Homily Clock

Homily Clock was born into the Bell-Pull family and married Pod. She has one daughter named Arrietty.

She has a younger sister named Milligram or “Milli” who never married and liked to make fans out of flies’ wings (mentioned in  The Borrowers Avenged)  and a younger brother (mentioned in  Poor Stainless ). In The Borrowers Afield, she calls Hendreary her brother.

When she was a girl, she lived with her parents behind the sand pile in the potting shed. While living there, she once saw a glowworm-sized being she believed was a fairy. At another time, during the events of Poor Stainless, her family lived underneath the floorboards under the kitchen. Around this time, she first went upstairs and met the Overmantels, a family which she always criticized afterwards.

She frequently complains about others' snobbishness but can be snobbish herself. She worries a lot, and has a "feeling" when she's in danger.

In television and film media, she was portrayed by Tammy Grimes in the 1973 film, Penelope Wilton in the BBC series, Celia Imrie in the 1997 film and Sharon Horgan in the 2011 film.