| Pete |
From Work | Alias used by Tim for his mistress in his phone. Aka: Angela |
| Emma |
Hoxton | Detective inspector |
| Freddie |
Jones | Son of Wendy and Robert Jones |
| Josh |
Jones | Son of Wendy and Robert Jones |
| Olivia |
Jones | Leo's crush; Wendy's daughter |
| Robert |
Jones | Wendy's husband |
| Wendy |
Jones | Jill's friend; midwife |
| Charmane |
Oke | ICU nurse |
| Mr. |
Shelton | Well-liked teacher at Leo and Olivia's school |
| Rory |
Thompson | Boy arrested for killing Leo; Olivia's boyfriend |
| Derek |
Venables | Owner of the cottage |
| Margaret |
Venables | Derek Venables's wife |
| Fred |
West | English serial killer |
| Jill |
Wilson | Narrator |
| Leo |
Wilson | Jill's son; murdered |
| Tim |
Wilson | Jill's husband |
| Angela |
| Tim's mistress |
| Dan |
| Works in radiography; Wendy's ex-boyfriend |
| Emily |
| Jill's former midwife |
| Kai |
| Son of Marek and Lena |
| Kitty |
| Margaret's cat |
| Lena |
| Wendy's gossiping neighbor |
| Marek |
| Lena's husband |
| Martha |
| Margaret Venables's sister |
| Sheba |
| Margaret's kitten |
