| Pro |
Norah | Chambers |
Sally's mother. |
| | Sally |
Chambers | Norah's young daughter. |
| | John |
Chambers | Norah's husband, currently in the hospital with typhus. |
| | Barbara |
| Norah's sister, Sally's aunt. |
| | Ena |
Murray | Norah's younger sister, present during the emotional farewell. |
| |
| | Part 1 : The Fall of Singapore |
| 1 | Ken |
Murray | Ena's husband. |
| | Nesta |
James | Australian Army nurse who offers help to Norah and Ena. Aka: Sister James. |
| | Betty |
Jeffrey | Nurse and friend of Nesta. Aka: Sister Betty. |
| | Vivian |
Bullwinkel | Nurse and friend of Nesta. |
| | Olive |
Paschke | Matron of the nurses, advocating for her team to stay and help. |
| 2 | Irene |
Drummond | One of the Matron of the nurses. |
| | Captain |
Borton | The Captain of the ship. |
| | June |
| Young girl rescued by Norah and Ena, forming a bond with them. |
| | Dorothy |
| June's mother. |
| | Jean |
Ashton | Nurse, supportive and practical, often providing medical care. |
| | Dr. |
Richard | Nesta's former boss. Aka: Rick |
| 3 | Phyllis |
Turnbridge | Works at British Intellegence. The girl that Nesta met. |
| | Margaret |
Dryburgh | Missionary teacher, supportive and nurturing towards the women. |
| | Blanche |
Hempsted | Sister Betty's colleague. |
| | Rosetta |
| Vivian's colleague. Deceased. |
| | Clarice |
| Vivian's colleague. Deceased. |
| | Jimmy |
Miller | The officer on the ship. |
| | Bill |
Sedgeman | The first officer on the Vyner Brooke. |
| | Private |
Kingsley | The injured officer. |
| 5 | Charles |
Modin | The commodore. |
| 6 | Dr. |
McDowell | The nurses's internee commandant. Aka: Lipstick Larry |
| | Mother |
Laurentia | Sister Catherina's leader. |
| | Catherina |
| Dutch nun, helping the nurses with supplies and support. |
| | Miachi |
| Japanese captain, demanding compliance from the nurses. |
| | Ah Fat |
| Miachi's translator |
| | Pat |
| One of the nurses. |
| | Gertrude |
Hinch | Camp commandant, organizing the camp and supporting the nurses. Aka: Inchi. |
| | Tunn |
| Englishman, internee who delivers orders from the Japanese. |
| | Stephenson |
| Englishman, internee assisting Tunn with communication. |
| 10 |
Bonnie | |
The stray dog. |
| 14 |
Audrey | Owen |
New Zealander, friend of Norah, providing companionship and support. |
| | Kato |
| Japanese sergeant major, new commandant in charge of the camp. |
| | Gho Leng |
| Local trader, providing food and supplies to the camp. |
| | Eileeen |
| One of the nurses. |
| |
| | Part 2: Deep in the Jungle |
| 15 |
Jack | |
The young boy at the camp. |
| | Marilyn |
| One of the nurses. |
| | Margarethe |
| The woman in the hut, part of the original choir. |
| | Rita |
| Margarethe's colleague. |
| | Mary |
Anderson | Deceased. |
| 17 |
Captain | Seki |
The new camp commandant. |
| 19 |
Ray | |
One of the nurses. |
| | Valerie |
| One of the nurses. |
| |
| | Part 3: The Last Days of War |
| 21 |
Tante | Peuk |
The woman who sells Norah food. |
| 23 |
Bates | |
A young paratrooper who helped Nesta. |
| | Gillam |
| Bates's partner. |
| | Major |
Jacobs | Bates and Gillam's commandant. |
