Nigel Chessum

Sweetie (by Isaac)

Captain Crumpet (Nancy)

British Boy Toy (Nancy)

British Twerp (Trevor)

Filthy Little Teapot (by Hetty)

## Physical description

### Distinguishing features

Lieutenant colonel clothing, British "Received Pronunciation" accent, two fingers on left hand, is said to have webbed feet

## Portrayal information

### Season(s)

Season 1 Episode 8, to present

**Nigel Chessum** is the ghost of a Lieutenant Colonel, who resides in the mansion on the Woodstone property, New York. He appears in the American sitcom *Ghosts*.

## Biography

### History

Nigel is a Revolutionary War veteran not much is known about his personal life or military career, but he did reach the rank of Lieutenant colonel in the King's Army.

### Death

While Isaac was admiring Nigel from afar with "Eye-saac," a pre-1800s rifle with a telescope, he sneezed and accidentally pull the trigger killing an unsuspecting Nigel who was relaxing reading his book of poetry. Nigel had came to assume an cowardly sniper had taken his life until Isaac came forward 250 years later. He accepts Isaac's apology in the episode D&D. Nigel and Isaac begin regularly "parlaying" to "keep the peace." In the Season 1 finale Farnsby & B, to yell at Isaac about "gallivanting without my knowledge" with Thorfinn. Nigel and Isaac realize that Jenkins was lying to them. Isaac finally reveals that he likes Nigel and that he likes him back.

In Season 2 Nigel and Isaac's relationship progresses, although apparently remains non-physical. In The Christmas Spirit Part One, Nigel and Isaac are under the mistletoe together and although Isaac agrees they should kiss, he then rebuffs Nigel with a palm on his face. Nigel breaks off their relationship. In The Christmas Spirit Part Two, Isaac kisses Nigel in the shed, thus resuming their relationship.

In the episode Trevor's Body, Jenkins tells Pete and Thorfinn that he and Nigel had "liaisons" on Christmas Eve. When Isaac finds out he confronts Nigel, who reminds Isaac that they were on a "respite" when he and Jenkins "liaised." By the end of the episode, Isaac asks Nigel to move in to the mansion with him (not in his room, but in a nearby room). Nigel agrees to move in to the library.

In the Season 2 finale The Heir, Isaac receives $10,000 as his half of the book advance and says he wants to spend it on a daybed. Nigel storms off, angry that Isaac would buy a bed that sleeps only one person. At the end of the episode, Isaac invites Nigel to share his room by means of proposing to him. They are now engaged.

## Trivia

* He shares his first name with one of the Cholera victims who occupies the basement in the of Woodstone Mansion.
* He is impressed with Isaac's power since he could still interact with the livings in the episode Halloween 2: The Ghost of Hetty's Past.
* He has webbed feet Halloween 2: The Ghost of Hetty's Past
* Nigel is aware of Sam writing Isaac's biography in the episode Dumb Deaths.
* He and Isaac have been walking by the lake together as mentioned in Thorapy.
* He calls Paul Revere a traitorous scoundrel in the episode Trevor's Body.
* Nigel and Hetty do not get along which first is first shown in A Date To Remember.
* He and Jenkins "had a brief tryst" 150 years ago and Jenkins never got over it as mentioned in Farnsby & B.
* Nigel had first suggested that he and Isaac would live together in the shed in the episode Thorapy. He also says that the stamp act wasn't a bad idea in the same episode.
* He is one of the first people to know about Hetty and Trevor's relationship in Isaac's Book.
* He and Thorfinn like to watch ants in the episode Spies.