Manderley has become mistress of Manderley, senses an atmosphere of doom about it, due to the death of Max's first wife (the titular Rebecca), and it is hinted that she haunts the estate. Childhood visits to Milton Hall, Cambridgeshire, home of the Fitzwilliam family, influenced the descriptions of Manderley, especially the interior. She told the 10th Earl Fitzwilliam in a letter that when she wrote "Rebecca" 20 years later, the interior of Manderley was based on her recollection of the rooms and 'big house feel' of Milton in the First World War. The adult du Maurier's Cornish home near Fowey, called
Bedelia Du Maurier Bedelia Du Maurier Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier is a fictional character in the TV series "Hannibal". Unlike most characters in the franchise, Du Maurier is an original creation, and does not appear in Thomas Harris' novels. She is portrayed by Gillian Anderson. Du Maurier is introduced as Hannibal Lecter's (Mads Mikkelsen) personal psychiatrist and colleague. During their session, she tells him that she believes he is not being completely honest with her and that she has conversations with a version of him; she believes that he wears a "person-suit" or a "human-veil". It is revealed that her decision to retire