POPPY BAINCROFT (21), is our tormented heroine, addicted to heroin; Opium or Poppy seeds being her preferred substance of choice. When we meet her, she is naked in a lake watching the world paint itself colourful around her. She is deeply stubborn, head-strong, brazen at times but all the while, inexplicably charming. Her presence is felt upon entrance and missed upon exit. She is a force to be reckoned with, like the sea, like a storm, like fire. 

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FIELDS (25), is calculated, level-headed, balanced and as fate would have it also very hot-headed. He likes to be challenged, to challenge himself and others and as such can be quite competitive. When we meet him, he is wounded yet all the while, somehow, keeping spirits light. A smarmy, snarky, rascal who even in the darkest times remains hopeful, optimistic and kind. There are not many men like him but the ones that are, are worth finding and holding onto. 

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GERALD BAINCROFT (21), Poppy's twin brother and the battery of the family. As he is somewhat newly the man of the house, he keeps this burden close to his chest and strives to be proud, courageous and strong for his sisters. Romantically, he is quite reserved - preferring the company of other men to women but not yet ready to admit such to anyone. He's had a long-standing dalliance with one of Poppy's best friends, Heath, whom both have kept secret. 

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AMELINE BAINCROFT (15), Sweet, smart serious and earnestly innocent, dearest Ameline cares only for the comforts of her precious books. Yes, an avid reader she could lose days to pages. That being said, she's arriving at an age where certain interests are beginning to open up to her. Later in Season Two, Ameline develops a very dangerous relationship with a widowed bookshop owner much older than her, a scandal that could ruin the Baincroft family name. As many her age do, she believes they're in love and later will find out the horrors of a broken heart. She turns to her older sister to "fix" it. 

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PENELOPE SINCLAIRE (21), Best friend and neighbour to Poppy since infancy, Penelope is a close confidant and loyal companion. Always with best interest, she is the support, the crutch, the shoulder on which to cry if needed, sometimes the mother long lost. Penelope, make no mistake, is single-handedly the most important person in Poppy's life. As it were, she's also terribly reliant on heroin and having a lower tolerance and constitution than Poppy, will struggle with this addiction throughout the season. 

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HEATH LONGBOURNE III (21), The thespian of the bunch! Heath happens to be a sensational talent now and since the age he could speak. His love of the stage trumps all else except perhaps for Gerald Baincroft. The two have been sweet on each other since they were young boys but due to society's rigid social constructs, have been unable to host their relationship publicly. At the end of season one they are spotted by someone and the threat of having their secret exposed weighs heavily on them both.  

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LADY VIOLETTA MORTOMER (50's), Here is a woman that doesn't suffer fools lightly. Her estate neihgbours the Baincroft's humble house. She is Poppy's mentor in a word. From the time Poppy was a young girl and the family lost their mother, Lady Violetta has watched over them and at times protected them from harm. She is a light shrouded in dark velvets. 

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LORD FREDERICK BRIOR (41), A somewhat recent widower of a beloved wife, Freddie seeks comfort of his grief in the company of Ameline Baincroft. Wouldn't you know it, they fall madly in love with one another but our dear Mr. Brior feels that conflict burning him up inside about their unseemly age difference. It isn't long before he pushes her away, against his heart's desires for what he believes is her own good - how very wrong he is, for Ameline will set about a coping mechanism and as fate would have it, he older sister happens to be a drug-addict. Fred enjoys reading and consumes his life with it and his lovely spaniel pup Bex. 

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MRS. ELLEN BAINCROFT (50's), would cook the cat for meat, sell the family heirloom for money and ditch the babe to feed one less mouth. She's a mean person, rough around the edges, rougher at the core. It was her cunning that lead to her advantageous marriage to a mournful, then alive, Mr. Baincroft. It was her unfortunate marriage that left her with a great inheritance upon his untimely death, three children to which she does not welcome to treat well. Resentful of her poor upbringing, she takes her frustration and anger out on Poppy, Gerald and especially Ameline, who loves books and is by far the smartest in the household. Ellen, were it not for her station in life would have chose to marry well and rich, to never have worn hands with calluses or feet flecked with bunions from work. The sorrow of living is almost as great for her as the idea of dying. 

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JOHN "UNCLE BUMPY" BAINCROFT - is Eldrich's younger brother and nephew to his children, Poppy, Gerald and Ameline. He is the fun uncle, personified - always ready with gifts from his many travels abroad and always full of stories to match them. Simply put, his is living adventure. 

KING PRICHARD VI - Current ruling monarch of England. [Season Two]. 

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ELDRICH BAINCROFT (60's), though deceased, his presence resounds through the lives of all our characters. He was kind, cheeky, stubborn and much too alike our darling Poppy. He struggled to provide a good life for his family and after his wife died found it even harder which is why he decided to re-marry. His idea was that he'd already married once for love, why not marry now for duty. He was and still is beloved, a good, attentive, loving father that a child could only dream of having. He too, was a great man, loyal, reliable, resourceful and resolute. 

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