Pro | | | July 1956 Darlington Hall |
| John | Farraday | Stevens's new employer. |
| | Stevens | The butler. |
| Miss | Kenton | Former housekeeper of Darlington Hall. Aka: Mrs Benn. |
| Lord | Darlington | One of Stevens's former employer. |
| Mrs | Clements | Farraday's housekeeper. |
| Rosemary | | One of Farraday's new staff. |
| Agnes | | One of Farraday's new staff. |
| Sir Edward | Blair | One of Stevens's former employer. |
| Lord | Chalmers | One of Stevens's former employer. |
| Mr | Morgan | Farm owner. |
| Mr | Simpson | Landlord of the Ploughman's Arms. |
| Mr | Rayne | A valet. |
| Harry | Graham | A valet-butler. |
| John | Donalds | A valet. |
| Mr | Wilkinson | A valet-butler. |
| Mr | Herman | A valet. |
1 | | | Day One - Evening Salisbury
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| Mr | Marshall | One of the great butlers. |
| Mr | Lane | One of the great butlers. |
| Jack | Neighbours | One of the great butlers. |
| Mr | Henderson | One of the great butlers. |
| Mr and Mrs | Muggeridge | Stevens's very first employer. |
| David | Charles | Owner of the Charles and Redding Company. |
| John | Silvers | Stevens's father's former employer. |
| Mr | Smith | One of Mr Charles guests. |
| Mr | Jones | One of Mr Charles guests. |
| Leonard | | Stevens's elder brother. |
2 | | | Day Two - Morning Salisbury
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| Alice | White | Former housemaid of Darlington Hall. |
| William | | Stevens's father. |
| Dr | Meredith | The doctor who attended to William's illness. |
| Nellie | | A chicken. |
| KarlHeinz | Bremann | Lord Darlington's friend. |
| Sir Richard | Fox | Lord Darlington's former colleague. |
| Lord | Daniels | One of Lord Darlington's frequent visitors. |
| Maynard | Keynes | One of Lord Darlington's frequent visitors. |
| H. G. | Wells | One of Lord Darlington's frequent visitors. |
| Sir David | Cardinal | Lord Darlington's closest ally. |
| Lloyd | George | British Prime Minister of that time. |
| Baron | Overath | Lord Darlington's father's old friend. |
| M. | Dupont | Extremely illustrious Frenchman. |
| Martha | | One of Lord Darlington's staff. |
| Dorothy | | One of Lord Darlington's staff. |
| Reginald | | Sir David Cardinal's son. |
| Mr | Lewis | American senator. |
| Mrs | Mortimer | Lord Darlington's cook. |
3 | | | Day Two - Afternoon Mortimer's Pond, Dorset |
| Mr and Mrs | Wakefield | American couple who settled in England. |
4 | | | Day Three - Morning Taunton, Somerset
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| Bob | | Coach and Horses's landlord. |
| | | Lady Astor - Member of Parliament |
| | | George Bernard Shaw - Renowned playwright |
| | | Lord Halifax - Former Viceroy of India |
| | | Herr Ribbentrop - German Ambassador |
| | | Sir Oswald Mosley - British Politician |
5 | | | Day Three· - Evening Moscombe, near Tavistock, Devon |
| Carolyn | Barnet | Member of Sir Oswald Mosley's 'blackshirts' organization. |
| Ruth | | One of the Lord Darlington's Jewish maids. |
| Sarah | | One of the Lord Darlington's Jewish maids. |
| Lisa | | Ruth and Sarah's replacement. |
| Mr and Mrs | Taylor | A couple who let Stevens stayed for the night. |
| John | Humphreys | Lodge owner. |
| Mrs | Johnson | Miss Kenton's aunt's friend. |
| George | Andrews | One of Mr and Mrs Taylor's neighbors. |
| Trevor | Morgan | One of Mr and Mrs Taylor's neighbors. |
| Harry | Smith | One of Mr and Mrs Taylor's neighbors. |
| Mrs | Smith | Harry's wife. |
| Dave | Thornton | One of Mr and Mrs Taylor's neighbors. |
| Mr | Lindsay | One of Mr and Mrs Taylor's neighbors. |
| Richard | Carlisle | The town doctor. |
| Mr | Spencer | One of Lord Darlington's friends. |
| Sir | Leonard | One of Lord Darlington's friends. |
| Mr | Whittaker | One of Lord Darlington's friends. |
7 | | | Day Six - Evening Weymouth
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| Mr | Benn | Miss Kenton's husband. |
| Catherine | | Miss Kenton's daughter. |