| 1 | Mrs. | Doherty | The Clarks's family friend. |
| | Katrina | Clark | Lou's sister. Thomas's mother. Aka: Treena. |
| | Thomas | Clark | Lou's nephew. Treena's son. Aka: Tommo. |
| | Loisa | Clark | Narrator and Protagonist. Aka: Lou, Busy Bee. |
| | Granddad | | Lou's grandfather. |
| | Patrick | | Lou's boyfriend. |
| | Frank | | Lou's employer. |
| | Kev | | A plumber. Lou's customer. |
| | Angel | | A plumber. Lou's customer. |
| | Dandelion | Lady | One of Lou's customers. |
| | Nina | | The hairdressers. |
| | Cherries | | The hairdressers. |
| | Bernard | Clark | Lou's father. |
| | Ginger | Pete | Patrick's business partner. |
| | Jeffrey | Archer | An entrepreneur. |
| | Richard | Branson | An entrepreneur. |
| | Syed | | Lou's personal adviser. |
| 2 | Camilla | Tranor | Lou's employer. |
| | William John | Traynor | Camilla's quadriplegic's son. Lou's boss. Aka: Will. |
| | Nathan | | Will's daily nurse. |
| 4 | Rupert | Freshwell | Will's former workmate. Alicia's ex-boyfriend. |
| | Alicia | Dewar | Will's ex-girlfriend. Aka: Lissa. |
| | Sasha | Goldstein | Rupert's boss. |
| | Dan | Bains | Rupert's business partner. |
| 5 | Lily | | Will's former caregiver. |
| | Samantha | | The proprietor of Hailsbury's only unisex hairdresser. |
| | Georgina | Traynor | Will's sister. Aka: George. |
| 6 | Steven | Traynor | Camilla's husband. |
| 7 | | | Dignitas - The place where people commit suicide. |
| 9 | Richard | Grisham | Dympna's unfaithful husband. |
| | Dympna | Grisham | Richard's wife. |
| 10 | Judy | Blume | An American writer. |
| 11 | Sharon | | The security at the restaurant. |
| | Marky | | The guy Lou asked for help. |
| 12 | Ed | | Lou's former
acquaintance. |
| 14 | Leo | McInerney | A former football player. |
| | Timothy | Dewar | Alicia's father. |
| | Mrs. | Dewar | Alicia's mother. |
| 15 | Ritchie | | A quadriplegic patient. |
| 17 | Michael | Lawler | Will's lawyer. |
| | Miss | Trowbridge | Lou's teacher. |
| 18 | Freddie | Derwent | Will's former workmate. Alicia's boyfriend. |
| | Mary | Rawlinson | One of the wedding guests. |
| 20 | Leanne | | Patrick's friend. |
| 21 | Della | | Steven's mistress. |
| 23 | Nadil | | Nathan's substitute caregiver. |
| | Karen | | A hotel guest. |
| | James | | Lou's diving instructor. |
| | Carmen | Miranda | A singer. |
| 27 | Sheilagh | Mackinson | The woman who worked at Crown Prosecution Services. |
