Dorothy Savage

Dorothy Savage is a non-canonical character created for ITV's 2009 adaptation of the novel Why Didn't They Ask Evans? She is the daughter of Sylvia Savage and lives with the rest of her family at their family home Castle Savage in Herefordshire. Dorothy Savage is portrayed by Hannah Murray.

In this adaptation, the family trees of the Bassington-ffrenches and the Savages are combined and most of the main characters belong to the Savage family as does the wealth and estate that forms the main target of the crimes. Castle Savage is a rough equivalent to Bassington-ffrench Merroway Court and most of the events take place there.

Dorothy, sometimes referred to as "Dottie" is the daughter of Sylvia Savage by her second husband Jack Savage. She also has a brother Tom. After their father died, they were surprised by the provisions of the will and hide the document. They later shared their suspicions with Miss Marple. For one thing, it was out of character for their father to leave everything to an orphanage in China--he hated children. For another, the entire household including themselves, their mother and the domestic staff had been sent off to a holiday on the Isle of Wight during the time the will was made. Only their father and a maid Florrie remained behind. Thirdly, their father used an unknown solicitor Mr Snape to prepare the will, whereas his regular solicitor was Mr Manning. Finally, the witnesses, G. Sparks and T. Wilkins were unknown to them. They were new gardeners who were engaged by Jack Savage after everyone had gone to the Isle of Wight. Dorothy and Tom both echoed the suspicion of John Carstairs, saying that their father could have asked Florrie to be a witness. Why didn't they ask her? Florrie's surname was Evans.