

Niece of the late Phil Bellamy, Dawn's a feisty character with a loud mouth

Likeable female officer Rachel has risen through the ranks and won over the Ashfordly cops

Peggy is David's aunt - she has looked after him since his previous companion died

Bernie owns the garage and funeral parlour, and takes bookings for David Stockwell's taxi

Brought up on a farm by her father and three brothers, Rosie is unnervingly honest

David is not too bright. His grasp of the world is essentially childlike

Liverpudlian Gina originally came to Aidensfield to work in her uncle's pub

Blaketon was the police sergeant in Ashfordly but now runs the pub in Aidensfield

Younger is Ashfordly's newest recruit. He's keen as mustard, but dazzlingly naïve

Ventress was Ashfordly's longest-serving PC and has since become a civilian clerk at the station