| Ahmed |
Tomb robber from Ancient Egypt, brother of Massud |
| Amosis |
Priest of Nephthys |
| Atkins |
Lord Kenilworth's butler |
| Bakr |
Egyptian working for Lord Kenilworth's expedition |
| Napoleon Bonaparte |
18th Century French ruler who conquered most of Europe as well as Egypt. Previously seen in The Reign of Terror |
| Leonard Cramwell |
Retired army major, friend of the Priors. |
| Lady Ann Cranleigh |
Wife of Charles Cranleigh, exact double of Nyssa, last seen in Black Orchid. |
| Lord Charles Cranleigh |
Lord of Cranleigh Hall in the 1920s, last seen in Black Orchid. |
| Henry Edwards |
Security guard at the British Museum in 1996. |
| Margaret Evans |
Member of Lord Kenilworth's exhibition. Daughter of Russell Evans |
| Russell Evans |
Member of Lord Kenilworth's exhibition. Employee of the British Museum. Father of Margaret Evans. |
| Colonel Finklestone |
Customer of the Savoy |
| Kamose |
Egyptian worker |
| Lord Kenilworth |
Victorian aristocrat |
| Professor James MacReady |
Victorian professor, friend of Lord Kenilworth, Egyptologist, member of Lord Kenilworth's expedition. |
| Sir John Mapleton |
Bidder at an auction in 1978. |
| Massud |
Tomb robber from Ancient Egypt, brother of Ahmed |
| Menet Nebka |
Head of the Egyptian bearers accompanying Lord Kenilworth's expedition. |
| James Norris |
Vanessa's fiancé |
| Aubrey Prior |
Nephew of Cedric Prior, heir of the Kenilworths. |
| Cedric Prior |
Uncle of Aubrey Prior, heir of the Kenilworths. |
| Sadan Rassul |
High Priest of Sutekh and Nephtyhs, originally from Ancient Egypt |
| Professor Marcus Scarman |
Egyptologist who the Doctor met in Pyramids of Mars. |
| Nicholas Simons |
Assistant to Russell Evans. |
| Sitamun |
Handmaiden to Nephthys |
| Smutty Thomas |
Friend of the Cranleighs, last seen in Black Orchid. |
| Jean Tombier |
Friend and associate of Napoleon Bonaparte. |
| Vanessa Prior |
Aubrey Prior's daughter. |
| George Vulliamy |
Architect and craftsman responsible for setting up Cleopatra's Needle in London. |
| Susan Warne |
Housekeeper and head of Lord Kenilworth's domestic staff. |
| Yussuf |
Accomplice to Rassul |
