Jez portrays Captain Pennington, Lord Marlborough - though the world at
large believes him to be Lord Marlborough the younger. He owns one of
the Black Airships, massive estates on both Mars and Britain, and is
the group's backer/default leader.
Sam West plays James Pelham, the son of the brilliant technologist
Pelham and a two-fisted adventurer.
Ginger Richard is Julian Verne, nephew of the great detective and
student of Mr Smith.
Jo is the new group's technologist and resident scientist; one Doctor
Stanley Herman.
Tall Pete is the corrupt copper, Inspector Gavin Stevens.
Jacqui is the resident pugilist, known only as 'Alvin'.
The female side of the Pelhams is represented ably by Shell, playing
the noted psychic Gabrielle Pelham - James' sister.
Jasqu Thoth, the half-Martian half-Japanese gambler, is ably performed
by Mish.
The disguised, wealthy, time-manipulating descendant of Jack Camden,
one J.Jack Thompson, is realised by Craig Slee. He is the group's
occult advisor.
Emony de Winterson McGraw, daughter of Olivia, niece of Alisa de
Winterson, and schooled in the arts of magic, is played by Kate.
Naomi is the famed policeman Inspector William Adam.
And Richard has a returning role as Colonel Douglas Smythe-Holmes, now
of UNIT.
These, at any rate, were the starting crew. Along the way, they were
joined by:
Dave - Captain Samson Willdrake of UNIT, the Pneumatic Man.
Victor - Lieutenant Sebastian Bird, late Royal Flying Corps, now UNIT
Experimental Weapons, with his test plane, the Riddle Red.