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| Lord Peter Wimsey | |
|---|---|
 Ian Carmichael as Wimsey in 1972 | |
| First appearance | Whose Body? (1923) |
| Last appearance | The Late Scholar (2013) |
| Created by | Dorothy L. Sayers |
| Portrayed by | Peter Haddon (film) Robert Montgomery (film) Harold Warrender (BBC TV play) Peter Gray (BBC TV play) Ian Carmichael (Television, BBC Radio) Edward Petherbridge (Television, stage play) |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Peter Death Bredon Wimsey |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Aristocrat, amateur detective, army officer |
| Family | Mortimer Wimsey, 15th Duke of Denver (father) Honoria Delagardie (mother) Gerald Wimsey, 16th Duke of Denver (brother) Lady Mary Wimsey (sister) |
| Spouse | Harriet Vane |
| Children | Bredon Wimsey (son) Roger Wimsey (son) Paul Wimsey (son) |
| Relatives | Paul Delagardie (uncle) Viscount St. George (nephew) Lady Winifred Wimsey (niece) Charles Peter Parker (nephew) Mary Lucasta Parker (niece) Charles Parker (brother-in-law) Helen Wimsey (sister-in-law) |
| Nationality | British |
Lord Peter Death[a] Bredon Wimsey DSO (later 17th Duke of Denver) is the fictional protagonist in a series of detective novels and short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers (and their continuation by Jill Paton Walsh). A dilettante who solves mysteries for his own amusement, Wimsey is an archetype for the British gentleman detective. He is often assisted by his valet and former batman, Mervyn Bunter; by his good friend and later brother-in-law, police detective Charles Parker; and, in a few books, by Harriet Vane, who becomes his wife.
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