1 | Violet | | The Congolese cleaner. |
| Louisa | Clark | Protagonist. Aka: Lou. |
| Scotch | Drinker | The man that Lou met at the airport. |
| Thomas | Clark | Lou's nephew. Treena's son. Aka: Tom. |
| Samir | | Lou's acquaintance at the mini mart. |
| Jared | | The man that Lou met at Dirty Duck. |
| William John | Traynor | Lou's former patient. Deceased. Aka: Will. |
2 | Sam | | Paramedic who saved Lou. Jake's uncle. Aka: Ambulance Sam. |
| Donna | | Paramedic who saved Lou. Sam's colleague. |
| Antony | Gardner | Lou's neighbor. A copyright lawyer. |
| Bernard | Clark | Lou's father. |
| Katrina | Clark | Lou's sister. Thomas's mother. |
| Keith | | One of the porters. |
| Granddad | | Lou's grandfather. |
3 | Michael | Lawler | Will's lawyer. |
| Camilla | Traynor | Will's mother. |
| Patrick | | Lou's ex-boyfriend. Aka: Pat. |
| Caroline | | Patrick's fiancé. |
| Steven | Traynor | Will's father. Camilla's husband. |
| Josephine | Clark | Lou's mother. Aka: Josie. |
| Mrs. | Reynolds | Josie's neighbor. |
| Natasha | | One of the members of Moving On Circle. |
| Marc | | The leader at Moving On Circle. |
| | | Moving On Circle - The support group of depressed people. |
| Fred | | One of the members of Moving On Circle. |
| Sunil | | One of the members of Moving On Circle. |
| William | | One of the members of Moving On Circle. |
| Daphne | | One of the members of Moving On Circle. |
| Jake | | Member of Moving On Circle. Sam's nephew. |
| Carly | | Lou's workmate. |
| Richard | Percival | The new bar manager. Lou's boss. |
4 | Alan |
| Daphne's husband. |
5 | Nathan | | Will's former physio. |
| Lily | H. Miller | Will's daughter. |
| Tanya | Miller | Lily's mother. |
| Francis | Houghton | Lily's step-father. |
| Chalky | | Bernard's friend. Deceased. |
6 | Jilly | | Fred's wife. |
| Mags | | Sam's lover. |
7 | Della | Layton | Steven's mistress. |
| Georgina | Traynor | Will's sister. |
10 | Vera | | Lou's workmate. |
| Lennie | | Sam and Donna's boss. |
| Martin | Steele | Tanya's former partner. |
14 | Lise | | Lily's clubbing friend. |
| Mitch | | Lily's clubbing friend. |
| Leonard | Gopnik | Nathan's boss. |
17 | Karen | | Sam's ex-girlfriend. |
| Ellen | | Jake's mother. Sam's sister. |
19 | Peter | | The boy who blackmailed Lily. |
| Nicole | | Lily's friend. |
| Jemima | | Lily's friend. |
| Pippa | | Lily's friend. |
| Mr. | Garside | The man who took Peter's phone and blackmailed Lily. |
23 | Mrs. | Cousins | An insurance broker. |
| Margaret | Thatcher | The former British Prime Minister. |
| Maria | | Josie's new friend. |
| Holly | | Lily's friend. |
29 | Felipe | | The Spanish architect. |