Mrs Fitzgerald

Mrs Fitzgerald is the Pearsons' next-door neighbour — an older, heavier woman with a strong, almost sinister personality and a deep, rather Irish voice. She is a fortune-teller who "learnt a lot" during twelve years spent "out East," including the magic that lets the two women change bodies. She is bold, shrewd, dominating and practical — exactly the qualities Mrs Pearson lacks. It is her idea to swap personalities and teach the family a lesson, and it is she who, in Mrs Pearson's body, faces down George, Doris and Cyril. Warm-hearted beneath her toughness, she cares a …