MARK MUIR
About 30 years old, the son of a Catholic Belfast docker, who fled his roots and became a brilliant metallurgist, after having changed his name. Now well travelled, he returns...
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JOANNA YAEGER
In her early thirties, dashing, bold and very attractive, Joanna is an American journalist and divorcee - a prototypical independent female. Obviously intelligent and outwardly unconventional she still remains...
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J. P. MORGAN
The fabulously wealthy septuagenarian American industrialist who owns White Star shipping line and has commissioned the building of the Titanic. A ruthless yet cultivated businessman, Morgan is the "eminence grise"...
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SOFIA SILVESTRI
In her early twenties, Sofia is the ambitious and intelligent daughter of an Italian immigrant. Italian born and raised in Belfast, she strides two cultures and two ages - the...
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KITTY CARLTON
In her early 20s, Kitty is the intelligent, beautiful, manipulative but cunning daughter of magnate, Sir Henry Carlton (see below). Attractive and witty in public, Kitty is a girl used...
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CONOR McCANN
Emily's younger scapegrace brother, newly flung out of the British army. At his best, Conor is a fun lover and daredevil - mercurial and warm - someone who relishes...
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MICHAEL McCANN
Emily's brother, an idealistic and serious riveter and Union organiser in the Harland & Wolff shipyards. A man of action, he stands by his firm principles, despite the problems...
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