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. |