Main Characters
| Name | Rank or role | Episodes | Portrayed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Foyle | Detective Chief Superintendent | all | Michael Kitchen |
| Paul Milner | Detective Sergeant/Detective Inspector | all (except 21) | Anthony Howell |
| Samantha Stewart | Police driver, MTC | all | Honeysuckle Weeks |
| Andrew Foyle | DCS Foyle's son, RAF Plt Off/Fg Off/Flt Lt/Sqn Ldr | 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 19 | Julian Ovenden |
| Hugh Reid | Uniformed Superintendent | 2, 3, 4 | Michael Simkins |
| Jane Milner | DS Milner's wife (later murdered) | 2, 3, 5, 15 | Mali Harries |
| Fisher | Police Constable | 2, 4 | Fergus Webster |
| Eric Rivers | Police Sergeant | 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 | Geoffrey Freshwater |
| Turner | Wing Commander (Andrew's superior) | 6, 10 | Martin Turner |
| Hilda Pearce | Special Operations Executive | 7, 9, 19 | Ellie Haddington |
| Alistair Rose | Assistant Commissioner | 8, 12 | Corin Redgrave |
| Perkins | ARP Warden | 12, 15, 16 | Tony Turner |
| Ian Brooke | Police Sergeant | 13, 14, 15, 16 17, 18, 19 | Jay Simpson |
| Joe Farnetti | Private First Class, U.S. Army; Sam's boyfriend | 13, 14 | Jonah Lotan |
| Edith Ashford / Edith Milner | Milner's girlfriend, later his second wife | 14, 15, 19 | Caroline Martin / Polly Maberly |
| Aubrey Stewart | Samantha's uncle; vicar | 9, 17 | Brian Poyser |
| John Kiefer | CPT/MAJ, U. S. Army, Farnetti's CO and Foyle's friend | 13, 19 | Jay Benedict |
| Adam Wainwright | Samantha's friend, later fiancé | 20, 21, 22 | Max Brown |
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