Character Relationship Map: The 14

Characters

• Reg (played by Jack Wild) — protagonist
• The Mother (played by June Brown) — protagonist
• Reena (played by Cheryl Hall) — supporting
• Mr. Sanders (played by John Bailey) — supporting
• Father Morris (played by Tony Calvin) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Reg → Reena (Family Associate)

  Reena is present in the household's affairs, speaks with the woman about the family's proposed move, and later visits Reg and the children in their re...

• Reg → The Mother (Family Son)

  After The Mother's death, Reg tries to comfort the other children by imagining that she has gone to the place where she was happiest.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Mr. Sanders → Reg (Conflict Pursuer)

  The authorities search for the children, and Mr. Sanders identifies one of the boys after the boy runs out of money, increasing the danger of discover...

• Reg → Father Morris (Conflict Institutional Opponent)

  Father Morris and the institutional staff attempt to assign beds, provide baths, and impose order, while Reg and the children resist being separated f...

Story Analysis

A family struggles to remain united after The Mother's death while poverty, institutions, law, and authorities steadily close in.

Plot Progression

1. A Household Under Strain
2. The Motherless Promise
3. Under Institutional Control
4. A Home Behind Boards
5. The Search Closes In