Character guide for Stig of the Dump.
A solitary, imaginative boy who is more comfortable outdoors and alone than in company. His friendship with Stig is the most natural he has ever felt.
A Stone Age boy of indeterminate age who lives in a cave in a chalk pit in Kent. He communicates without words, is resourceful and ingenious. His name comes from the Swedish word for rubbish tip.
Barney's older sister — practical and sceptical. She provides a comic counterpoint to Barney's wilder imagination.