Meet the locals
in Hanover Square

ADAM DWERGER

Married to Eva and part of Hanover’s Yuppie invasion. As an aspiring author he is finding irritation rather than inspiration is his neighbours and surroundings.
Comedy rating: Exasperated
Fear factor: 30
Soap secrets: 1
Hanover power: None

MR MORRISSEY

Self styled friendly local butcher who veers between the bluff and the boorish. Has a supply of stories and moral values as disturbing as some of his weekly ‘special offers’.
Comedy rating: Buffoon
Fear factor: 63
Soap secrets: 4
Hanover power: Large

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KEN FAUCET

Newsagent and a man of monumental self deception who likens his wit to a rapier when most see it as a bludgeon. Has a habit of disgracing himself when drunk, which usually results in him losing his trousers as often as his dignity.
Comedy rating: Cringing
Fear factor: 50
Soap secrets: 1
Hanover power: Deceptive

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ANTONIA GUERDON

The liberal vicar of St Jude’s and well meaning to the point of embarrassment. Brilliant at raising money, she now needs a spire to go with the church’s successful appeal.
Comedy rating: Scatty
Fear factor: 14
Soap secrets: 2
Hanover power: Mysterious

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VIOLET WHEELER

One time murderess and owner of the Hamilton Arms. A holder of traditional values that calls a spade a spade and anyone she doesn’t like something offensive.
Comedy rating: Harridan
Fear factor: 87
Soap secrets: 2
Hanover power: Vocal

JAMES SKIMP

Was an art student like his girlfriend Lauren, but ended up being thrown off the course due to forgetting to do anything. Now a full time layabout and sofa surfer, he is the sort of person who’s too lazy to be stuck in a rut.
Comedy rating: Stoned
Fear factor: 4
Soap secrets: 2
Hanover power: Whatever

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DI PETTIFOGGER

A radical vegan-lesbian seperatist, and the co-owner of the vegetarian cooperative food store with her conjoined twin Rhea. A no-nonsense type with a bark every bit as painful as her bite.
Comedy rating: Bullish
Fear factor: 63
Soap secrets: 1
Hanover power: Scary

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RAYNARD FOX

Business partner and ex-lover of David. Sees the world as a stage in which he is the lead actor with all the best lines, Raynard is to the community what a dame is to pantomine. Except he never cares what’s behind him.
Comedy rating: Bitchy
Fear factor: 42
Soap secrets: 0
Hanover power: Glamourous

NANCY BONE

Wife of Sidney and fervent mine of misinformation. A self confessed discretephobic, she spreads rumour and gossip to make her life as easy as possible. Will never lift a finger unless it is to pull the wool over someone’s eyes.
Comedy rating: Ubiquitous
Fear factor: 92
Soap secrets: 1
Hanover power: Manipulative

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EVA DWERGER

Married to Ads, works in the City of London. A lover of high heels, Pinot Grigio, managent theories and a sense of community, she is a woman who plans to have it all; though most of the messy stuff will be delegated to her husband. 
Comedy rating: Pleasant
Fear factor: 35
Soap secrets: 1
Hanover power: Little

JO MERRICK

Strange looking girl whose childhood dream to work with animals resulted in a job at the butchers. So accident prone she could grab life with both hands, only to  drop it and cut her fingers picking up the pieces. 
Comedy rating: Odd
Fear factor: 9
Soap secrets: 2
Hanover power: Quiet

FELICITY FAUCET

Desperately married to newsagent Ken, she is Hanover Square: alternative, mixed up, cute on the outside, but cramped and desperately short of space on the inside.
Comedy rating: Frustrated
Fear factor: 41
Soap secrets: 3
Hanover power: Untested

RUSS WHEELER

Put upon licensee of local pub the Hamilton Arms. A mild mannered and well meaning man of pent up frustrations, normally found in the guise of his meddling mother Violet, with whom he lives.
Comedy rating: Resigned
Fear factor: 23
Soap secrets: 1
Hanover power: Bottled

LAUREN PALLAS

Lauren is an art student with a penchant for making outrageous art works based on her body, gender and sexuality. Always looking at ways to have an impact on the world. To her an unmade bed is a canvas on which to wet.
Comedy rating: Opinionated
Fear factor: 52
Soap secrets: 1
Hanover power: Obvious

HARRY TERRY

A twelve year old child genius who has left home to start a degree in psychology. An old head on young shoulders wearing old fashioned clothes, he is a walking mass of contradictions and cufflinks.
Comedy rating: Stupendous
Fear factor: 32
Soap secrets:1
Hanover power: Observed

RHEA BUTTRESS

The co-owner of the vegetarian cooperative foodstore with her mad conjoined twin Di. She’d rather be known for selling 500 types of muesli than being the moderate level headed sister.  
Comedy rating: Frustrated
Fear factor: 24
Soap secrets: 1
Hanover power: Supressed

DAVID MULLOVER

Long suffering entrepreneur. Sometimes wishes he could clear out his expensive suits and get back in the closet, just so he could shut out the racket from Raynard, his business partner and ex-lover.
Comedy rating: Buttoned up
Fear factor: 38
Soap secrets: 1
Hanover power: Smart

SIDNEY BONE

Husband of Nancy and a schemer and chancer who hides behind an affable, cheeky chappy persona. Emptied his bucket of most of his charm so he can fill it with pilfered goods.
Comedy rating: Bumbling
Fear factor: 26
Soap secrets: 2
Hanover power: Pinched