| Pro | | | The Cousins |
| | Nicholas | Young | Eleanor Young's son. Aka: Nick. |
| | Astrid | | Nicholas's cousin. |
| | Felicity | | Astrid's mother. |
| | Reginald | Ormsby | Hotel's general manager. |
| | Eleanor | Young | Felicity's sister-in-law. Aka: Elle. |
| | Dowager | Marchioness | One of the first British women to get a pilot's license. |
| | Mrs. | Mince | Wife of the Angelican Bishop of Singapore. |
| | Alexandra | Cheng | Felicity's younger sister. Aka: Alix. |
| | Edison | Cheng | Alexandra's son. Aka: Eddie. |
| | Leo | Ming | Eddie's best friend. |
| | Ming | Kah-Ching | Leo's father. |
| | Ah Ma | | A paternal grandmother. |
| | Connie | Ming | Leo's mother. |
| | Harry | Leong | Felicity's husband. |
| | Leonard | | Felicity's cousin. |
| | Tommy | Toh | Harry's friend. |
| | Rupert | Calthorpe | Owner of the Calthorpe Hotel. |
| | Rene | Lalique | French designer. |
| | Edwin | Lutyens | An architect. |
| | | | Part One |
| 1 | | | Nicholas Young and Rachel Chu |
| | Rachel | Chu | Nicholas Young's girlfriend. |
| | Colin | Khoo | Nicholas' best friend. |
| | Peik | Lin | Rachel's college friend. |
| | Calvin | Trillin | A food writer. |
| | Celine | Lim | Nicholas' acquaintance. |
| | Charlotte | Lim | Celine's sister. |
| | Philip | Young | Nicholas' father. |
| | Mrs. | Lim | Celine's mother. |
| | Hannah | | Celine's friend. |
| | Henry | Chiu | Charlotte's boyfriend. |
| | Daphne | Ma | Charlotte's best friend. |
| | Benedict | Ma | Daphne's father. |
| | Carmen | Kwek | Daphne's friend. |
| | Robert | Kwek | Carmen's grandfather. |
| | Amelia | Kwek | Carmen's cousin. |
| | Justina | Wei | Amelia's friend. |
| | Roderick | Liang | Owner of the Liang Finance Group. |
| | Lauren | Lee | Roderick Liang's girlfriend. |
| | Lee | Yong Chien | Lauren Lee's grandmother. |
| | Patsy | Teoh | Lauren's Lee's aunt. |
| | Dickson | Teoh | Patsy's ex-husband. |
| | Ling | Yin Chao | A philanthropist. |
| | Jacqueline | Ling | Ling Yin Chao's granddaughter. |
| | Cassandra | Shang | Nicholas' second cousin. |
| 2 | | | Eleanor Young |
| | Tai | Toh Lui | A Dato. |
| | Carol | Tai | A Datin. Tai Toh Lui's wife. |
| | Daisy | Foo | One of Carol's friends. |
| | Lorena | Lim | One of Carol's friends. |
| | Nadine | Shaw | One of Carol's friends. |
| | Q.T. | Foo | Daisy's husband. |
| | Francesca | Shaw | Nadine's daughter. |
| | Lena | Teck | Nadine's acquaintance. |
| | Lawrence | Lim | Lorena's husband. |
| | Tiffany | | Lorena's daughter. |
| | K.C. | Tang | Nadine's acquaintance. |
| | Gerald | | K.C. Tang' son. |
| | Annie | Sim | Nadine's acquaintance. |
| | Desmond | | Lorena's stockbroker. |
| | Mei-Mei | | Carol's housemaid. |
| 3 | | | Rachel Chu |
| | Kerry | Chu | Rachel's mother. |
| | Mimi | Shen | Kerry's acquaintance. |
| | Ming | Chung | Kerry's friend. |
| | Jessica | | Min Chung's daughter. |
| 4 | | | Nicholas Young |
| | Michael | Teo | Astrid's husband. Aka: Mike. |
| 5 | | | Astrid Leong |
| | Nathalie | d. H. Pierre | Astrid's friend. |
| | Gregoire | | Nathalie's husband. |
| | Louis | | Astrid's acquaintance. |
| | Isabelle | d. H. Pierre | Nathalie's mother-in-law. |
| | Marie-Helen | dela Duree | Isabelle's friend. |
| | Laurent | d. H. Pierre | Isabelle's husband. |
| | Shang | Su Yi | Astrid's grandmother. Aka: Ah-Ma. |
| | James | Young | Astrid's grandfather. |
| | Catherine | | Astrid's aunt. |
| | Malcolm | Cheng | A cardiologist. |
| 6 | | | The Chengs |
| | Stanley | Lo | President of the Chinese Athletic Association. |
| | Alistair | | Alexandra's youngest son. |
| | Kitty | Pong | A soap-opera star. |
| | Cecilia | | Alexandra's daughter. |
| | Tony | | Cecilia's husband. |
| | Jake | | Cecilia's son. |
| | Fiona | Tung | Edison Cheng's wife. Aka: Fi. |
| 7 | | | Eleanor |
| | Rebecca | Tang | Daisy's acquaintance. |
| | Moses | Tang | Rebecca's brother. |
| | Leonard | Shang | Moses' friend. |
| | Gabriel | Destailleur | An architect. |
| | Victoria | Young | Eleanor's sister-in-law. |
| 8 | | | Rachel |
| | Rosemary | T'sien | Nick's great-aunt. |
| 9 | | | Astrid |
| | Cassian | | Astrid's son. |
| | Evangeline | | An au-pair. |
| | Manuel | | A wine steward. |
| | Celeste | Ting | Astrid's acquaintance. |
| | Christian | | A Parisian shoemaker. |
| | Charlie | Wu | Astrid's ex-boyfriend. |
| | Wu | Hao Lian | Charlie's father. |
| | Joan | Collins | An actress. |
| | Princess | Rosario | A Bulgarian princess. |
| | Aga | Khan | A spiritual leader. |
| 10 | | | Edison Cheng |
| | Constantine | | One of Edison's sons. |
| | Augustine | | One of Edison's sons. |
| | Kalliste | | Edison's daughter. |
| | Kaspar Von | Morgenlatte | An interior decorator. |
| | Kaiser | | A yacht. |
| 11 | | | Rachel |
| | Sylvia | Wong-Swartz | Rachel's colleague. |
| | Mark | | Sylvia's husband. |
| 12 | | | The Leongs |
| | Gordon | Oon Sr. | A Tan Sri. |
| | Mavis | Oon | Gordon Sr.'s wife. |
| | Imelda | Marcos | Former First Lady of the Philippines. |
| | Bella | | Mavis' granddaughter. |
| | Alexander | | Astrid's brother. Aka: Alex. |
| | Henry | Leong Jr. | Astrid's eldest brother. |
| | Zachary | | Henry Jr.'s child. |
| | Cathleen | | Henry Jr.'s wife. |
| | Gordon Jr. | | Mavis' son. |
| | See Bei | Sien | A bishop. |
| 13 | | | Philip and Eleanor Young |
| | Mabel | Kwoh | Eleanor's acquaintance. |
| | Danielle | | Daisy Foo's daughter-in-law. |
| | Hsu | Tsen Ta | Lorena Lim's acquaintance. |
| | Bernard | Tai | Carol's son. |
| 14 | | | Rachel and Nicholas |
| | Araminta | Lee | Colin Khoo's fiance. |
| 15 | | | Astrid |
| | Stephen | Chia | Astrid's close friend. |
| | Huang | Peng Fan | An art historian. |
| | Freddie | | Astrid's uncle. |
| 16 | | | The Gohs |
| | Neena | | Peik Lin's mother. |
| | Peik | Wing | Peik Lin's brother. |
| | Sheryl | | Peik Wing's wife. |
| | Peik | Ting | Peik Lin's younger brother. Aka: PT. |
| | Alyssa | | One of Peik Lin's nieces. |
| | Camylla | | One of Peik Lin's nieces. |
| | Wye | Mun Goh | Peik Lin's father. |
| | Khoo | Teck Fong | Colin Khoo's grandfather. |
| | Peter | Lee | Araminta's father. Originally: Lee Pei Tan. |
| | Annabel | Lee | Araminta's mother. Originally: An Liu Bao. |
| | Alexander | McQueen | British fashion designer. |
| 17 | | | Nicholas and Colin |
| | Kristin | S. Thomas | An actress. |
| 18 | | | Rachel and Peik Lin |
| | Gurkha | | A guard. |
| | | | Part Two |
| 1 | | | Astrid |
| | Lang Lang | | A Chinese pianist. |
| | Evangeline | | A nanny. |
| 2 | | | Rachel and Nick |
| | Mrs. | Singh | Felicity's friend. |
| | Neruh | | Former Prime Minister of India. |
| | Dickie | | Nick's uncle. |
| | Nancy | | Dickie's wife. |
| | Chu | Yang Chung | Dickie's acquaintance. |
| | Ann | | Nancy's good friend. |
| | Francis | Leong | Nick's friend. |
| | Bhumibol | | Former King of Thailand. |
| | Ling | Cheh | The head housekeeper. |
| | Oliver | T'sien | Nick's cousin. Aka: Ollie. |
| | Mabel | T'sien | Oliver's aunt. |
| | Alfred | Shang | Mabel T'sien's husband. |
| | Shang | Loong Ma | Nick's great-grandfather. |
| 4 | | | Rachel and Nick |
| | Manolo | Blahnik | Spanish fashion designer. |
| | Amanda | | Jacqueline Ling's daughter. |
| | Ah | Ching | A cook. |
| 5 | | | Astrid and Michael |
| | Jean Paul | Gaultier | French fashion designer. |
| | Andy | Ong | Astrid's friend. |
| | Lee | Shen Wei | One of Andy Ong's friends. |
| | Terence | Tan | One of Andy Ong's friends. |
| 7 | | | Eleanor |
| | Jerry | | Carol Tai's acquaintance. |
| 8 | | | Rachel |
| | Wandi | Meggaharto | One of Araminta's friends. |
| | Parker | Yeo | One of Araminta's friends. |
| | Vivian | Chu | Parker's acquaintance. |
| | Collette | Dinnigan | A fashion designer. |
| | Thomas | Maier | An author, journalist. |
| | Pierry | Hardy | French high-fashion designer. |
| | Alexander | Mabille | French fashion designer. |
| | Thakoon | | American fashion designer. |
| 9 | | | Nick |
| | Mhemet | Sabanci | Colin's friend. |
| | Evan | Fung | One of Bernard's friends. |
| | Johnny | Pang | One of Bernard's friends. |
| | Lionel | | Colin's cousin. |
| | Coach | Lee | A PE teacher. |
| | Miss | Ng | A Math teacher. |
| | | Chia | The Vice Principal. |
| | Winefred | Khoo | Colin's grandmother. |
| 10 | | | Eddie, Fiona and the Children |
| | Felix | | Eddie's acquaintance. |
| | Russel | Wing | A photographer. |
| | Raf | Simons | A fashion designer. |
| | Jil | Sander | A fashion designer. |
| | Carolina | Herrera | A fashion designer. |
| | Laarni | | A Filipino nanny. |
| | Maggie | Cheung | An actress. |
| 11 | | | Rachel |
| | Simon | | Isabel's boyfriend. |
| | Isabel | | Francesca's friend. |
| | Chloe | Ho | Araminta's friend. |
| | Serena | Oh | Chloe's acquaintance. |
| | Sophie | Khoo | Astrid's cousin. |
| 12 | | | Eleanor |
| | Mr. | Wong | One of the informers. |
| | Mr. | Tin | One of the informers. |
| 14 | | | Astrid and Michael |
| | Yousef | | A driver. |
| 16 | | | Dr. Gu |
| | Dr. | Gu | A retired doctor. |
| | Dr. | Oei | A stockbroker. |
| 18 | | | The Youngs |
| | Kar | Chin Kee | A banker. |
| | Consuelo | | A maid. |
| | Morris | Lapidus | An architect. |
| | | | Part Three |
| 1 | | | Tyersall Park |
| | Sanjit | | A butler. |
| 2 | | | Nassim Road |
| | Mies | van de Rohe | American-German architect. |
| | Trina | Tua | Annabel's new friend. |
| | Tua | Lao Sai | Trina's husband. |
| | Kea | Yeap | An architect. |
| | Edward | Tuttle | An architect and interior designer. |
| | Tim | Paulson | Environmental and economic historian. |
| 3 | | | Patric's |
| | Patric | | A designer. |
| | Ingo | Maurer | German industrial designer. |
| | Chua | | One of Patric's assistants. |
| | Dries | van Noten | Belgian fashion designer. |
| | Tony | Leung | An actor. |
| | Gong | Li | Chinese-Singaporean artist. |
| | Takeshi | Kaneshiro | Japanese-Taiwanese actor. |
| | Yue-Sai | Kan | A TV host. |
| | Rain | | South Korean singer-songwriter. |
| | Fan | BingBing | Chinese actress. |
| | Zhang | Ziyi | Chinese actress. |
| | David | Tang | A businessman. |
| 4 | | | First Methodist Church |
| | Laura | Ashley | A fashion designer. |
| | Betty | Bao | American-Chinese writer. |
| | Lynn | Wyatt | A Houston socialite. |
| | Faye | Wong | A singer and actress. |
| | Greta | Garbo | American-Swedish film actress. |
| | Michael | Nyman | An English composer. |
| | Charlie | Siem | A violinist. |
| | Gianni | Valentino | A designer. |
| | Giancarlo | Giammetti | Italian businessman. |
| | Consuelo | Vanderbilt | Duchess of Marlborough. |
| 5 | | | Fort Canning Park |
| | Marie | Antoinette | Queen of France. |
| | Jean | Seberg | American actress. |
| | Angela | Lansbury | British-American-Irish actress. |
| | Zvi | Goldberg | Mandy's boyfriend. |
| 7 | | | Pasir Panyang Road |
| | Patsy | Wang | Hong Kong socialite. |
| | Adam | | Patsy's husband. |
| | David | Bowie | English singer-songwriter. |
| | Elton | John | Singer-songwriter. |
| | Steve | Jobs | American business magnate. |
| | Rob | | Charlie Wu's brother. |
| 8 | | | Palau Samsara |
| | Chan | Yan Tak | A chef. |
| | Elie | Saab | Lebanese fashion designer. |
| | Tracy | Kuan | A singer. |
| | Aaron | Kwok | A singer. |
| | Martin | Margiela | Belgian fashion designer. |
| | Cai | Guo-Qiang | Chinese artist. |
| 9 | | | 99 Conduct Road |
| | Ah | Chee | Charlie's childhood nanny. |
| | Isabel | | Charlie's wife. |
| 11 | | | Residences at One Cairnhill |
| | Ronald | Shaw | Nadine's father-in-law. |
| | Ronnie | | Nadine's husband. |
| | Ahmad | | A driver. |
| 12 | | | Withering Towers |
| | Rick | Owens | American fashion designer. |
| | Mr. | Lui | Private investigator. |
| | Thomas | Ng | Flat's owner. |
| 13 | | | Cameron Highlands |
| | Mr. | Tay | Ah-Ma's acquaintance. |
| | Rajah | | A majordomo. |
| | James | Dean | American actor. |
| | Zhou | Fang Min | Kerry Chu's husband. |
| | Zhou | An Mei | The name given to Kerry's child. |
| | Madri | | A maid. |
| 14 | | | 64 Pak Tin Street |
| | Jasmin | Ng | Michael's cousin. |
| 15 | | | Villa d' Oro |
| | Suzanne | | A maid. |
| 16 | | | Sentosa Cove |
| | Rupert Khoo | | Colin's relative. |
| | Damien | Hirst | An artist. |
| 17 | | | Repulse Bay |
| | Aaron | Shek | The chief financial officer. |
| | Adrian | Balakrisnan | Charlie Wu's acquaintance. |
| | Henry | Blodget | American businessman. |
| 18 | | | Villa d' Oro |
| | Trump | | A dog. |
| 19 | | | The Star Trek House |
| | Sister Grace | | A Pentecostal preacher. |
| | Girlie | | A maid. |
| 20 | | | Villa d' Oro |
| | Kao | Wei | Kerry's neighbor. |
| | Walt | | Rachel's uncle. |
