| 1 | Clarissa | Hamilton | A volunteer nurse. |
| | Emily | Bryce | A land girl. Aka: Emmy. |
| | Josh | | A gardener. |
| | Freddie | | Emily's brother. |
| | Florrie | | A maid. |
| | Marjorie | | Emily's mother. |
| | Matron | | Mrs. Bryce's acquaintance. |
| | Robert Ferguson | Kerr | A flight lieutenant. aka: Robbie. |
| 2 | Aubrey | Warren-Smythe | Emily's acquaintance. |
| | Daphne | Armstrong | Emily's old school friend. |
| 3 | Nurse | Hammond | Robbie's nurse. |
| 5 | Jimmy | Hammond | One of Robbie's friend. |
| | Ray | Barclay | One of Robbie's friend. |
| | Colonel | Hetherington | Mrs. Bryce's acquaintance. |
| | Mrs. | Hetherington | Colonel Hetherington's wife. |
| | Lt. Ronald | Hutchins | Clarissa's acquaintance. |
| 7 | Harold | Bryce | Emily's father. |
| | Daisy | | Emily's new acquaintance. |
| | Mrs. | Faster-Blake | Superintendent of the Women's Land Army. |
| | Alice | Adams | One of the members of the Women's Land Army. |
| | Bill | | Alice Adams' husband. |
| | Ruby | | One of the members of the Women's Land Army. |
| | Daisy | Watkins | One of the members of the Women's Land Army. |
| | Maud | | One of the members of the Women's Land Army. |
| | Maureen | | One of the members of the Women's Land Army. |
| | Kaiser | | Maureen's acquaintance. |
| 9 | Miss | Knight | Emily's acquaintance. |
| | Mrs. | Anson | One of the land girls. |
| | Suzie | | One of the land girls. |
| | Mr. | Davidson | A solicitor in Exeter. |
| 11 | Sebastian | | Freddie's friend. |
| 12 | Dr. | Dawson | Robbie's friend. |
| 15 | Marie | Lloyd | An English singer. |
| | Lady | Charlton | Owned an estate in the village of Bucksley Cross. |
| | Simpson | | An old chauffer. |
| | Mrs. | Trelawney | Lady Charlton's housekeeper. |
| | Ethel | | A maid. |
| | Charles | Dickens | An English writer and social critic. |
| | Alfred | Tennyson | A British poet. |
| | Susan | Olgilvy | The school mistress of the village of Bucksley Cross. |
| 16 | Rose | | Daisy's roommate. |
| | Nell | Lacey | A pub owner. |
| | Peggy | Soper | A blacksmith's wife. |
| | Mrs. | Upton | A shopkeeper. |
| | Reverend | Bingley | A priest. |
| | Mary | Brierly | Nell's acquaintance. |
| | Reginald | Patterson | The school master of the village of Bucksley Cross. |
| 17 | James | | Lady Charlton's son. |
| | Justin | Charlton | Lady Charlton's grandson. |
| 18 | Millie | | Daisy's acquaintance. |
| | Charlie | | Mrs. Soper's husband. |
| | Edie | | Nell's acquaintance. |
| 20 | Bert | | An old farmer. |
| | D.M. | Packer | A surgeon. |
| 21 | Mrs. | Broad | The Bryce's maid. |
| | Myrna | Thomas | Mrs. Bryce's acquaintance. |
| | Mildred | Morrison | Phoebe's daughter. |
| | Phoebe | Morrison | Mrs. Bryce's acquaintance. |
| 24 | Rosie | | Alice's daughter. |
| | Mr. | Gurney | A farmer. |
| 25 | Shadow | | Emily's cat. |
| | Dickson | | The carter. |
| | Henry | | Lady Charlton's husband. |
| 26 | Maggie | | Susan Olgilvy's maid. |
| | Finlay | | Susan's fiancé. |
| | Tabitha Ann | Wise | The herb's wife. |
| 27 | Dunn | | The fishmonger. |
| | Baroness | Orczy | A British-Hungarian novelist. |
| | Mrs. | Warren-Smythe | Audrey's mother. |
| | Mr. | Warren-Smythe | Audrey's father. |
| 29 | Mrs. | Bingley | The reverend's wife. |
| 30 | Mr. | Tinsley | Susan's acquaintance. |
| | Maria | Tinsley | Mr. Tinsley's wife. |
| 32 | Jane | Austen | An English novelist. |
| 33 | William | Jackson | One of Mr. Patterson's pupils. |
| | Katie | | One of Mr. Patterson's pupils. |
| | Sammy | Soper | One of Mr. Patterson's pupils. |
| | Johnny | Hodgson | A soldier. |
| | Fanny | Hodgson | Johnny's wife. |
| 34 | Ben | Lacey | Nell's husband. |
| 36 | Timmy | | Fanny Hodgson's son. |
| | Lizzie | | Timmy's sister. |
| 37 | Roberta | | Emily's daughter. Aka: Bobbie. |
| 39 | | Payne | A detective inspector. |
| | | Lipscombe | A sergeant. |
| 41 | Roberta Alice Susan | | Full name of Emily's daughter. |
