| R | Character – Actor |
| Morris Raine – Blake Butler | Doug Randall – Richard Thorp (Vera Downend’s sailor boyfriend) |
| Carlos Rafael – Anthony Morton | Paula Randall – June Lewis |
| Georgio Rafael – Anthony Morton (Carlos’ Twin Brother) | Mr Rawlings – Stanley Lustey |
| Josefina Rafael – Gillian Betts (wife of Carlos) | Mrs Rawlings – Bay White |
| Clive Radd – Brian McDermott | Pat Reddington – Rosemary Smith |
| ‘Receptionist’ – Anna Middleton | Norman Rice – Roy Earl |
| Don Rogers – Albert Shepherd | Pierre Rolfe – Michael Jayes |
| Ranjit Rupal – Ashok Kumar | Sam Redway – John Porter-Davison |
| Dr Rees – Martin King Tomas | Donald Reed – Michael Miller (also known as Tom Reed in plots -Benny Hawkins’ father) |
| DC Reynolds – Ronald Chenery | Edna Reed – Joan Newell |
| Meg Richardson – Noele Gordon | Nancy Rigby – Nancy Gower |
| Jill Richardson – Jane Rossington (Meg’s daughter) | Ted Roach – Michael Elwin |
| ‘Sandy’ Alexander Richardson – Roger Tonge (Meg’s son) | Anne Robbins – Vicki Woolf |
| Bruce Richardson – Michael Walker (adopted child of Meg) | Major Robbins – John Corrin |
| Penny Richardson – Diane Grayson (Meg’s niece) | Margaret Robbins – Patricia Green |
| Mrs Robinson – Jill Meredith | Alan Rogers – Colin Starkey (Benny Hawkins’ Nephew) |
| Rosalie – Heather Barbour | Anna Ross – Dorota Zienska (Polish immigrant who married Paul Ross to stay in Britain) |
| Mr Ross – Benjamin Whitrow | Dr Rowan – Geoff Cheshire |
| Mrs Ross – Sheila Gill | Monsieur Rudolf – Alan Curtis |
| Paul Ross – Sandor Elés | Mr Russell – Robert Wheelan |
| Toni Ross – Jill Melford | Simon Russell – Bruce Beeby |
| Dennis Rutlidge – Bryan Moseley | Crispin Ryder – Malcolm McDowell (son of Malcolm) |
| Dora Rutlidge – Eileen Barry | Malcolm Ryder – David Davenport (Meg’s second husband) |
| Mr Ryman – Dennis Spence | Cliff Ryan – John Alkin (Friend of Ron Brownlow) |
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