Mrs Margaret Babbington

In the novel Three Act Tragedy, Mrs Margaret Babbington is the wife of Reverend Babbington. Her children are Robin, Edward, Lloyd, and Stephen. She is one of the guests at Sir Charles' cocktail party.

Mrs Babbington is described as a "big untidy woman". She looks "full of energy and likely to be free from petty-mindedness". She is a keen gardener, and Sir Charles says that she lectures him on gardening.

After the death of her husband, she moves into a small fisherman's cottage not far from the harbour. She is too bewildered by her sudden loss to move away from Loomouth. She remains active in the parish, and spends a lot of time gardening.

Mrs Babbington tells Sir Charles and Hermione "Egg" Lytton Gore that her husband had no enemies, and no one could expect to benefit from his death, as he left very little money. She did not think he had any enemies as a young man either, because he did not have a quarrelsome nature. He had been her father's curate, and when he got a living in Kent, they were able to get married. They got married in 1899. In 1916 they moved to Loomouth.

Portrayals
In Murder in Three Acts (1986), Mrs Babbington is played by Jacqueline Evans.

In the film adaptation of Three Act Tragedy in Series 12 of ITV's Agatha Christie's Poirot drama series, the part of Mrs Babbington is played by Anna Carteret.