Malory Towers - Background Characters

Background Characters

• Daphne "Daffy" Hope - she is Sally's younger sister, but does not come to Malory Towers during the time Sally is there.
• Amy Ryder-Cochrane
• Bonnie Meadows
• Gillian Weaver
• Delia Norris
• Julie
• Lucy Carstairs
• Pam Bateman
• Nora Woods
• Millicent Moon
• Esme Walters
• Lizzie Mannering
• Ivy
• Katie
• Edith Mannering
• Veronica Sharpe
• Olive Witherspoon
• Sylvia Chalmlet
• Tessa "Tessie"
• Hilda Fenwick
• Janet
• Penelope
• Katie
• Dora
• Gladys
• Lucy
• Harriet
• Christine
• Fay
• April
• Gwyneth (friend of Felicity Rivers, June Johns and Susan while they are in the first form)
• Louella (from South Tower, Fairy Godmother in the Fifth Form pantomime of Cinderella)
• Rachel (Buttons in the Fifth Form Cinderella pantomime)
• Pat & Rita (Ugly Sisters in the Fifth Form Cinderella pantomime)
• Vera
• Ms Peters (Third Form Mistress)
• Ms Maxwell (Sports Mistress)
• Miss Carton (Malory Towers history teacher) - sarcastic and wry, but generally liked by the girls
• Miss Williams (Malory Towers fourth-form mistress) - strict, but known for a wry sense of humour
• Miss Potts (also nicknamed "Potty" - Malory Towers first-form mistress and house mistress of North Tower) strict but good-humoured
• Miss Grayling (Malory Towers headmistress) - strict, sensible, admired by most of the girls
• Miss Winter (Gwendoline Lacey's governess) Gullible and emotional; always believing Gwen's lies, but becomes alienated from Gwen after her cruel behaviour towards her father in the final book
• Mam'zelle Dupont (French teacher, North Tower staff) Plump and kind-hearted.
• Mam'zelle Rougier (French teacher, South Tower staff) Thin as a stick and not as kind-hearted as Mam'zelle Dupont. Though school myth is that the two Mam'zelles greatly dislike each other, despite occasionally falling out the two are often seen to go about arm-in-arm with each other
• Miss Hibbert (English Mistress)
• Miss Tallant (Ex-English Mistress)
• Miss Greening (Elocution Mistress)
• Mr Young (Music Master)
• Mr & Mrs Hope(Sally Hope's parents,mentioned in the first and fourth books)
• Mr & Mrs Rivers (Darrell's parents) Sensible and jolly. Mr. Rivers' most renowned personality trait is that he very rarely loses his temper, but when he does the results ar often explosive. Darrell and Felicity both inherited his temper, but Felicity is never shown to exhibit in the books
• Mr Lacey, Gwen's father - stern and straight forward; sometimes angered by Gwen, but always tries to support her. Contracts a life-threatening illness in the final book, of which it is implied was caused by his inability to cope with Gwen's behaviour any longer
• Mrs Lacey, Gwen's mother, very like Gwen in appearance and personality and likes Maureen a lot
• Mr Young (Malory Towers music teacher) - eccentric but generally liked by the girls
• Miss Linnie (Malory Towers art teacher and sewing mistress) - young, friendly teacher, very popular with the girls
• Miss Remmington (Malory Towers sports mistress)
• Miss Terry
• Miss Parker (Malory Towers second-form mistress, nicknamed Nosey) - strict but kind, inquisitive but sometimes inattentive
• Miss Peters (Malory Towers third-form mistress, equestrian enthusiast) - disciplined and strict, but good-humoured
• Miss Oakes (Malory Towers sixth-form mistress, nicknamed Okey by the girls) ; scholarly, lacks a sense of humour, but kind natured with it
• Mr Sutton (woodworking master, not generally popular with higher forms but liked by Bill Robinson, whom he encourages)
• Mr Lemming
• Miss James (Malory Towers fifth-form mistress), nicknamed 'Jimmy' by the girls - friendly and easy-going, but renowned for explosive outbursts on rare occasions where she loses her temper
• Miss Hibbert (teacher in charge of drama and "Romeo and Juliet" when Darrell is in third form)
• Miss Cherry (Clarissa Carter's old governess)
• Miss Greening (drama elocution mistress)
• Pop (the handyman, possibly in charge of several unnamed grounds staff featured in book 2) - friendly and much-liked by the girls and teachers