| 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. |
