Marlène Leroy is a recurring non-canonical character from the French television series Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie. In the series, Marlène Leroy works as the secretary for commissary Swan Laurence. She is sometimes replaced by Arlette Carmouille. Marlène is one of the only characters that appear in all episodes from beginning to end.
She is portrayed by Élodie Frenck.
Background[]
Marlène is not very good at typing reports, but she claims to make good coffee. In the episode Murder Party, she tries to improve her skills as a secretary by taking grammar and spelling lessons from Greenblat.
Marlène has a sister, Solange Vanilos, who owns a boarding house.
Marlène is given a screen test for a commercial for Ramses Photocopiers in the episode L'affaire Protheroe. At the end of the episode, commissaire Laurence buys a Ramses photocopier, but Marlène is unable to operate it.
She has a pet goldfish named Bubulle. Bubulle is a series of fishes kept in the office by Marléne. When each fish expires, Laurence, knowing Marléne's attachment, secretly replaces it with a new fish. In episode 26, Laurence remarks "Bubulle 4".