Characters played by Roy Marsden
Adam Dalgliesh
Characters played by Joss Ackland
Stephen Courtney-Briggs
surgeon
Characters played by Sheila Allen
Matron Mary Taylor
Characters played by Liz Fraser
Sister Mavis Gearing
Characters played by Thelma Whiteley
Sister Ethel Brumfett
Characters played by Andree Evans
Sister Hilda Rolfe
Characters played by John Vine
DS John Massingham
Characters played by Rosalyn Elvin
Madeleine Goodall
Characters played by Natalie Ogle
Christine Dakers
Characters played by Judi Maynard
Julia Pardoe
Characters played by Sarah Thomas
Maureen Burt
Characters played by Marcia Tucker
Shirley Dalston
Characters played by John Pennington
Len Morris
Characters played by Nicholas Coppin
Sergeant McPherson
Characters played by Annette Robertson
Morag Smith
Characters played by Graham Faulkner
Staff Nurse
Characters played by Margaret Whiting
Delia Dettinger
Characters played by Eleanor David
Jo Fallon
Characters played by Forbes Collins
Chief Superintendent Bailey
Characters played by Robin Kermode
Arnold Dowson
Characters played by Lennard Pearce
Mr. Coles
Characters played by Ellen Thomas
Staff Nurse
Characters played by Richard Marner
Martin Dettinger
Characters played by Adam Bareham
Gerald Sheldon
Characters played by Buster Merryfield
Sir Miles Honeyman
Characters played by Lynne Pearson
Diane Harper
Characters played by Deborah Findlay
Heather Pearce
Characters played by David Swift
Sir Marcus Cohen
Characters played by Gabrielle Hamilton
B&B Manageress
Characters played by Antony Carrick
Official
Characters played by Kim-Maree Thorpe
Delia Dettinger's maid
Characters played by Peter Schofield
Mr. Harper
Characters played by Paul Greenhalgh
Hospital Administrator
Characters played by Bryan Matheson
Hospital Administrator