Character Relationship Map: Cavalcade

Characters

• Jane Marryot (played by Diana Wynyard) — protagonist

  Upper-class London woman who maintains a family tradition of celebrating New Year's Eve with a midnight toast. She supports her husband Robert during the Boer War, grieves her son Joe's death in WWI,...

• Robert Marryot (played by Clive Brook) — protagonist

  Upper-class gentleman who serves as an officer in the Second Boer War with the City of London Imperial Volunteers. He returns unharmed, is knighted for his service, helps his butler Alfred purchase a...

• Alfred Bridges (played by Herbert Mundin) — supporting

  The Marryots' butler who serves as a private in the Second Boer War. Upon returning, he purchases a pub with financial help from Robert. He later struggles with alcoholism, causing a drunken scene tha...

• Edith Harris (played by Margaret Lindsay) — supporting
• Cook (played by Beryl Mercer) — supporting

  The Marryots' cook who joins the street revelers in dancing as the families celebrate the arrival of the new century.

• Margaret Harris (played by Irene Browne) — supporting

  Jane Marryot's close friend who provides companionship and emotional support while Robert is away fighting in the Second Boer War.

• Edward Marryot (played by John Warburton) — minor

Key Relationships

• Jane Marryot → Cook (Professional Employer)
• Edward Marryot → Alfred Bridges (Professional Former Employer)
• Robert Marryot → Margaret Harris (Social Family Friend)
• Margaret Harris → Edith Harris (Social Family Friend)
• Cook → Alfred Bridges (Professional Co-worker)
• Edward Marryot → Edith Harris (Romantic Lover)
• Margaret Harris → Jane Marryot (Social Close Friend)
• Alfred Bridges → Jane Marryot (Professional Butler)
• Alfred Bridges → Robert Marryot (Professional Butler)
• Jane Marryot → Edward Marryot (Family Mother)
• Robert Marryot → Edward Marryot (Family Father)
• Jane Marryot → Robert Marryot (Family Spouse)

Story Analysis

A multi-generational saga tracing the Marryot and Bridges families through British history from 1899 to 1933.

Plot Progression

1. The Century's Threshold
2. Domestic Fractures
3. Generational Shifts
4. Echoes of War