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| | Part 1 |
| | Gabriel |
Wolfe | Beth's ex-boyfriend. |
| | Elizabeth |
Kennedy-Johnson | Protagonist. Aka: Beth. |
| | Frank |
Johnson | Beth's husband. |
| | Jimmy |
Johnson | Frank's brother. |
| | Emily |
Dickinson | American poet. |
| | Bobby |
Kennedy | Beth's young son who died in accident. |
| | Eleanor |
| Beth's sister. |
| | Stephen |
Ward | Osteopath and artist. |
| | Christine |
Keeler | Model and showgirl. |
| | Mandy |
Rice-Davies | Model and showgirl. |
| | Edward |
Wolfe | Gabriel's father. |
| | Leo |
Wolfe | Gabriel's son. |
| | Mick |
Jagger | A rockstar. |
| | Mrs. |
Adams | Leo's teacher. |
| | Nina |
| Jimmy's girlfriend. |
| | Helen |
| Beth's bestfriend. |
| | Sister |
Ignatius | Beth's english teacher. |
| | Molly |
| Gabriel's dog. |
| | Tessa |
Wolfe | Gabriel's mother. |
| | David |
Johnson | Frank's father, Beth's father-in-law. |
| | Sarah |
| The Wolfe's maid. |
| | Sonia |
Johnson | Frank and Jimmy's mother, deceased. |
| | Richard |
Scott | The Wolfe's guest. |
| | Moira |
Scott | Richard's wife. |
| | Louisa |
Scott | Richard and Moira's daughter, Gabriel's wife. |
| | Anthony |
Eden | The new Prime Minister. |
| | Thomas |
Nicholls | Gabriel's friend. Aka: Tom. |
| |
| | Part 2 |
| | Martin |
| Helen's husband. |
| | Andy |
| The witness on the trial, policeman. Aka: D.S Morris. |
| | Elizabeth |
Taylor | American actress. |
| | Alec |
Guinness | An actor. |
| | Doris |
Lessing | British novelist. |
| | Norman |
Hartnell | The wedding dress designer. |
| | Antony |
Armstrong-Jones | The society wedding photographer. |
| | Michael |
| Marcus's father. |
| | Marcus |
| Louisa's son to Michael. |
| | William |
Jacobs | Bobby's
classmate. |
| |
Alison |
Jacobs | William's mother |
| | Robert |
Miles | Frank's defense barrister. |
| | Donald |
Glossop | The Crown prosecutor. |
| |
| | Part 3 |
| | Flora |
Hughes | A journalist. |
| |
| | Part 4 |
| | Miskin |
| The judge on Jimmy's case. |
| | Father |
Michael | The school governor. |
| |
| | Part 5 |
| | Grace |
| Frank and Beth's daughter. |
