| Ed | Atkinson | Ministry of Shipping. |
| Beryl | Barnes | One of the CORB escorts. |
| Robert | Beck | One of the kids in Alice's lifeboat. |
| Charlotte | Carr | Isobel's daughter. |
| Clemmie | Carr | Isobel's daughter. |
| Isobel | Carr | Lily's employer. |
| Molly | Carr | Isobel's daughter. |
| Tom | Carr | Isobel's husband. |
| Lily | Elizabeth-Nicholls | One of the evacuees. |
| David | Farnaby | Elsie's husband. |
| Elsie | Farnaby | One of the evacuees. |
| Mary | Farnaby | Elsie's daughter. |
| William | Farnaby | Elsie's son. |
| Mrs. | Fletcher | A shop owner. |
| Ada | Fortune | The woman that Lily met. One of the evacuees. |
| Billy | Fortune | Ada's son. |
| Harry | Gilbert | Georgie's classmate. |
| Mr. | Harlow | The classical pianist. |
| Eleanor | Heath | The lead escort. |
| Howard Aidan | Keane | The man that Lily met. The man who helped the kids. |
| Mr. | Kettlewell | Lily's neighbor. |
| Alice | King | Protagonist. |
| Barbara | King | Alice and Kitty's mother. |
| Katherine | King | Alice's king. AKA: Kitty. |
| Walter | King | Alice's brother. |
| Hamish | Mackie | One of the kids in Alice's lifeboat. |
| Arthur Peter | Nicholls | Lily's son. |
| George | Nicholls | Lily's father-in-law. |
| Georgina | Nicholls | Lily's daughter. AKA: Georgie. |
| Peter | Nicholls | Lily's husband. Deceased. |
| Thomas | Prendergast | Helene's fiancé. |
| Anthony | Quinn | The head of the CORB program. AKA: Tony. |
| Owen | Shaw | An ex-wing commander. AKA: Richard Heath. |
| Mr. | Sherwood | One of the evacuees. |
| Patrick | Swine | Kitty's ex-boyfriend. |
| Brian | Walsh | One of the kids in Alice's lifeboat. |
| Mr. | Winoborne | The man that Lily met at the bus. |
| Bobby | | A British crewman. |
| Helene | | A Canadian actress. |
| Jimmy | | The first to respond when Alice cries for help. |
| Lucy | | Alice's cousin. |
| Maud | | Alice's boss and former teacher. |
| Mrs. Hopkins | | Lily's neighbor. AKA: Mrs. H. |
| Nemo | | The Captain. |
| Terrence | | Kitty's lover. AKA: Terry. |
| William | | Jimmy's father. |
