| 1 | | | June 2017 |
| | Kim | Knox | Mother of Tallulah. Grandmother of Noah. 39 yr old. |
| | Tallulah | Murray | Daughter of Kim. Noah's teenage mother.
aka: 'Lula/Lules'. 19 yr old. |
| | Noah | | Tallulah and Zach's baby son. |
| | Zach | Allister | Noah's teenage father. Youngest child of Megs and Simon. 19 yr old. |
| 2 | | | August 2018 |
| | Shaun | Gray | New Head Teacher at Maypole. Partner of Sophie Beck. 40's. |
| | Sophie | Beck | Author of Detective novels. Partner of Shaun Gray. 34 yr old. |
| | Peter | Doody | Executive Head of Maypole House (school). |
| | Kerryanne | Mulligan | Matron at Maypole House. 60's. |
| | Pippa | Gray | Ex-wife of Shaun Gray. |
| 3 | | | June 2017 |
| | Megs | Allister | Zach's mother. Wife of Simon. |
| | Simon | Allister | Zach's father. Husband of Megs. |
| | Nick | | Barman at local pub the 'Swan & Ducks'. |
| | Scarlett | Jacques | School friend of Tallulah. 20 yr old. |
| | Ryan | Murray | Kim's son. Brother of Tallulah. |
| 4 | | | August 2018 |
| | Lexie (Alexandra) | Mulligan | Keryanne's
daughter. aka: @lexiegoes |
| 6 | | | June 2017 |
| | Frederick | de Thomas | Coffee plantation owner of 'Dark Place' who added the Victorian wing in 1800's. |
| | Carolina | de Thomas | Last wife of Frederick de Thomas. |
| | Lawrence | de Thomas | Son of Frederick de Thomas and last heir of 'Dark Place'. |
| | Mimi (Amelia) | Rhodes | Member of Scarlett's clique. aka. @AmeliaDisparu |
| | Joss (Jocelyn) | Jacques | Scarlett's mother. Current owner of Dark Place. 48 yr old. |
| | Liam | Bailey | Scarlett's boyfriend. Teaching Assistant at Maypole House. 21 yr old. A.k.a 'Boobs'. |
| | Rex | Jacques | Scarlett's brother. 23 yr old. |
| | Martin J. | Jacques | Scarlett's father. Hedge-fund manager. |
| 9 | | | June 2017 |
| | Paula | | Kim's deceased mother. Care worker. |
| | Vanda | | Kerryanne's deceased mother. |
| 10 | | | August 2018 |
| | Jacinta | Croft | Past Head Teacher at Maypole House. Current Head Teacher at Pimlico private girls' school. |
| | P. J. | Fox | Pseudonym for Sophie Beck. |
| 11 | | | December 2016 |
| | Chloe | Minter | Tallulah's school friend. |
| | Jayden | | Member of Scarlett's clique. |
| | Roo (Ruby) | | Member of Scarlett's clique. |
| 12 | | | June 2017 |
| | Dominic (Dom) | McCoy | Detective Inspector. |
| 13 | | | August 2018 |
| | Susie | Beets | Fictional detective character in Sophie's novels. |
| | Tiger | Yu | Fictional detective character in Sophie's novels. |
| 14 | | | January 2017 |
| | Jim | Murray | Father of Tallulah and Ryan. Ex-husband of Kim Knox. |
| 16 | | | September 2018 |
| | Fleur | | Geography teacher at Maypole House. |
| | Robin | | Photography teacher at Maypole House. |
| | Troy | | Philosophy and theology teacher at Maypole House. |
| 17 | | | January 2017 |
| | Keziah | Whitmore | Tallulah's friend. Works at the Co-op. |
| 18 | | | June 2017 |
| | Carole | Dodds | Receptionist at Taxi's First. |
| | Rocky | | Member of Scarlett's clique. |
| 24 | | | February 2017 |
| | Toby | | Scarlett's St Bernard dog. |
| 25 | | | June 2017 |
| | Rosie | | Ryan's girlfriend. |
| | Mabel | | Ryan's girlfriend. |
| 31 | | | September 2018 |
| | Pixie | | Imaginary step-daughter of 'Susie Beets'. |
| | Alice | | Receptionist at Pimlico private girls' school. |
| | Molly | | Sophie Beck's London friend. |
| 43 | | | June 2017 |
| | Guy | Croft | Estranged husband of Jacinta Croft. Web designer. |
| | Nelson | | Guy Croft's dog. |
| 46 | | | September 2018 |
| | Cherryjack | | Scarlett Jacques's online identity. |
| 47 | | | June 2017 |
| | Gia | | Previous school friend of Tallulah. |
| 53 | | | September 2018 |
| | Jack | Gray | 7 yr old twin son of Shaun and Pippa Gray |
| | Lily | Gray | 7 yr old twin daughter of Shaun and Pippa Gray |
| 55 | | | September 2018 |
| | Betty | | Jack and Lily's dog. |
| 56 | | | June 2017 |
| | Pipin | | Metal sculpture. Murder weapon. |
| 62 | | | June 2017 |
| | Seraphina | Goldberg | Rex Jacques' girlfriend. |
