| Philip Pirrip | An orphan boy |
| Known as "Pip" |
| Joe Gargery | A blacksmith |
| "Mrs. Joe" | His wife |
| Pip's sister |
| Uncle Pumblechook | Joe's pompous uncle |
| Wopsle | Clerk of the village church |
| Later, an actor |
| Orlick | A workman of Joe's |
| Biddy | A girl friend of Pip's and Mrs. Joe's nurse |
| Later, Joe's wife |
| Abel Magwitch | A convict |
| Miss Havisham | An eccentric woman once disappointed in love |
| Estella | Her ward |
| In reality, Magwitch's daughter |
| Compeyson | Miss Havisham's former suitor and deceiver |
| A convict |
| Mr. Jaggers | Lawyer for Miss Havisham and for Magwitch |
| Wemmick | His clerk |
| Mr. Pocket | Pip's tutor |
| Mrs. Pocket | His wife |
| Herbert Pocket | His son. Pip's comrade in London |
