Sir Peter Teazle
Snake
Lady Teazle
Mrs. Candour
Lady Sneerwell
Sir Oliver Surface
Joseph Surface
Backbite
Charles Surface
London society matron Lady Sneerwell loves to gossip and spends her free time engaged in manipulation. When she selfishly derails the romance of Charles Surface, her scheming unexpectedly creates a ripple effect among her well-to-do acquaintances.