Characters
- Theodore Honey: A middle-aged widower and scientist at the Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough, Hampshire (RAE);
- Dr. Dennis Scott: Younger, dynamic aeronauticist and recently appointed head of the structural department at the RAE;
- Marjorie Corder; Airline stewardess, in her mid-20's and tiring of the 'glamorous life' with the fictional C.A.T.O (Commonwealth Atlantic Transport Organisation);
- Monica Teasdale, an older, middle-echelon Hollywood actress, facing a lonely retirement;
- Captain Samuelson: veteran pilot of the Reindeer, highly respected;
- Elspeth: Honey's daughter;
- Shirley Scott: Dr. Scott's wife, a local school teacher.
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