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James Norton as the Reverend Sidney Chambers,
MC (series 1–4), an Anglican vicar who had been a Scots Guards officer during World War II. •
Morven Christie as Amanda Hopkins (née Kendall) (series 1–3), an heiress and art restorer at London's
National Gallery; she has a romantic relationship with Sidney. •
Tessa Peake-Jones as Sylvia Chapman (formerly Maguire) (series 1–present), the vicarage's devoutly religious housekeeper •
Al Weaver as Leonard Ernest Finch (series 1–present), a
curate whose licence is revoked in a later series, when he is discovered to be gay. •
Nick Brimble as Jack Chapman (series 1–present), a retired businessman who later marries Sylvia •
Kacey Ainsworth as Catherine "Cathy" Keating (series 1—present), Geordie's wife •
Oliver Dimsdale as Daniel Marlowe (series 2—present), a photographer who gets secretly involved in a romantic relationship with Leonard •
Tom Brittney as the Reverend William "Will" Davenport (series 4–9), an Anglican vicar who was formerly an inner-city chaplain • Bradley Hall as DC Larry Peters (series 4–present), Geordie's colleague •
Melissa Johns as Jennifer Scott (series 6–present), a police secretary •
Charlotte Ritchie as Bonnie Davenport (née Evans) (series 7–9), who later marries Will. •
Rishi Nair as the Reverend Alpheus "Alphy" Kotteram (series 9–present)
Recurring • Skye Lucia Degruttola as Esme Keating (Series 1–present), Geordie's eldest daughter •
Pip Torrens as Sir Edward Kendall (Series 1–2), Amanda's father •
Fiona Button as Jennifer Chambers (Series 1–2), Sidney's younger sister; Amanda's former classmate. •
Ukweli Roach as Johnny Johnson (Series 1), Jennifer’s boyfriend • Nakay Kpaka as Walter Sterling (Series 1) •
Tom Austen as Guy Hopkins (Series 1–3), Amanda's husband, whom she later leaves and then divorces. • as Hildegard Staunton (Series 1), a young German widow with whom Sidney has a brief romance. •
David Troughton as DCI Benson (Series 1–2), Geordie's immediate superior • Joe Claflin as DC Billy Atkins (Series 1), Geordie's colleague • Lorne MacFadyen as DS Phil Wilkinson (Series 2–3), Geordie's colleague •
Seline Hizli as Margaret Ward (Series 2–3), police secretary, who has a relationship with Sidney and later an affair with Geordie. •
Geoff McGivern as the Archdeacon (Series 1-2), Sidney’s superior •
Gary Beadle as Archdeacon Gabriel Atubo (Series 3–6), the church's first Archdeacon of colour •
Neil Morrissey as Harding Redmond (Series 2), Abigail’s father •
Claudie Blakley as Agatha Redmond (Series 2), Abigail’s mother •
Emily Bevan as Hilary Franklin (Series 3), Leonard’s ex-fiancée •
Felix Scott as DI Sean Donovan (Series 4), a fellow DI assigned to work alongside Geordie •
Simona Brown as Violet Todd (Series 4), the daughter of a civil rights preacher, who later emigrates to the United States with Sidney. •
Christian McKay as Anthony Hobbs (Series 4), a colleague of Cathy’s at Swinnertons •
Sarah Crowden as Mrs Bennett (Series 4), a member of the Parish Council •
Jemma Redgrave as Amelia Davenport (Series 4–7), Will's mother •
Dominic Mafham as St. John Gurney-Clifford (Series 5–7), Amelia's husband •
Paula Wilcox as Diana (Series 5), Cathy's mother and Geordie's mother-in-law, who has bipolar disorder. • Lauren Carse as Ellie Harding (Series 5), an ambitious journalist who develops a friendship with Will. •
Ross Boatman as Vic Morgan (Series 5), a boxing trainer whom Will looks to for guidance. •
Stuart Bowman as Bishop Aubrey Gray (Series 6—present), Will's immediate superior • Emily Patrick as Tamara Gurney-Clifford (Series 6–7), Will's flirtatious socialite stepsister • Ahmed Elhaj as Curate Henry Jones (Series 6), Leonard's replacement when he is sent to prison •
Shaun Dooley as Johnny Richards (Series 6), a lawyer and former war comrade of Geordie's •
Michael D. Xavier as DCI Elliot Wallace (Series 7–8), Geordie's new boss, whose fiancée has a brief affair with Will. •
Ellora Torchia as Maya (Series 7), DCI Wallace's fiancée who has a brief affair with Will. • Isaac Highams as Ernie Evans (Series 7–9), Bonnie's son from her first marriage. • Elliot Warren as Sam White (Series 9), a preacher who befriends Leonard. • Christie Russell-Brown as Meg Gray, Alphy's girlfriend and Bishop Gray's daughter (Series 10) == Cast timeline ==