Colonel Terence Melchett is Chief Constable of the County where St. Mary Mead is located.
He is described as "a dapper little man with a habit of snorting suddenly and unexpectedly". His hair is red, and he has keen bright blue eyes.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- The Murder at the Vicarage (1930)
- Death by Drowning (short story) (1931)
- The Body in the Library (1942)
- The Case of the Perfect Maid (1942)
- Tape-Measure Murder (short story) (1950)
Portrayals[edit | edit source]
- In the 1984 Miss Marple adaptation The Body in the Library, Colonel Melchett is played by actor Frederick Jaeger.
- In the 1999 BBC Radio Four adaptation The Body in the Library, Colonel Melchett is played by actor Richard Todd.
- In the 2004 Agatha Christie's Marple episode The Body in the Library, Colonel Melchett is played by actor Simon Callow.
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