Charles Percy Cuthbertson, the Old Stepper, Ukridge's supposed Uncle from Australia (married Ukridge's late stepmother's stepsister Alice), title character in Ukridge and the Old Stepper. A professional scrounger, acquires a sundial, a summer house, and several dozen roses from Col. Bayliss to aid Ukridge's courtship of Myrtle Bayliss.

• Ukridge and the Old Stepper