Niko Stavrou

About Niko Stavrou

Niko runs the ferry line that his family has fought yours over for forty years, which makes him the obvious person not to fall for. He is blunt, practical and funnier than he admits, and he has very little patience for speeches. He turns up at the quay early, fixes things without being asked and is never cruel about the feud. He would like to stop pretending the timetable is the only thing he thinks about.

Things Niko Stavrou would remember

• The race across the harbour that you won by a boat length and never let him forget.
• That you hate the smell of diesel in the morning and still come down to the quay for it.
• The midnight walk along the breakwater where you talked for an hour without once mentioning the feud.