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Part I: 1980 |
1 | Lydia | Fitzsimons | Andrew's wife. |
| Annie | Doyle | Deceased woman. Killed by Andrew. |
| Andrew | Fitzsimons | Lydia's husband. Judge on Criminal Courts. aka: Judge Fitzsimons. |
| Laurence | Fitzsimons | Andrew and Lydia's son. aka: Posh Boy. |
| Paddy | Carey | Andrew's old pal. Andrew's accountant. |
| | | Avalon - Lydia and Andrew's home. |
2 | Karen | Doyle | Annie's sister. |
| Mrs. | Kelly | Karen's old neighbor. |
| Marnie | | Annie's daughter. |
| Miss | Donnelly | Annie's old teacher. |
| Dessie | Fenlon | Karen's husband. |
| Pauline | Doyle | Karen and Annie's mother. |
3 | James |
Mooney | A detective. |
| Helen | D'Arcy | Laurence's childhood girlfriend. |
| Grace | | Laurence's aunt. |
5 | Declan | O'Toole | Detective sergeant investigating Annie Doyle's case. |
| | | The IRA - Famous kidnappers. |
| Jay | | Six-year-old kid. |
| Stevo | | Eight-year-old kid. |
6 | Gerry | Doyle | Karen and Annie's father. |
| Sister | Margaret | A nun at St. Joseph. |
7 | Eleanor | Fitzsimons | Andrew's mother. |
| Angela | D'Arcy | Helen's mother. |
| Finn | Fitzsimons | Andrew's brother. Rosie's husband. |
| Rosie | Fitzsimons | Finn's wife. |
8 | Carmichael | Abby | Laurence's former classmate. |
| Dr. Death | Rattle | Lydia's doctor. |
| Granny | Fitz | Laurence's grandmother. |
| | | Part II: 1985 |
9 | Yvonne | La Touche | Karen's friend. Works at a
modeling agency. James's mother. |
| Julie | | Blonde model. |
10 | Michelle | | Lydia's mother. |
| Diana | | Lydia's twin sister. |
| Hannah | | Lydia's housekeeper. |
| Hilary | | Lydia's aunt. |
| Amy | Malone | Diana and Lydia's friend. |
| Dr. | Malone | Amy's father. |
| Miss | Eliot | Hilary's friend. |
| Joan | | Lydia's new housekeeper. |
| Madame | Guillem | A tiny French woman. A mother figure to Lydia. |
| Bridget | Gough | Laurence's ex-girlfriend and colleague. |
11 | Brian | | Laurence's supervisor. |
| Dominic | | A gum-chewing DJ. Laurence's colleague. |
| Sally | | Laurence's half Korean, half Irish colleague. aka: Chinese Sally. |
| Jane | | The first lesbian Laurence met. aka: Pretty Jane. |
| Arnold | | Man that is always broke & miserable. Laurence's colleague. |
| Mr. | Monroe | Laurence's manager. |
| Geraldine | | Laurence's colleague. |
12 | Frankie | | Dessie's friend. |
14 | Maureen | Gough | Bridget's sister. |
| Josie | Gough | Bridget's sister. |
| Peter | Gough | Bridget's father. |
| Malcolm | Mitchell | Lydia's psychiatrist friend. |
17 | Monsignor | Horan | A dead Spanish fisher man. |
| Mario | | Laurence's security. |
20 | Tom | | Lydia's maid. |
21 | Evelyn | | Laurence's friend. |
27 | Debbie | Fenlon | Karen and Dessie's daughter. |
| Stevie | Fenlon | Karen and Dessie's son. |