Algernon Wyse

"There has been some hanky-panky."

- Algernon's characteristic expression Algernon Wyse is one of the major characters of Mapp and Lucia created by E.F. Benson.

BBC Overview
A curious ‘Jack Sprat’ couple: he small and charming, she statuesque and voluble. Proper and constantly bowing, Algernon Wyse is the arbiter of correctness in Tilling and has good family connections via his exotic sister – the Contessa de Faraglione. He is always immaculately (if eccentrically) dressed and has a courteous and captivating way with the ladies.