| | Leonard | Valerts | Sadie's boyfriend. Aka: Jack, Lenny. |
| | Sadie | Brody | Protagonist. |
| | Fiona | Valerts | Jack's middle sister. |
| | Piet | | Fiona's fiancé. |
| | Katie | Valerts | Jack's sister. |
| | Eloise | Valerts | Jack's oldest sister. |
| | Michael | Valerts | Jack's father. |
| | Irene | Valerts | Jack's mother. |
| | Paul | | Katie's husband. |
| | Lottie | Stanley | Jack's close friend. A singer. |
| | Seamus | | Eloise's dog. |
| | Thomas | | Katie's son. |
| | Robin | | Katie's son. |
| | Louise | Levine | David's father. |
| | Phillip | | Louis's brother. |
| | Julius | | Louis's brother. |
| | Sidney | | Louis's brother. |
| | David | Levine | Louis's son. |
| | Robby | | Louis and David's tour guide. |
| | Eileen | | The receptionist. |
| | Dr. | Benjamin | A radio host. |
| | Stewart | | Dr. Benjamin's regular caller. |
| | Allison | | Dr. Benjamin's regular caller. |
| | Linda | | Dr. Benjamin's regular caller. |
| | Sheila | | One of Dr. Benjamin's callers. |
| | Ann | | One of Dr. Benjamin's callers. |
| | Patrick | | One of Dr. Benjamin's callers. |
| | Evaline | Benjamin | Dr. Benjamin's wife. |
| | Willie | Shaver | Lottie's toy man. |
| | Captain | Sims | The tomcat. |
| | Shappy | Marks | Lottie's mentor. |
| | Jonas | | Mistress Mickle's half-brother. |
| | Mistress | Mickle | An actress. Jonas's half-sister. Aka: Jenny Early. |
| | Matthias | | Jonas's friend. |
| | Irish | Siobhan | The girl that Jonas impregnated. |
| | Micah | | Mistress Mickle's workmate. |
| | Magnificient | Jimmy | A magician. |
| | Leonora | | Alan's wife. |
| | Rosa | | Leonora's daughter. |
| | Marco | | Leonora's son. |
| | Dolly | | Leonora's daughter. |
| | Alan | | Leonora's husband. A radio manufacturer. |
| | Madeline | Wooster | The nanny that Alan hired. |
| | Mike | Wooster | Madeline's father. |
| | Linda | Brody | Sadie's mother. |
| | Timothy | Brody | Sadie's father. Deceased. |
| | Arturo | Vitale | An antique dealer. Linda's friend. |
| | Bruno | | Ernest's lover. |
| | Ernest | | Bruno's lover. |
| | Cody | | Bruno and Ernest's son. |
| | Eleanor | | Bruno's former wife. Deceased. |
| | Romeo | | The bartender. |
| | Thea | | Georgia's mother. |
| | Georgia | | Thea's daughter. |
| | Martine | | Georgia's husband. |
| | Florence | | Thea's long-lost friend. |
| | Amanda | | The doll seller. |
| | Orly | | Florence's son. |
| | Loren | | A philosophy professor. Florence's husband. |
| | Samuel | Beckett | The Samuel Beckett look-a-like bartender. Aka: Keith. |
| | Meredith | | The bartender. |
| | Flora | | A podiatrist. Aksel's friend. |
| | Aksel | | Joanna's ex-husband. |
| | Leo | | Joanna and Aksel's son. |
| | Cari | | The man that Sadie met at Holland. |
| | Miffy | | The rabbit. |
