| 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. |
