Anthony "Tony" Stonem is the older brother of Effy Stonem, the on-and-off lover of Michelle Richardson. Tony seems to be a very handsome, popular and academically talented young man from a typical English middle class background. He plays cruel games with his family and friends, especially those closest to him, his ex-girlfriend Michelle and his best friend Sid. he displays his love of "control and manipulation" and his fondness for the unpredictability of the universe, comparing the lives of those around him to the functions of subatomic particles. He's incredibly snarky, and careless.

Sidney "Sid" Jenkins nice guy stereotype, an unlucky virgin who is nervous around girls, and has low self-esteem. Tony Stonem (his best friend) is his role model, whom he frequently looks up to. he is frequently unlucky: losing an expensive amount of cannabis, getting beaten up by Jal Fazer's brothers He is also at first oblivious to the machinations. He has glasses, and often wears a beanie. He is autistic, high function and incredibly smart but sometimes he has his moments He is extremely naive.

Christopher "Chris" Miles initially portrayed as being very into pills and a bit of a hedonist, but at the same time he had other layers to his personality. he will "smoke/screw/rob/snort anything". He later becomes involved and falls in love with Jal. He is also shown to have a great admiration for his deceased older brother and feels that he cannot compare to him

Michelle Richardson She is very confident in her appearance Despite lack of academic interest, she is a very talented linguist. It is stated that she is very talented with languages and seems to be fluent in French and Spanish. She's very smart, very strong willed, but occasionally finds herself in love with Tony.

Cassandra "Cassie" Ainsworth is depicted as being eccentric and suffering from several mental disorders — most notably, anorexia nervosa — and multiple issues, including low self-esteem, suicidal ideation, and drug addiction. bubbly, cheerful and unashamedly quirky.

Jalander "Jal" Fazer super bright and the most talented young clarinet player in the country The daughter of celebrity Ronny Fazer, she is easily the most affluent of all of her friends, of whom she is closest to Michelle Richardson and Chris Miles. She is very straightforward and self-aware, and has contempt for her brothers' fake "ghetto" personas as well as Tony Stonem's poor treatment of Michelle she can occasionally come across as something of a goody-goody

Anwar Kharral boy of Pakistani origin. Raised in an Islamic household, Anwar claims to pray five times a day. However, he does not take his religion seriously, as he takes drugs, drinks, partakes in premarital, and eats pork. He also does not wear tradition clothing like a thobe.

Elizabeth "Effy" Stonem She usually goes to social events with her own group of friends, leaving Tony uninvolved in most of her social life, though he helped her on more than one occasion to deceive their parents as to her whereabouts. She is nosey, snarky and silly.