Anthony Keane's wife of eleven years. She recognizes his growing obsession with the defendant and urges him to continue the defense, believing a not guilty verdict will preserve his love. She later offers him hope and reconciliation after his courtroom failure.
An Anglican missionary's widow who nurses Mark aboard ship and later lets him live in her lodging house. Under his influence, she steals from Susan's home and participates in blackmail, but her conscience returns when Susan is endangered. After discovering Mark's betrayal, Olivia kills him and enters a police station to surrender.
A devout but controlling member of the fundamentalist Brethren sect. She converts her home into a church, suffers from diabetes which is forbidden by the sect, and dies after being forced to fast. Her relationship with her son Kenny and her attraction to Paddy trigger key plot events.
The central protagonist who narrates the story. She embarks on a holiday in Switzerland with her husband Howard, where she reunites with her former lover Steven. Their past affair resurfaces, leading to a secret romance that strains her marriage. After Howard files for divorce and later retracts it, Mary faces a crisis of conscience and nearly jumps onto subway tracks before Howard rescues her, leading to their reconciliation.
Drummond's wife, who is kidnapped by the conspirators and becomes central to their attempt to pressure him.
The protagonist, a gifted concert pianist who develops a psychosomatic delusion of being unable to use her hands following childhood trauma and a recent accident. Through hypnosis, she confronts her past with her controlling guardian, her first love, and her partner. She ultimately overcomes her psychological barriers, recovers her ability to play, and chooses her true love.
Susan Garthwaite is John Ridgefield's daughter and Tony Garthwaite's wife. She accompanies Tony on a ferrying assignment, then is devastated when he dies attempting to break the sound barrier. Blaming her father for his seemingly heartless approach to test flying, she leaves him to stay with Jess and Philip Peel, but later returns after understanding his concern for those who died.
A beautiful nurse who tends to Robert during his hospital recuperation. Despite mutual attraction, she reveals she lost her beloved husband only six months prior. She kisses Robert goodbye and leaves, representing a momentary temptation that contrasts with Robert's growing loyalty to his marriage.
A woman who prefers to be called Frankie, she meets Eddie in a pub while sheltering from heavy rain and soon marries him. She moves with him onto one of his barges, but struggles to resist Olaf's advances when Eddie is away on secret execution duties. After Eddie returns unexpectedly and falls into the river during a fight with Olaf, Frankie shoots herself in despair.
Robert Stanford's beautiful wife and one of the suspects surrounding the murder. She attends Alec's final prison meeting with David, then reveals an intimate connection with Alec when they passionately kiss. Her presence adds a personal and emotional complication to Alec's relationship with both David and the Stanford family.
Ann Todd has 36 screen credits in a career dating back to 1931. Their work is anchored in the Bulldog Drummond Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include The Fiend, The Passionate Friends, So Evil My Love. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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