London 1969 Characters

Main bosses	Harold Cartwright, Albert and Archie Crisp, Jack Parkinson
Your character	One of eight criminals you choose at the start; the choice never changes the plot
In London 1961	Younger versions of the same people, Harold again as your boss

The story is told by a small cast of London gangsters. Harold Cartwright gives you your first jobs, Jack Parkinson uses you to rise above both of them, and the Crisp Twins sit at the top until the last chapter. You, the player character, never speak and never get a name in the story.

Main characters

Character	Role
Harold Cartwright	A leading London criminal who says he fears nothing, but is scared of the Crisps. He is your first boss and the one you are later ordered to kill.
Jack Parkinson	A rising crime lord who pays the Twins for protection and plans to run the whole city. He gives you the last job in the story.
Albert Crisp	The brains of the Twins, increasingly paranoid and drug-addled. He sets you the jobs against anyone he sees as a threat.
Archie Crisp	The muscle of the Twins. He and Albert are at war with several London gangs and hire both Harold and Jack.
Pretty Charlie	Harold’s associate who explains the war against the Battersea Mods in Mods and Sods.
The Crisps’ Contact	The voice on the phoneboxes and the walkie-talkie who hands you your jobs.

Job contacts and targets

These are the people you meet or remove during the missions, listed in the order they appear.

Name	Linked to	What happens
Keith	Harold Cartwright	Gives you your instructions in the first Mods and Sods job.
Chalkie	Harold Cartwright	Steals drugs and dumps them when the police close in; you collect them.
Len	Harold Cartwright	Owns the garage where you leave the scooter.
Honest Ray	Harold Cartwright	Owner of a garage in West Brixton where you deliver two football players.
The Noles Brothers	None	Four brothers who angered Harold and become your targets.
Beryl Cartwright	Harold Cartwright	Harold’s sister, whose home Parkinson sends you to.
Doctor Zel	None	Sells paintings you buy for Parkinson, who then has you remove him.
Sidney Moore	Jack Parkinson	You collect food for his picnic.
Midnight	None	Took a job he never meant to do, and becomes a target.
Fingers	Jack Parkinson	Pulls a bank job with you as the getaway driver.
Lord Lucan	None	Wants a ride to a plastic surgeon in Southeast Soho.
Arthur	Jack Parkinson	A trader reluctant to pay protection until you frighten him with a car.
Filthy Colin	None	Steals the explosive dolls you are sent to recover.
Endeavour Chambers	Government agent	Wants to track Hans Nemesis, and gets in Parkinson’s way.
Hans Nemesis	Terrorist cell	Gets hold of a missile, and you stop him launching it.
Rough Tony	None	A pimp who kidnaps a woman; you rescue her and remove him.
Terry Dorkins	The Crisp Twins	Briefs you during the Lenny jobs.
Lenny Smith	None	Angered the Crisps and is hunted over three jobs.
Reg Smith and Gerald	Lenny Smith	His brother and an associate, both removed on the way.
Cyprus Phil	Harold Cartwright	Tells you where Harold is hiding.

Your character

At the start you choose one of eight young criminals, each with a hand-drawn portrait and a different outfit. The choice is cosmetic: the plot, the jobs and the bosses stay the same. The same eight appear in London 1961, drawn as younger versions.

London 1961

The 1961 pack uses the same people eight years earlier, with Harold’s gang as your employer. Most of the Crisps’ circle is not mentioned. See London 1961 and When We Were Very Small.