| 1 | Bridie | | Buffy's landlord. |
| | Russel | Buffery | An actor. Protagonist. Aka: Buffy. |
| | Nyange | | Buffy's daughter. |
| | Quentin | | Buffy's son. |
| | James | | Quentin's partner. |
| | Penny | | Buffy's 3rd wife. A photographer. |
| | Ted | | The doorman. |
| | Fig | | Buffy's dog. |
| | George | | Buffy's former dog. |
| 2 | Monica | | An event organizer. |
| | Rupert | | Monica's assistant. |
| | Rachel | | Monica's friend. |
| | Malcolm | | Monica's lover. |
| | Joe | | The manager. |
| | Hilary | | Malcolm's wife. |
| 3 | Dafydd | | The bar manager. |
| | Hammy | | Buffy's hamster. |
| | Voley | | One of Dafydd's bartenders. |
| 4 | Jacquetta | | Buffy's 2nd wife. |
| | Leon | | Jacquetta's new husband |
| | Bruno | | Buffy's son. |
| | Tobias | | Bruno's brother. Buffy's son. |
| | Barry | | Bridie's house-clearance. |
| | Simon | | Bridie's new neighbor. |
| | Jill | | Simon's partner. |
| | Fanny | Cradock | An actress. |
| | Voda | | Bridie's house-cleaner. |
| | Aled | | Voda's brother. |
| | Conor | | Voda's boyfriend. |
| 5 | Amy | | A makeup artist. |
| | Neville | | The man that Amy befriended. |
| | Craig | | Amy's boyfriend. |
| | Eldon | James | An old actor. |
| | Keith | | A background actor. |
| | Alice | | Neville's friend. |
| | Celeste | | Buffy's daughter. |
| | Lorna | | Celeste's mother. |
| 6 | Frieda | | Buffy's new friend. A schoolteacher. |
| | Iris | | Frieda's partner. |
| | Michael | Gambon | An old actor. |
| | Lance | Pritchard | Lance's wife. |
| | Clare | | A martial artist. |
| 7 | Harold | Cohen | A novelist. |
| | Pia | Cohen | Harold's 2nd wife. |
| | Dennis | | One of Harold's friends. |
| | Annie | | One of Harold's friends. |
| | Melanie | | A single parent. |
| 8 | Taffy | | Buffy's nearest neighbor. |
| | Sita | | One of the hotel occupants. |
| | Charlie | | Nyange's ex-lover. |
| 9 | Andy | | The man who has brain
tumors. A postman. |
| | Toni | | Andy's lover and best friend. |
| | Ryan | | Toni's son. |
| | Enid | Price | One of Andy's regular customers. |
| 10 | India | | Jacquetta's daughter. Buffy's step-daughter. |
| | Roy | | A former Marxist
firebrand. |
| 11 | Rosemary | Turnbull | One of the hotel occupants. |
| | Popsi | | Buffy's first wife. |
| | Lou | | A law firm secretary. |
| | Douggie | | Rosemary's ex-lover. |
| | Nolan | | One of Buffy's workers. |
| | Shirley | | Nolan's mother. |
| | Nina | | A dress shop owner. |
| | Bella | | A student. |
| | Julia | | Shirley's sister. |
| | Des | | A rugby player. |
| | Bill | Murray | Rosemary's husband. |
| 12 | Lavinia | Balcombe | The course-tutor. |
| | Walter | | A horse breeder. |
| | Mary | Taylor | A convicted shoplifter. |
| | Teddy | Balcombe | Lavinia's husband. |
| 13 | Dai | Jones | A clothing store owner. |
| | Virginia | | Andy's former schoolmate. Aka: Ginny. |
| 14 | Alec | | A local postman. |
| | Phil | | A retired accountant. Monica's ex-husband. |
| | Tess | | One of Monica's
acquaintances. |
| 15 | Colin | | Penny's lover. |
| 17 | Carmella | | Nyange's mother. |
