| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Berrington | Ruth Alcock | 14 |
| Emma Cunniffe | Emma Kavanagh | 14 |
| John Simm | Danny Kavanagh | 14 |
| Clare Holman | Simone Fisher | 14 |
| Paul Copley | Peter Quinlan | 14 |
| David Westhead | Arthur Thwaite | 14 |
| Robert Pugh | Father Matthew | 14 |
| Kevin Doyle | John Fisher | 14 |
| Lee Oakes | Tharmy | 14 |
| Nicholas Day | Cecil Archer | 14 |
| Elizabeth Bennett | Doreen Archer | 14 |
| Mary Jo Randle | Bernie Quinlan | 14 |
| Tony Rohr | Grandad | 14 |
| Matt Bardock | Albie | 14 |
| Barbara Wilshere | Dr Sarah Kilbride | 14 |
| Elizabeth Rider | Sheila Thwaite | 14 |
| James Thornton | Pete Quinlan | 14 |
| Bob Mason | Sergeant Eddie Slater | 14 |
| Annabelle Apsion | Beverly | 10 |
| Amanda Mealing | Jo Jo Spiers | 10 |
| Robert Morgan | Charles Kilbride | 10 |
| Marshall Lancaster | Ged Hodgson | 10 |
| Robin Laing | Joey | 4 |
| Ryan Pope | Robert | 4 |
| Sally Rogers | Juliet Bray | 4 |
| Robert Morgan | Charles Kilbride | 4 |
| Debbie Chazen | Delilah | 4 |
| Stephen Graham | Graham | 1 |
| Jill Halfpenny | Tina | 1 |
| Anthony Newley | The Bishop | 1 |
| Tony Pitts | DS Mooney | 1 |
| Caroline O'Neill | WDC Cowan | 1 |
| Dicken Ashworth | Cumbrian Man | 1 |
| Olivier Pierre | Wealthy Man | 1 |
| Kate Fitzgerald | Mam | 1 |
| Anthony Dutton | Judge | 1 |
| Peter Pacey | Defence Barrister | 1 |
| Norman Rodway | Coroner | 1 |