Claude Ryce-Lechere

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Evil-doer
Full Name	Claude Ryce-Lechere
Alias	N/A
Origin	Black Mirror
Occupation	Film character
Powers / Skills	Marksmanship
Goals	Kill his wife (successful)
Crimes	Murder Attempted murder Conspiracy
Type of Villain	Homicidal Spouse

Claude Ryce-Lechere is a character in the fictional film noire movie Hotel Reverie, appearing in the episode of the same name in season seven of Black Mirror.

He is the murderous and vengeful husband of Clara.

In-universe, Claude's actor is called Gilbert Dauphin. In reality, Claude is portrayed by Stanley Weber, who also portrayed Juan Borgia in Borgia.

Personality

Claude is a stereotypical vindictive husband, sick of his wife's lack of interest. His characterisation is not explored much outside of him being the obvious villain of the film.

Physical appearance

Claude is seen only in black and white. He has a large moustache and wears a fedora and a suit. He is Caucasian.

Biography

Background

In the original film, Claude's character goes to the Middle East with his wife, Clara. Unbeknownst to Clara, Claude plots to kill her with a henchman who works in the hotel. He tries but fails on numerous occasions to kill her, such as by poisoning her drink or by releasing a scorpion. Ultimately, he resorts to almost pushing her off a balcony.

However, Claude's plans are foiled by the film's male lead, Jack, who incapacitates Claude and has him arrested.

Black Mirror

When an artificial-intelligence company decides to cast Brittany Friday in a reworked version of the original, Friday finds herself in an AI-generated world of the film. Whilst there, Brittany accidentally interferes with the normal run of the film, which results in the plot completely destabilising. Claude continues to try kill Clara, which instead results in Clara being shot instead of Brittany.

Victims

• Clara - shot instead of Jack (portrayed by Brittany), killing her generated AI entity forever.