ABLECROSS

Old-style catcher of villains.

B

ERNARD

G

UÉRIN

Battle-scarred veteran. First assistant director,

Don Carlos

, Tristan de Montigny’s

droit-

hand man, who acts as sergeant major keeping order on the set.

D

AME

H

ERMIONE

H

AREFIELD

World-famous diva and Rannaldini’s mistress. Seriously tiresome, brings out Crippen in all.

B

OB

H

AREFIELD

Her charming, mostly absentee husband, longterm lover of Meredith Whalen.

L

ITTLE

C

OSMO

H

AREFIELD

Hermione’s fiendish nine-year-old son. Could give lessons to Damien in

The Omen

.

E

ULALIA

H

ARRISON

A frumpy feature writer.

G

RANVILLE

‘G

RANNY

’ H

ASTINGS

English bass, singing the Grand Inquisitor in

Don Carlos

Outwardly cosy old pussy-cat.

L

YSANDER

H

AWKLEY

Formerly a man who made husbands jealous, now happily married to Rannaldini’s third wife Kitty. Rupert Campbell-Black’s assistant.

T

HE

R

EV

P

ERCIVAL

H

ILLARY

A portly parson, who confines his pastoral visits to drinks time.

G

EORGE

H

UNGERFORD

An extremely successful property developer, chief executive of Rutminster Symphony Orchestra. Live-in lover of Flora Seymour.

J

ANICE

Rannaldini’s head groom.

J

ESSICA

Ravishing production secretary,

Don Carlos