Cordelia Gray | |
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First appearance | An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1972) |
Last appearance | The Skull Beneath the Skin (1982) |
Created by | P. D. James |
Portrayed by | Pippa Guard Judi Bowker Greta Scacchi Helen Baxendale |
In-universe information | |
Nickname | Delia (by her father) |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Private detective |
Family | Redvers Gray (father, deceased) |
Significant other | Georges (ex-boyfriend) Carl (ex-boyfriend) |
Nationality | British |
Cordelia Gray is a fictional character created by English author P. D. James. Gray is the protagonist of two novels, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1972) and of The Skull Beneath the Skin (1982). Cordelia Gray is a young woman[1] who works as a private detective in London, having inherited the detective agency "Pryde" on the death of her boss, Bernie Pryde, who committed suicide.