Notable Characters
- Will Farmer - A young Tic-tock lad who Barnaby has taken on as a sort of apprentice, teaching him the ways of highstacking. Still nervous of difficult moves, but keen and quick to learn. He seems to idolize Barnaby, and has even moved into the same boarding house as him.
- Tom Flint - Quite famous amongst Tic-tock lads, he was one of the greatest "highstackers" (roof acrobats) of his time. He taught Barnaby the art of highstacking, but died shortly before the canon by breaking his neck. Still mentioned often by Grimes.
- Professor Pinkerton-Barnes - Known as "PB" to his friends, he is an eminent zoologist and good friend of Grimes. He is rather eccentric, sending Grimes to collect information related to various unusual theories. Even if Grimes' data disproves his theories (which it often does), the Professor is pleased, as he states that "theories are there to be disproved...How else are we to make scientific progress?". The character is unique in that he is the only supporting character to appear in every book of the series (so far).
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