| Danielle | Brown | Beth's client. Aka: Sophie Loughton. |
| Peter | Brown | Danielle's husband. |
| Beth | Evans | Protagonist. A marriage counselor. |
| Virgini | Loughton | Danielle's mother. Aka: Ginnie. |
| Charlie | Murray | Beth and Richard's son. |
| Richard | Murray | Beth's ex-husband. |
| Genevieve | Price | The head teacher of the school where Beth taught. |
| Nathan | Price | Genevieve's husband. |
| Dave | Richard | An estate agent. |
| Kate | Winslet | An English actress. |
| Reese | Witherspoon | An actress. |
| Antonia | | Richard's sidekick. |
| Grace | | Beth's supervisor. |
| Jessica | | Danielle and Jessica's pregnant friend. |
| Julian | | Jessica's husband. |
| Lisa | | A social services agent. |
| Nick | | Beth's ex-lover. |
