| 1 | Cara |
Hargraves | An antique dealer. One of the protagonists. |
| | Jock |
Wilson | Cara's boss. |
| | Mrs. |
Leithbridge | Jock Wilson's client. |
| | William |
Borris | A student. |
| | Lenora |
Robinson | Mrs. Leithbridge's great-aunt. Paul's real wife. AKA: Aunt Lenora. |
| | Simon |
| Cara's ex-husband. |
| | Iris |
Warren | Cara's grandmother. AKA: Gran. |
| 2 | Louis |
Keene | One of the protagonists. The diary owner. AKA: Lou Lou. |
| | Mrs. |
Moss | Gary's mother. |
| | Mr. |
Moss | The village solicitor. |
| | Mrs. |
Bakeford | Louise's boss. |
| | Gary |
Moss | Kate's fiancé by fixed marriage. |
| | Katherine |
Mathers | Louise's cousin. AKA: Kate. |
| | Geri |
Parker | Louise's neighbor. |
| | Claire |
| Louise's aunt. |
| | Arthur |
Keene | Louise's father. |
| | Rose |
Wilde-Keene | Louise's mother. |
| 3 | Tommy |
Poole | Taylor's observer. |
| | Irene |
Walker | One of Toomy's girls. |
| | Martin |
Taylor | The man who asked Louise for a dance. |
| | Davidson |
| Taylor's colleague. A ground crew. |
| | Paul |
Bolton | A fight lieutenant. Louise's first love. |
| 4 | Rufus |
| Cara's dog. |
| | Liam |
McGown | Cara's neighbor. |
| | Leah |
McGown | Cara's sister. |
| | Sam |
| One of Simon's friends. |
| | Theo |
| One of Simon's friends. |
| | Jasper |
| One of Simon's friends. |
| | Claude |
| One of Simon's friends. |
| | Edward |
| One of Simon's friends. |
| 5 | Mr. |
Itzler | A friend of Louise's father. |
| | Edward |
Itzler | Mr. Itzler's son. |
| | Mary |
Hawkley | Kate's bandmate. |
| | Dea |
Wells | One of Kate's friends. |
| | Mrs. |
Chalmers | Louise's neighbor. |
| 6 | Nicole |
| Cara's best friend. |
| | Gemma |
| Cara's friend. |
| | Pete |
| Cara's friend. |
| | Mrs. |
Wasserman | One of Cara's neighbors. |
| | Mrs. |
Dunn | Paul's cook. |
| 7 | Pastor |
Egan | The priest. |
| | Harry |
| Kate's brother. |
| | Michael |
| Kate's brother. |
| | George |
| One of the men who fights in the war. |
| | John |
| One of the men who fights in the war. |
| | Euan |
| One of the men who fights in the war. |
| 8 | Vivian |
| Liam's ex-fiance. |
| 9 | Clovis |
| The corporal. |
| | Sarah |
| Louise's co-war volunteers. |
| | Dardenne |
| Louise's co-war volunteers. |
| | Arden |
| Louise's co-war volunteers. |
| | Egerton |
| Louise's co-war volunteers. |
| | Hughes |
| Louise's co-war volunteers. |
| | James |
| Louise's co-war volunteers. |
| | Harriet |
Kane | Louise's co-war volunteers. |
| | Melchen |
| A brigadier. |
| | Charlotte |
Wilkes | Louise's co-gunner. |
| | Vera |
Garson | Louise's co-gunner. |
| | Nigella |
Onslow | Louise's co-gunner. |
| | Mary |
Rogers | Louise's co-gunner. |
| | Lizzie |
Masterson | Louise's co-gunner. |
| | Major General |
Garson | Vera's uncle. |
| 10 |
Hatfield | |
One of Louise's colleagues. |
| | Cartruse |
| One of Louise's colleagues. |
| | Williams |
| One of Louise's colleagues. |
| 11 |
Nigel | Egerton |
One of Jock's clients. |
| | Bernard |
Egerton | Nigel's father. |
| | Miss |
Okafor | Liam's student. |
| | Felix |
| Liam's colleague. |
| | Paul Stephen |
Jackson | A sergeant. |
| | Paul Charles |
Letchley | A flight lieutenant. |
| | Paul Harrow |
Yarlow | A flight captain. |
| | Melanie |
Lovell | Gran's ATS colleague. |
| | Janet |
Whittacre | Gran's ATS colleague. |
| 12 |
Barker | |
A bombardier. |
| | Neason |
| The colonel. |
| | Jones |
| Louise's captain. |
| 15 |
Steve | |
Cara's grandfather. |
| | Edwin |
Godffrey | Gran's superior officer. |
| 17 |
Laurel | Mathers |
Kate's daughter. |
| 18 |
Reggie | |
Paul's childhood friend. |
| | Father |
Norwood | The priest who led Louise and Paul's wedding.s |
| 19 |
Charles | Erskine |
Gran's neighbor. |
| 20 |
Gerald | Reynolds |
Paul's group captain. |
| 22 |
Mrs. | Fay |
Lenora's neighbor. |
