| 1 | Olivia | Land | Rosemary's child. Missing. |
| | Rosemary | Land | Olivia's mother. |
| | Julia | Land | Rosemary's daughter. |
| | Sylvia | Land | Rosemary's daughter. |
| | Amelia | Land | Rosemary's daughter. |
| | Victor | Land | Rosemary's
husband. A famous mathematician. |
| | Ellen | Land | Victor's mother. |
| | Oswald | Land | Victor's father. |
| | Mrs. | Vane | Victor's
acquaintance. |
| | Blue | Mouse | Olivia's toy. |
| | Binky | Rain | Rosemary's neighbor. Jackson's first client as private investigator. |
| | Rascal | | The Land Family's dog. |
| 2 | Theo | Wyre | A morbidly obese lawyer. Valerie's husband. |
| | Laura | Wyre | Theo's daughter. Murdered by a stranger. |
| | Valerie | Wyre | Theo's wife. Deceased. |
| | Jennifer | Wyre | Theo's eldest daughter. |
| | Cheryl | | Theo's secretary. |
| | David | Holroyd | Theo's business partner. |
| | Jean | Stanton | Theo's business partner. |
| | Moira | | Theo's receptionist. |
| | Poppy | | The Wyre Family's dog. |
| 3 | Michelle | Morrison-Fletcher | Keith's wife. The woman who murdered her own husband. |
| | Keith | Fletcher | Michelle's husband. Deceased. |
| | Tanya | Fletcher | Michelle and Keith's daughter. |
| | Shirley | Morrison | Michelle's sister. |
| 4 | Jackson | Brodie | Protagonist. A private investigator. |
| | Josie | | Jackson's former wife. |
| | Marlee | Brodie | Jackson's daughter. |
| | Nicola | Spencer | Jackson's neighbor. |
| | David | Lastingham | A shop owner. Josie's new partner. |
| | Steve | Spencer | Nicola's husband. |
| | Louise | | Nicola's friend. |
| | Vanessa | | Nicola's friend. |
| | Mike | | Vanessa's wife. |
| | Nigger | | Binky Rain's missing cat. |
| | Howell | | Jackson's best friend. |
| | Deborah | Arnold | Jackson's secretary. |
| 5 | Annabelle | Land | Amelia's baby sister who died. |
| | Sammy | | Amelia's dog. |
| | Philip | | Amelia's geometrician neighbor. |
| | Henry | | Amelia's boyfriend. |
| 6 | Milanda | | The nurse at the reception area. |
| | Alison | | Theo's family liaison officer. |
| 7 | Caroline | Edith-Edwards | Jonathan's wife. A head teacher. |
| | Jonathan | Weaver | Caroline's husband. |
| | James | Weaver | Caroline's step-son. |
| | Hannah | Weaver | Caroline's step-child. |
| | Meg | | Caroline's dog. |
| | Bruce | | Caroline's dog. |
| | John | Burton | The new vicar. |
| | Gillian | | Caro's friend in teacher training college. |
| | Heathcliff | | Gillian's mother. |
| | Rowena | | Jonathan's mother. |
| 8 | Kerry-Anne | Brockley | The missing girl around Chesterton Area. Jackson's former case. |
| | JonBenet | Ramsay | Another missing girl. |
| | Wendy | | Jackson's old friend. |
| | Marian | Foster | The female police who has done the most interviews with Land Girls. |
| | Oswald | Land | The so-called Polar Hero. Victor's father. |
| | Joan | Dodds | A retired school teacher. |
| 9 | Lisa | | A hairdresser. |
| 11 | Sharon | Anderson | A dental nurse. |
| | Josh | | Laura's friend. |
| | Tom | | Laura's friend. |
| | Christina | | Laura's best friend. |
| | Joanna | | Laura's friend. |
| | Eleanor | | Laura's friend. |
| | Emma | Drake | Laura's friend. |
| | Stan | Jessop | Laura's biology teacher. |
| | Nina | Jessop | Stan's daughter. |
| | Kim | Jessop | Stan's wife. Aka: Kim Strachan. |
| | Fidelma | Brodie | Jackson's wife. |
| | Robert | Brodie | Jackson's father. |
| | Francis | Brodie | Jackson's brother. |
| | Niamh | Brodie | Jackson's sister. |
| | Margaret | Jackson | Jackson's grandmother. |
| | Sister | Michael | The fat nun. |
| | Mary | Luke | Sister Michael's co-nun. |
| | Jester | | Sister Mary Luke's dog. |
| 12 | Rowena | Weaver | Jonathan's mother. |
| | Jemima | | Jonathan's first wife. |
| | Paola | | Caroline's au pair. |
| 13 | Molly | | Henry's cat. |
| | Andrew | Vardy | Amalia's fellow teacher and former lover. |
| 14 | Lowther | | A detective constable. |
| | Quintus | Rain | Binky's great-nephew. |
| | Dr. | Rain | Binky Rain's late husband. |
| 15 | Lily-Rose | | The girl Theo met at the hospital. |
| 17 | Ann | Fletcher | Keith's wife. |
| | Elaine | | Jackson's acquaintance. A nurse. |
| | Professor | Welch | Shirley's husband. The head of pediatrics. |
| 19 | George | Strachan | A bar owner. Kim's 2nd husband. |