| Mrs. | Amwell | Eliza's mistress. |
| Thompson | Amwell | Mrs. Amwell's husband. |
| Mr. | Batford | Mr. Amwell's acquaintance. |
| Gaynor | Baymont | Bachelor Alf's daughter. |
| Allie | Bechem | Mr. Bechem's sister. |
| Mr. | Bechem | A greedy man who attempted to kill his father. |
| Miss | Berkwell | Lord Clarence's cousin and mistress. |
| Miss | Breyley | Nella's mother's acquaintance. |
| Lady | Clarence | Nella's client. |
| Lord | Clarence | Lady Clarence's husband. |
| Nella | Clavinger | The apothecary. |
| Charles | Dickens | English writer and social critic. |
| Eliza | Fanning | Mrs. Amwell's servant girl. |
| Caroline | Parcewell | An historian. |
| James | Parcewell | An accountant. Caroline's husband. |
| Tom | Pepper | A bookshop owner. |
| Ainsley | | Rose's daughter. |
| Alfred | | Caroline's new acquaintance. aka: Bachelor Alf. |
| Aulus | | A great philosopher. |
| Beatrice | | Daughter of Nella's new acquaintance. |
| Craw | | One of the police officers. |
| Frederick | | A meat merchant. |
| Johanna | | Amwell's former maid. |
| Mariel | | Lady Clarence's friend. |
| Putnam | | One of the police officers. |
| Rissa | | Frederick's wife. |
| Rose | | Caroline's lifelong best friend. |
| Sally | | Amwell's cook and kitchen maid. |
