| | Ursula | Todd | Protagonist. |
| | Dr. | Fellowes | Ursula's doctor. |
| | Sylvie | Todd | Ursula's mother. |
| | Llewellyn | Beresford | Sylvie's father. |
| | Lottie | Beresford | Sylvie's mother. |
| | Bridget | | Mrs. Todd's maid. Sylvie's sister. |
| | Alice | | The parlor maid. |
| | Hugh | Todd | Ursula's father. |
| | Isobel | Todd | Hugh's sister. AKA: Izzy. |
| | Mrs. | Glover | The Todd's cook. |
| | Mrs. | Haddock | The midwife. |
| | Lottie | | Bridget and Sylvie's mother. |
| | Tiffin | | Sylvie's pony. |
| | Maurice | | Hugh and Sylvie's child. |
| | Pamela | | Hugh and Sylvie's child. |
| | George | Glover | Mrs. Glover's son. |
| | Adelaide | Todd | Hugh's mother. |
| | Archibald | Winton | Ursula's rescuer. |
| | Margaret | | Sylvie's friend. |
| | Lily | | Sylvie's friend. |
| | Edward | Todd | Ursula's brother. AKA: Teddy. |
| | Bosun | | The
Todd's dog. |
| | Marjorie | | Sylvie's new maid. |
| | Mr. | Ridgley | The gardener. AKA: Old Tom. |
| | Mr. | Cole | Banker. The
Todd's neighbor. |
| | Simon | Cole | Mr. Cole's son. |
| | Daniel | Cole | Mr. Cole's son. |
| | Benjamin | Cole | Mr. Cole's son. |
| | Sam | Wellington | Bridget's boyfriend. |
| | Henrietta | | The Old Chicken. |
| | Clarence | Dodds | Sylvie's gardener. Bridget's
fiancé. |
| | Trixie | | The
Todd's new dog. |
| | Mrs. | Dodds | Clarence's mother. |
| | Major | Shawcross | The
Todd's new neighbor. |
| | Roberta | Shawcross | Major Shawcross's wife. |
| | Winnie | | The Shawcross's girl. |
| | Gertie | | The Shawcross's girl. |
| | Millie | | The Shawcross's girl. |
| | Nancy | | The Shawcross's girl. |
| | Beatrice | | The Shawcross's girl. |
| | Fred | Smith | The butcher's boy. |
| | Leonard | Ash | The former butcher's boy. |
| | Maisie | | Mr. Glover's favorite cow. |
| | Enid | Barker | One of the secretaries. |
| | Mr. | Carver | The man who ran the secretarial college. |
| | Jimmy | Todd | Ursula's brother. AKA: Teddy. |
| | Dr. | Kellet | Ursula's doctor. |
| | Mrs. | Duckworth | Dr. Kellet's receptionist. |
| | Guy | Kellet | Dr. Kellet's son. |
| | Mills | | Hugh's old nanny. |
| | Lady | Daunt | The woman who lost a child. |
| | Gilbert | Armstrong | Maurice's friend. |
| | Howard | | Maurice's friend. |
| | Westie | | The new dog. |
| | Delphie | Fox | The author in the photograph. |
| | Cecil | Beaton | The photographer. |
| | Harold | | Pamela's fiancé. A doctor. |
| | Olive | | Harold's mother. |
| | Hilda | | The girl who was supposed to be Ursula's flat mate. |
| | Derek | Oliphant | Ursula's abusive husband. |
| | Mrs. | Oliphant | Derek's mother. |
| | Phyllis | | A dentist's wife. |
| | Augustus | | Izzie's dog. |
| | Edwina | Todd | Maurice's wife. |
| | Andrew | | Pamela's son. |
| | Christopher | | Pamela's son. |
| | Nigel | | Pamela's son. |
| | Jeanette | | A vicar's daughter. Pamela's friend. |
| | Crighton | | Ursula's boyfriend. |
| | Moira | | Crighton's wife. |
| | John | Lewis | The restaurant owner. |
| | Mrs. | Appleyard | Ursula's neighbor. |
| | Lavinia | Nesbit | A spinster. Ursula's neighbor. |
| | Ruth | Nesbit | Lavinia's sister. |
| | Mr. | Bentley | Ursula's neighbor. |
| | Miss | Hartnell | Ursula's neighbor. |
| | Emil | | Mrs. Appleyard's baby. |
| | Gerald | | Pamela's new baby. |
| | Ralph | | A soldier. Ursula's companion. |
| | Mr. | Miller | The
Todd's friend. |
| | Dolly | Miller | Mr. Miller's wife. |
| | Renew | Miller | The Miller's oldest daughter. |
| | Miss | Fawcett | One of Ursula's clerical assistants. |
| | Philip | | Maurice's child. |
| | Hazel | | Maurice's child. |
| | Barry | | Sylvie's evacuee. |
| | Bobby | | Sylvie's evacuee. |
| | Hector | | Sylvie's dog. |
| | Hamish | | Sylvie's dog. |
| | Nicky | | Renee's boyfriend. |
| | Hilde | | Klara's younger sister. AKA: Hildegard Brenner. |
| | Klara | Brenner | Ursula's friend. |
| | Adelheid | | The blonde Amazon. |
| | Hanne | | Klara's younger sister. AKA: Hannelore Brenner. |
| | Mrs. | Brenner | Klara's mother. |
| | Helmut | Brenner | Klara's brother. |
| | Mr. | Brenner | Klara's father. |
| | Eva | Braun | Klara's friend. Hitler's mistress. |
| | | Hoffman | The photographer of the Chancellor. |
| | Adolf | Hitler | The Nazi leader. AKA: Fuhrer. |
| | Jurgen | Fuchs | Klara's half-cousin. Ursula's husband. |
| | Frieda | Fuchs | Ursula and Jurgen's daughter. |
| | Gretl | | Eva's sister. |
| | Herta | | Eva's friend. |
| | Chamberlain | | The UK's Prime Minister. |
| | Farber | | Ursula's neighbor. |
| | Meyer | | Farber's sister. |
| | Mr. | Durkin | One of the wardens. |
| | Miss | Woolf | A retired hospital matron. The senior warden of the rescue squad. |
| | Mr. | Durkin | Ursula's deputy. |
| | Mr. | Simms | Ursula's deputy. |
| | Mr. | Palmer | A bank manager. |
| | Mr. | Armitage | An opera singer. |
| | Mr. | Zimmerman | An orchestra violinist from Berlin. |
| | Mr. | Bullock | Miss Woolf's colleague. |
| | Anthony | | The civil defense messenger boy. |
| | Roland | | Izzie's son. |
| | Sarah | | Pamela and Harold's only daughter. |
