| 1 | Mabel | Beaumont | Narrator |
| | Arthur | Beaumont | Mabel's husband |
| | Olly | | Arthur's dog |
| | Tommy | Waites | Friend of Arthur's whose funeral he was attending |
| | Moira | Waites | Tommy Waites' wife |
| | William | Mansfield | Mabel's brother who died young |
| 2 | Joan Jenkins | Garnett | Married John Garnett, knew Dot Brightmore |
| | John | Garnett | Husband of Joan Jenkins |
| | Dot | Brightmore | Mutual friend of Mabel and Arthur |
| 3 | Steve | | Young man from funeral home |
| | Mark | | Young man from funeral home |
| 4 | Irene | Brightmore | Dot's mother |
| | Ellie | Jacks | Co-worker of Mabel and Dot |
| | Margaret | | Mabel's cousin |
| 5 | Mary | | Arthur's sister |
| 6 | Dedre | Maycomb | Friend of Mabel, had 6 daughters |
| | Ethel | Smith | Worked at post office |
| | Anne | McKay | Friend of Mabel, husband left her |
| 7 | Erin | | Cashier at the grocery store |
| | Kevin | Chieveley | Store manager at the grocery store |
| 8 | Martin | Reynolds | Julie's husband |
| | Julie | Reynolds | Mabel's new caretaker |
| 9 | Kirsty | | Girl with baby (Dorothy) |
| 10 | Michael | Silver | Host on TV show |
| | Estelle | | Martin's girlfriend |
| | Patricia (Patty) | | Dance teacher |
| 11 | Alice | Chieveley | Kevin Chieveley's mother |
| | Sheila | | Erin's co-worker |
| | Hannah | | Erin's girlfriend |
| 13 | Sarah | | Patricia's daughter |
| | Trisha | Smith | Previous resident Dot's house |
| | Angela | Mortimer | Current resident Dot's house |
| 15 | Geoff | | Sarah's boyfriend |
| | Ben | | Kirsty's husband |
| 18 | Elsie | Maybrook | Arthur's affair 1966 |
| | Sheila | Turner | Arthur's affair 1975 |
| | Annie | James | Arthur's affair 1988 |
| | Helen | | Arthur's co-worker |
| | Mark | | Sarah's ex-husband |
| 19 | Reg | Bishop | Knows history of area |
| 20 | Jamie | | Martin's friend |
| 23 | Sandy | | Kirsten's mother |
| | Tony | | Kirsten's step-father |
| | Lou | | Tony's daughter, Kirsten's step-sister |
| 25 | Catherine | Emmett | nee Milton, contact for Brightmores |
| 26 | Thomas | Black | Married Dot in 1962 |
| | Charles | Brightmore | Dot's Brother |
| | James | Black | Dot's son |
| | William | Black | Dot's son |
| 30 | Sasha | | Sarah's oldest daughter |
| | Iris | | Sarah's youngest daughter |
| 40 | Samantha | Willis | Julie's sister, died at age 52 |
