They had sat down to dinner to celebrate their daughter, Sheila and Gerald’s engagement. Arthur is the father and hard headed business man, Sybil the mother, Eric their son, Sheila their daughter and Gerald, who’s dad is a friendly rival in business with Arthur are the characters.

After the meal they get an unexpected visit from a police inspector who calls himself inspector Goole. He comes in and informs them of a girl called Eva Smith, who drank acid and killed herself. He asks the family questions to do with the girl and find out they all have a part to play in this girl’s death and when he leaves feel guilty for what they did to this girl. They then realize that the inspector might be a fake or as Arthur says “probably a socialist or some kind of crank”.

J.B Priestly wrote the play in 1945 although it is set in 1912.

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