| 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. |
