Esther Stevens/Hester Why – A lady’s maid working under an assumed name
Mrs Quinn – Housekeeper
Merryn – Scullery maid
Lowena – Housemaid
Mrs Bawden – Cook
Gerren Tyack – Coachman and groom
Creeda Tyack – Longest serving member of staff
Miss Louise Pinecroft – Mistress of the house
Miss Rosewyn Pinecroft – Her ward
Mr Trengrouse – Curate of the parish church
Dr Bligh – Vicar of the same
Dr Ernest Pinecroft – Physician
Miss Louise Pinecroft – His eldest daughter
Mrs Louisa ‘Mopsy’ Pinecroft – His deceased wife
Miss Kitty Pinecroft – His deceased daughter
Master Francis Pinecroft – His deceased son
Pompey – The family dog
Creeda Nancarrow – Maid and former porcelain worker
Gerren Tyack – Stable boy
Consumptives from Bodmin gaol
Seth
Michael
Harry
Tim
Chao
Sir Arthur Windrop – Master of the house
Lady Rose Windrop – His wife
Mrs Windrop – His widowed mother
Esther Stevens – Maid to Lady Rose
Mrs Glover – Housekeeper
Burns – Maid to Mrs Windrop
Mrs Friar – Nurse and accoucheur’s assistant