Character

Age Range

Description

Rachel Watson

25-40

Rachel is the titular girl on the train. She spends a lot of the show drunk (but functional), and will be both the target and aggressor of physical and emotional aggression.

Megan Hipwell

25-35

Megan Hipwell is the girl Rachel wants to be. She’s a beautiful hipster who looks like she has the world at her feet, a woman that other women want to be, and one that men easily fall in love with. She will be the target of physical violence and discuss sensitive content matters around child loss.

Anna Watson

25-35

Tom’s new wife, who he had an affair with before leaving Rachel.  She is living in the house that Tom and Rachel bought together and believes that Rachel is harassing Tom and is attempting to win him back.

D.I. Gaskill

Any

D.I Gaskill is the lead detective on Megan Hipwell’s case, and the only truly objective person in the show.

Tom Watson

30-40

Tom is Rachel’s ex-husband, who is now married to Anna.  He is very charming and uses this to his advantage to attract women.

Scott Hipwell

25-35

Scott is Megan’s husband. He is very possessive of Megan, and after finding out about her infidelity, threatens to kill her, which makes him a prime suspect in her disappearance.

Kamal Abdic

Any

Kamal is Megan’s therapist, and has been helping her to work through her troubled past and find her sense of self. He has a short but impactful romantic relationship with Megan, which he ends after regretting the unethical infringement.