| | | | Part 1 |
| 1 | Kate | Ayres | Simon's girlfriend. Violet's great-niece. |
| | Simon | | Kate's abusive boyfriend. |
| 2 | Violet Elizabeth | Ayres | Graham's sister. |
| | Mrs. | Kirkby | The Ayres's housekeeper. |
| | Ruth | Metcalfe | Graham and Violet's nanny. |
| | Miss | Poole | Violet's governess. |
| | Cecil | | A Rhodesian Ridgeback. |
| | Goldie | | Violet's spider. |
| 3 | Grace Charlotte | Milburn | Altha's former friend. |
| | Jennet | Weyward | Altha's mother. |
| | Altha | Weyward | The woman who was accused of witchcraft. Elizabeth's ancestor. |
| | John | Milburn | Grace's husband. Deceased. |
| 5 | Frederick | Ayres | Violet's cousin. The father of Violet's baby. |
| | Dinsdale | | Violet's gardener. |
| 7 | Radcliffe | | The Ayres's family doctor. |
| | Penny | | One of the Ayres's maids. |
| 10 | William | Metcalfe | Grace's father. |
| | Anna | Metcalfe | Grace's mother. |
| 11 | Neil | | The Ayres's second under-gardener. |
| | Charles | Ayres | Frederick's father. |
| 13 | Smythson | | The physician. |
| | Rupert William | Ayres | Violet's father. |
| 16 | Daniel | Kirkby | John's assistant. |
| 17 | Morg | | Lady Ayres's bird. |
| | Edward | | Violet's uncle. |
| 18 | Dr. | Collins | A physician. |
| | Dr. | Radcliffe | The Ayres's doctor. |
| | Elizabeth | Weyward-Ayres | Violet's mother. |
| | | | Part 2 |
| 20 | Percy | | Violet's peacock. |
| 21 | Emily | | Violet's close friend. |
| | Mike | | Emily's husband. |
| 22 | Goode | | The rector of St. Mary's church. |
| | Ben | Bainbridge | Jeremiah's son. |
| | Jeremiah | Bainbridge | Deceased. |
| 26 | Elinor | Weyward | Elizabeth's mother. |
| 31 | Beatrice | | One of the healers. |
| | | | Part 3 |
| 37 | Mary | Dinsdale | The Baker's wife. |
| 47 | Adam | Bainbridge | The man who gave Altha a gift. |
| 50 | Violet Altha | Ayres | Kate's daughter. |
| Epi | Henry | Ayres | Graham's son. Kate's father. |
