tutoring to make ends meet.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2
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Kamari Loyd As Josh Amobi
Josh is Pip’s little brother, who is turning 10 and is also the son of Leanne and Victor.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1
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- Nickname (Season 1/ Episode 4): Bear
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Oliver Wickham As Jesse Walker
Jesse works for Jason Bell at the junk yard, and saves Pip from a situation when she goes to the Calamity party.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 6
- The actor is also known for their role in “Wednesday: Season 1/ Episode 5.”
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Matthew Chambers As Jason Bell
Jason Bell is Andie and Becca’s father, known for being hard on them. But, in his defense, his girls were, or are in Becca’s case, wild mares. When not trying to parent, however, he is at the junk yard or trying to help out locals trying to do something with their lives.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 6
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Georgia Lock As Isla Jordan
Isla was a vulnerable girl who got kidnapped and held in the attic of an abandoned home.
- Character Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 6
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