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* TheyDo: Finally marries Kevin in the 2019 revival.

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* TheyDo: RelationshipUpgrade: Finally marries Kevin in the 2019 revival.
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-> Played by Kerry Armstrong

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-> Played by Kerry ArmstrongCreator/KerryArmstrong

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* CryCute: Whenever she's reminded of Diver Dan leaving, Laura has to hide away and let the tears loose. Given her usual uptightness, it's quite humanising.


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* HumanizingTears: Whenever she's reminded of Diver Dan leaving, Laura has to hide away and let the tears loose. Given her usual uptightness, it's quite humanising.
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* BastardBoyfriend: Downplayed as he does love her, but Angus is pretty negligent to Karen and has postponed their engagement out of laziness.

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* BastardBoyfriend: DomesticAbuser: Downplayed as he does love her, but Angus is pretty negligent to Karen and has postponed their engagement out of laziness.
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->Played by Sigrid Thornton

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* TheCon: Bob Jelly fakes an auction over the phone in order to increase the price of the house Laura wants to buy.



* RealEstateScam: Bob Jelly fakes an auction over the phone in order to increase the price of the house Laura wants to buy.
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* HistoryRepeats: While visiting Pearl Bay several months before the series, Stella's boyfriend cheated on her with Miranda, getting her pregnant, creating parallels with Laura, Trudy and Jack at the start of the original series. Laura references this when confronting Miranda about it.

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* HistoryRepeats: While visiting Pearl Bay several months before the series, Stella's boyfriend cheated on her with Miranda, getting her pregnant, creating parallels with Laura, Trudy Trudi and Jack at the start of the original series. Laura references this when confronting Miranda about it.
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!! Stella Connors
-> Played by Ella Newton
Laura and Max's daughter, introduced in the 2019 revival.
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* HistoryRepeats: While visiting Pearl Bay several months before the series, Stella's boyfriend cheated on her with Miranda, getting her pregnant, creating parallels with Laura, Trudy and Jack at the start of the original series. Laura references this when confronting Miranda about it.

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! Laura Gibson

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! !! Laura GibsonGibson
->Played by Sigrid Thornton



! Jack Gibson

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! !! Jack GibsonGibson
->Played by Paul English (season 1) and Patrick Dickson (season 2 and 3)



! Miranda Gibson

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! !! Miranda GibsonGibson
-> Played by Cassandra Magrath (Original series), Brooke Satchwell (2019 revival)



! Rupert Gibson

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! !! Rupert GibsonGibson
-> Played by Kane [=McNay=]



! "Diver" Dan Della Bosca

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! !! "Diver" Dan Della BoscaBosca
->Played by Creator/DavidWenham



! Max Connors

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! !! Max ConnorsConnors
-> Played by William [=McInnes=]



! Carmen Blake

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! !! Carmen BlakeBlake
-> Played by Alice Garner



! Bob Jelly

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! !! Bob JellyJelly
-> Played by Creator/JohnHoward



! Heather Jelly

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! !! Heather JellyJelly
-> Played by Kerry Armstrong



! Craig Jelly

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! !! Craig JellyJelly
-> Played by Cameron Nugent



! Jules Jelly

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! !! Jules JellyJelly
-> Played by Bryony Price (original series), Emm Wiseman (2019 revival)



! Harold Fitzwalter

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! !! Harold FitzwalterFitzwalter
-> Played by Alan Cassell



! Karen Miller

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! !! Karen MillerMiller
-> Played by Kate Atkinson



! Angus Kabiri

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! !! Angus KabiriKabiri
-> Played by Tom Long



! Graeme Grey

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! !! Graeme GreyGrey
-> Played by Bruce Alexander



! Meredith Monohan

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! !! Meredith MonohanMonohan
-> Played by Jill Forster




! Kevin Findlay

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\n! * SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: Revealed to have died in the 2019 miniseries.

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Kevin FindlayFindlay
-> Played by Kevin Harrington



! Trevor Findlay

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! !! Trevor FindlayFindlay
-> Played by Christopher Lyons



! Phrani Gupta

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! !! Phrani GuptaGupta
-> Played by Georgina Naidu




! Bucket

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\n! * TheyDo: Finally marries Kevin in the 2019 revival.

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* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: Revealed to have died in the 2019 miniseries.



! Trudi Dawson

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! !! Trudi DawsonDawson
-> Played by Fiona Corke



! Warwick Munro

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! !! Warwick MunroMunro
-> Played by Creator/ShaunMicallef



! Morton Tregonning

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! !! Morton TregonningTregonning
-> Played by Mark Mitchell

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* LethalChef: Laura's workaholic habits have not done her culinary skills any favours. She's enthusiastic about cooking though, so once Diver Dan gives her some guidance she gradually gets better.



* TheLostLenore: His wife died shortly after they arrived in Pearl Bay.




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* TallDarkAndSnarky: He loves getting under Laura's skin, likely because he's sensed the attraction between them and wants to keep things spicy.



* HiddenHeartOfGold: Bob's a {{Jerkass}} most of the time, but he can usually be trusted to put the community first, so long as it doesn't cost him.



* SmallNameBigEgo: His [[https://sharetv.com/shows/seachange_au/cast/robert_bob_jelly character bio]] states that his greatest achievement is himself and his biggest fear is to be forgotten.



* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Heather becomes more independent over time, eventually finding herself siding with Meredith when she runs for mayor against Bob.
* HiddenDepths: Heather's [[https://sharetv.com/shows/seachange_au/cast/heather_jelly character bio]] reveals that her favourite film is ''Film/SilenceOfTheLambs''.




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* HiddenDepths: He's actually smarter than he lets on, having [[https://sharetv.com/shows/seachange_au/characters/pg-2 reached second-highest in his class right before dropping out of his law degree]].




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* HiddenDepths: He dreams of being on the police marching band, but repeatedly fails the annual audition. Grey sabotages his latest audition by playing a jazz tune instead of the marching tune he was expected to play, as by this point he'd rather be true to himself than conform and be rejected again.


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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Phrani has escaped an unhappy marriage and is reluctant to try again, despite her growing feelings for Kevin.


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! Bucket
An unseen local who manages to get into some bizarre misadventures.
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* TheGhost: Bucket never appears onscreen, but everyone knows who he is and he's got a reputation for getting himself into trouble.


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* ExtremeDoormat: Warwick goes out of his way to endear himself to Laura. A key moment being when they had a movie night and Laura brought ''Film/TheAfricanQueen'' and ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''. Warwick picked ''African Queen'' because he figured it would impress Laura, but when she gave him some leeway he picked ''Terminator 2'', to her disappointment. Warwick switched back.


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* CreepyMonotone: Has the emotional range of a corpse.


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* TheStoic: Morton always maintains a disapproving and unfeeling composure. He gives off the impression of being not a man, but a malevolent force of nature.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Laura has sexual tension with the scruffy Diver Dan and snide Max. Averted when she decides to marry Warwick [[spoiler: only to cheat on him with Max]].


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[[folder: Outsiders]]
! Trudi Dawson
Laura's sister. She had an affair with Jack, which lead to the Gibson family's upheaval.
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* ChocolateBaby: She's pregnant in Series 2 and it's assumed Jack is the father...[[spoiler: then it turns out the baby is unmistakably Asian]].
* HeadTurningBeauty: Most of the Pearl Bay bachelors trip over themselves trying to impress her.

! Warwick Munro
A court reviewer and Laura's new love interest in Series 3.
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* NiceGuy: To an almost superhuman degree. Warwick puts up with all the things Diver Dan and Max would give Laura crap over. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for Warwick, Laura secretly craves adversity.]]

! Morton Tregonning
A shady businessman who wants to build a tunnel to Pearl Bay.
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* ArcVillain: He plans to build a tunnel, which is later revealed to be a storage space for nuclear waste. Morton keeps Bob in the dark by offering to help him become mayor.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: '''Mort'''on, as in ''morte'', which is French for "dead". He carries himself with the most sinister presence imaginable, like an angel of death.

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* DefrostingIceQueen: Her character arc throughout Series 1. The rest of the town sees her as this regardless.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: You can tell from her outward appearance that she's a city gal, especially compared to the rest of the sun-kissed locals.




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* HappyEndingOverride: After spending the entire first series building up to a romance with Laura, Diver drops everything and moves to the Galapagos. Jack's animosity is implied to be a factor in his decision.



* KnightInSourArmour: His gruff disposition can make it easy to forget that his correspondence career takes him to places where he'd be exposed to moments that would bring out his sympathetic side.



* BabiesEverAfter: Averted in Series 1, where she has a miscarriage.




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* CharacterisarionMarchesOn: Once Karen decides to stop doing what society expects of her, she lets her hair down, travels the world and most glaring of all, nearly breaks off her engagement to Angus as she's no longer sure why she wants to marry him now.
* UptightLovesWild: Raised in a conservative household and took on a job as a police officer, but is engaged to surf-junkie Angus.




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* BastardBoyfriend: Downplayed as he does love her, but Angus is pretty negligent to Karen and has postponed their engagement out of laziness.




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* ThoseTwoGuys: Either with Rupert or Kevin.

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* CryCute: Whenever she's reminded of Diver Dan leaving, Laura has to hide away and let the tears loose. Given her usual uptightness, it's quite humanising.




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* MellowFellow: He maintains a friendly and laid-back demeanour most of the time, provided his ex-wife or childhood aren't brought up.
* PutOnABus: He moves to the Galapagos at the start of Series 2, right when he and Laura had become an official couple.




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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: David Wenham opted not to return after the first season, so Diver Dan is replaced as Laura's love interest with Max Connors. The 2019 revival replaces him with Ben Russo.




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* GranolaGirl: She's been to enough protests to realise that the easiest way to stop a demolition team is to shout "Smoko!".




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* RealEstateScam: Bob Jelly fakes an auction over the phone in order to increase the price of the house Laura wants to buy.
* {{Trumplica}}: He's the wealthiest person in town, is lacking in social graces and obsessed with expansion regardless of any negative impacts it may have.




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* StepfordSmiler: While Heather maintains a bubbly exterior, the wavers in her voice make it clear she's got some personal demons that aren't getting any attention from her husband.




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* KindHeartedSimpleton: In spite of his sheltered intelligence, Craig does show interest in social issues and with a bit of prompting will stand up to his dad.



* HappyEndingOverride: The third series seemed to end on a hopeful note for Max and Laura. By 2019, Max has had a breakdown after his journalism career was ruined, and he ended up being arrested in Germany after getting drunk and aggressive on a flight. Laura leaves him and ends up volunteering in Africa, but is forced to return to Pearl Bay to sort out a Visa issue, where she's reunited with Miranda, still resentful over Laura leaving her with Jack years earlier to follow Max to Europe.

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* HappyEndingOverride: The third series seemed BrattyTeenageDaughter: Unlike Craig, she doesn't take an interest in the town beyond her own personal bubble.
* ItsAllAboutMe: It goes from 'annoying'
to end on 'horrifying' when she actually tries to make the suicide of a hopeful note guy she dated for Max and Laura. By 2019, Max has had a breakdown after his journalism career while all about her, when the only link between them was ruined, and he ended up being arrested in Germany after getting drunk and aggressive on a flight. Laura leaves him and ends up volunteering in Africa, but is forced to return to Pearl Bay to sort out a Visa issue, where she's reunited with Miranda, still resentful over Laura leaving her with Jack years earlier to follow Max to Europe.
their short-lived relationship that went nowhere.




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* MagicalNegro: Magical Hindu in this instance. Phrani is usually the go-to for any spiritual advice in a majorly-white town.

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* BabiesEverAfter: Laura finds out that she's pregnant to Max in the series final. Their daughter Stella would later appear in the 2019 revival.




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* TookALevelInJerkass: While Jack was never a beacon of moral fibre to begin with, he at least had a friendly disposition in Series 1. Come Series 2 (along with a change in actors) and he's quite vitriolic.



Laura's daughter

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Laura's daughter
daughter.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Miranda and Felix in season 2 (played with in that he's not really bad, Laura just doesn't approve because he's a nomadic Pyromaniac fire fetishist- but, he's not a criminal).



Laura's son

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Laura's son
son.
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* ItsAllMyFault: Rupert takes this attitude after he saw an older student he knew by sight sitting by himself, crying, and didn't try to comfort him. Said student later killed himself, and Rupert spends a lot of the episode blaming himself for doing nothing, even though he didn't know the student and couldn't have known that said student was suicidal. Diver Dan manages to get him to cheer up, though.



A fisherman and chef

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A fisherman and chef
chef.
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* AbusiveParents: Diver Dan's father, repeatedly hinted at (though no actual info was given).
* AlliterativeName: '''Diver Dan Della''' Bosca.
* LiteralMinded: Diver Dan tends to do this to irritate people. It works really well.



A foreign correspondent who moves back to Pearl Bay to work on his novel

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A foreign correspondent who moves back to Pearl Bay to work on his novel
novel.
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* HappyEndingOverride: The third series seemed to end on a hopeful note for Max and Laura. By 2019, [[spoiler: Max has had a breakdown after his journalism career was ruined, and he ended up being arrested in Germany after getting drunk and aggressive on a flight. Laura leaves him and ends up volunteering in Africa, but is forced to return to Pearl Bay to sort out a Visa issue, where she's reunited with Miranda, still resentful over Laura leaving her with Jack years earlier to follow Max to Europe.]]



Max's apprentice

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Max's apprenticeapprentice.
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An unscrupulous real estate mogul

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An unscrupulous real estate mogul
mogul.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Bob Jelly is probably the only one of these without an actual corporation behind him.
* DrowningMySorrows: Diver Dan does this sometimes. We only see it once, but judging by the other characters' reactions, he does it often enough that everyone knows things won't end well.



Bob's wife and the estranged lovechild of Meredith and Harold

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Bob's wife and the estranged lovechild of Meredith and Harold
Harold.
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Bob and Heather's son

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Bob and Heather's son
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* FauxYay: Craig Jelly in one episode tries to convince Miranda he's gay to get close to her... Logic was never one of his strong points.



Bob and Heather's daughter

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Bob and Heather's daughterdaughter.
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* HappyEndingOverride: The third series seemed to end on a hopeful note for Max and Laura. By 2019, Max has had a breakdown after his journalism career was ruined, and he ended up being arrested in Germany after getting drunk and aggressive on a flight. Laura leaves him and ends up volunteering in Africa, but is forced to return to Pearl Bay to sort out a Visa issue, where she's reunited with Miranda, still resentful over Laura leaving her with Jack years earlier to follow Max to Europe.



Ex-magistate and Heather Jelly's long-lost father

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Ex-magistate and Heather Jelly's long-lost father
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[[folder: Locals]]
! Meredith Monohan
Hotel manager and Heather Jelly's long-lost mother.
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* PhotographicMemory: Meredith remembers ''everything''. It becomes a point of concern when she starts to forget in Series 3.

! Kevin Findlay
Local repairman.
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* EndOfEpisodeSilliness: Each episode ends with Kevin talking to his son Trevor, often having a random and amusing conversation that just barely relates to the events that took place in the episode. The 2019 revival has brought this back with Kevin and new character Zac Bell, and their conversation in the first episode includes an amusing discussion of whether anyone would remember them in 20 years. Various other characters fill in for them when Kevin is on his honeymoon with Phrani.

! Trevor Findlay
Kevin's son.
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! Phrani Gupta
Manager of the town's souvenir shop and unofficial mystic.
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[[folder: The Gibson Family]]
! Laura Gibson
A divorced attorney who moves to Pearl Bay and becomes the new magistrate.

! Jack Gibson
Laura's ex-husband. He had an affair with her sister and committed a series of white-collar crimes, prompting a complete overhaul of the family's lives.

! Miranda Gibson
Laura's daughter

! Rupert Gibson
Laura's son

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[[folder: The Boat Shed]]
! "Diver" Dan Della Bosca
A fisherman and chef

! Max Connors
A foreign correspondent who moves back to Pearl Bay to work on his novel

! Carmen Blake
Max's apprentice
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[[folder: The Jelly Family]]
! Bob Jelly
An unscrupulous real estate mogul

! Heather Jelly
Bob's wife and the estranged lovechild of Meredith and Harold

! Craig Jelly
Bob and Heather's son

! Jules Jelly
Bob and Heather's daughter
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[[folder: Pearl Bay Administration & Law Enforcement]]
! Harold Fitzwalter
Ex-magistate and Heather Jelly's long-lost father

! Karen Miller
Police constable and fiancee of Angus.

! Angus Kabiri
Courtroom clerk and fiancee of Karen.

! Graeme Grey
Police Sergeant.

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