| Lawrence | Adams | Michael's old friend. |
| Joe | Ashworth | Vera's sergeant. |
| James Lee | Burke | American author. |
| Agatha | Christie | An English writer known for her detective novels. |
| Bill | Clinton | 42nd U. S. President. |
| Gustave | Flaubert | A French novelist. |
| Caroline | Fletcher | A detective who was in-charge of Abigail's murder case. |
| Daniel | Greenwood | An ex-policeman. aka: Dan. |
| Elsie | Hepworth | Director of Choral Activities at Missouri State University. |
| Paul | Holness | A local DI. |
| Wendy | Jowell | The first female coxswain on the Humber. |
| Philip | Larkin | A poet. |
| Veronica | Lee | The landlady at the Anchor. |
| Nick | Lineham | An English teacher at FE college. |
| Jeanie | Long | The woman who was convicted on Abigail's murder. |
| Michael | Long | Jeanie's father. aka: Mike. |
| Peg | Long | Jeanie's mother. |
| Abigail | Mantel | A 15th year old girl who was murdered. |
| Keith | Mantel | Abigail's father. |
| Cyril | Moore | Michael Long's acquaintance. |
| Miss | Sanderson | Robert's acquaintance. |
| James | Shaw | James Bennett's old name. |
| Martin | Shaw | James' father. aka: Marty. |
| Albert Richard | Smith | English author and entertainer. |
| Vera | Stanhope | A police inspector. |
| Clive | Stringer | Jeanie's friend. |
| Margie | Sullivan | Robert's colleague. |
| Robert | Winter | Emma's father. |
| Alex | | Caroline Fletcher's live-in-Partner. |
| Barry | | Veronica's husband. |
| Bert | | A tanker. |
| Christopher | | Emma's younger brother. |
| Deborah | | Keith's woman. aka: Debs. |
| Emma | | Abigail's best friend. |
| Evans | | A new pilot. |
| Geoff | | James colleague. |
| James | | Emma's husband. |
| Jed | | Wendy's husband. |
| Lesley | | One who ran the local history library. |
| Linda | | A police officer. |
| Liz | | Abigail's mother. |
| Marcia | | James' acquaintance. |
| Mary | | Emma's mother. |
| Matthew | | Emma's son. |
| Ray | | Veronica's son. |
| Stan | | The second coxswain. |
| Zoe | | Mrs. Sullivan's daughter. |
