1 | Harry | Mosley-Barnett | Protagonist. |
| Heather | Mallender | The missing girl. An English school teacher. |
2 | Inspector | Miltiades | The detective inspector. |
| Oswald | Mosley | A British politician. |
| Alan | Dysart | A junior minister in British government. |
| Silenus | | The satyr God. |
| Clare | Thomasina-Mallender | Mr. Dysart's personal assistant. Heather's sister. |
| Charlie | Mallender | Heather's father. |
| Roy | Mallender | Heather's brother. |
| Mr. | Osborne | The representative of the British Consul. |
5 | Kostas | Dmitritatos | Harry's friend. |
| Jonathan | Minter | A journalist. |
| Eirene | Kapsalis | The shipping magnate. |
8 | Barry | Chipchase | Harry's spivish. |
9 | Mrs | Loanides | A housecleaner. |
| Nigel | Mossop | A member of Mallender Marine. |
13 | Jackie | Oliver | Barry's ex-wife. |
| Tony | | Jackie's husband. |
| Mrs. | Diamond | The cleaning lady. |
| Peter | Kingdom | The doctor Heather had a consultation with. |
14 | Zohra | Labrooy | Dr. Kingdom's assistant. |
| Frank | Hollinrake | Virginia's father. |
| Virginia | Dysart | Alan's wife. |
| Ernie | Love | Harry's landlord. |
| Beryl | Love | Ernie's wife. |
16 | Marjorie | Mallender | Heather's daughter. |
17 | Willy | Morpurgo | Alan Dysary's caretaker. |
19 | Mrs. | Notley | A college secretary. |
| Cyril | Ockleton | Clare's teacher. |
20 | Walter | Tyrrell | The man who allegedly killed King William Rufus. |
| Anthony | Sedley | A 1600s prisoner. |
| Jack | Cornelius | Ockleton's former employee. |
| Rex | Cunningham | Ockleton's former employee. |
23 | Nadine | Cunningham | Rex's wife. |
| Vince | | The barman. |
24 | Ramsey | Everett | Deceased. |
| Cameron-Hyde | | A professor. |
26 | Gordon | Dysart | Alan's father. |
28 | Mrs. | Tandy | Labrooy's landlady. |
29 | Doc | Allsop | Mrs. Barnett's doctor. |
| Mr. | Sturch | The butcher. |
31 | Wynne-Thomas | | Harry's guide. |
| Appleby | | One of Cornelius's students. |
33 | Mrs. Waghorne | | The reverend's wife. |
| Reverend | Waghorne | The rector. Heather and Clare's acquaintance. |
39 | Pickard | | Roy's employee. |
42 | Dr. | Lisle | One of Heather's doctors. |
45 | Nancy | | Dysart's housekeeper. |
49 | Konrad | Bichler | The school director. |
| Junod | | Konrad's director. |
| Lucy | | One of Dr. Kingdom's patients. |
| Juliet | | One of Dr. Kingdom's patients. |
| Maureen | | One of Dr. Kingdom's patients. |
52 | Sheila | Cox | Heather's friend. |
59 | Albert | Vigion | A certified bailiff. |
61 | Mr. | Ellison | Dysart's friend. |
62 | Arjuna | | Labrooy's brother. |
| Paul | Stobart | Alan's real father. |
| Gwendolen | Stobart | Alan's real mother. |