| 1 | Harold | Fry | Protagonist. |
| | Maureen | Fry | Harold's wife. |
| | Queenie | Hennessy | Harold's former co-worker who has cancer. |
| | Rex | | Harold's next-door neighbor. |
| | Elizabeth | | Rex's wife. Deceased. |
| | David | Fry | Harold and Maureen's son. |
| 3 | Aunty | May | Harold's aunt. |
| 4 | Mr. | Napier | Harold's old boss. |
| 5 | The | Landlord | A man Harold met. |
| 6 | Joan | Fry | Harold's mother. |
| 7 | The | Hiking Man | The husband of the woman who liked Jane Austen. |
| | Jane | Austen | An Author. |
| 8 | William | Blake | An English Poet. |
| | Silver-Haired | Gentleman | The man Harold met at the café. |
| 10 | The | Social Worker | The Social Worker. |
| | Aunty | Muriel | Harold's aunt. |
| | Aunty | Vera | Harold's aunt. |
| 11 | The | Receptionist. | The hospital receptionist. |
| | The | Locum | The substitute doctor. |
| 12 | Veronica | Napier | Mr. Napier's 3rd wife. |
| | The | Carer | Harold's nurse. |
| | The Cycling | Mother | The mother who slept with many men. |
| 13 | Martina | | The Slovakian doctor. |
| | Aunty | Sheila | Harold's aunt. |
| 15 | The | Oncologist | One of the people Harold met. |
| 19 | Mick | | The man Harold met at the Coventry. |
| 20 | The | Publicist. | The woman who worked at public relations. |
| 21 | Wilf | | The boy who joined Harold's walk. |
| 22 | Kate | | A woman who joined Harold's walk |
| | Rich | | The man who accused Wilf as a thief. |
| 26 | The | Manageress | The restaurant manager. |
| 28 | The | Garage-Girl | The girl with whom Harold talked about Queenie. |
| 29 | Sister | Philomena | The Mother Superior at the hospice. |