| 1 | Liam | Pennywell | The teacher who lost his job. Protagonist. |
| | Bundy | Braithwaite | Liam's friend. A teacher. |
| | Damian | O'Donovan | Kitty's boyfriend. A drug addict. |
| | Kitty | Pennywell | Liam's daughter. Damian's daughter. |
| | Julia | Pennywell | Liam's sister. |
| 2 | Dr. | Wood | The hospitalist. |
| | Xanthe | Pennywell | Liam's oldest daughter. |
| | Dr. | Rodriguez | Liam's doctor. |
| | Millie | Pennywell | Liam's 1st wife. Deceased. |
| | Brian | Medley | The newly-hired teacher. |
| | Barbara | | Liam's ex-wife. |
| | Louise | Pennywell | Barbara and Liam's daughter. |
| | Dougall | | Louise's husband. |
| 3 | Buddy | Morrow | Liam's former student. |
| | Dr. | Morrow | Buddy's father. |
| | Jonah | | Louise and Dougall's son. Liam's grandson. |
| | Verity | | Dr. Morrow's receptionist. |
| | Ishmael | Cope | One of Dr. Morrow's patients. A billionaire. |
| | Melanie | | Dr. Morrow's cashier. |
| 4 | Deb | | One of Liam's neighbors. |
| | Leonard | | Liam and Julia's uncle. |
| | Howie | | Liam's hound dog. |
| | Madigan | | Barbara's 2nd husband. Deceased. |
| | Brucie | Winston | The student who got caught for selling drugs. Liam's former student. |
| | Lewis | Bent | Liam's former student. |
| 5 | Eunice | Dunstead | Mr. Cope's assistant. |
| | McPherson | | The hiring and firing in charge at Cope's company. |
| 7 | Deirdre | | Jonah's babysitter. |
| | Samuel | Dunstead | Eunice's father. |
| | Naomi | | Bundy's former fiancé. |
| | Eddie | | A grocery store owner. |
| | Janice | Elmer | Liam's acquaintance. |
| | Bob | Hunstler | The man who called 911 during Liam's accident. |
| | Lamont Edward | Twill | The guy who attacked Liam. |
| | Debbie | | The waitress. |
| | Chicken | Little | Deirdre's boyfriend. |
| 10 | Bard | Pennywell | Liam's father. |
| | Esther | Jo | Bard's lover. |
| 11 | Norman | Simmons | Eunice's husband. |
| 12 | Bootsie | Twill | Lamont's mother. |
