Paul (played by Paul McGann) is a protagonist in Gypo.
Paul is one of the three perspectives through which the story is told, alongside Helen and Tasha. His account contributes to the audience’s view of the working-class household and its unraveling after the teenage daughter befriends Tasha. The overlapping viewpoints reveal that his memories and motives may differ from those presented by the others. Helen (played by Pauline McLynn) is a protagonist in Gypo.
Helen is one of the story’s three viewpoint characters, alongside Paul and Tasha. Through her perspective, the audience sees events affecting the working-class family after the teenage daughter befriends Tasha. Her account is part of the film’s competing versions of key incidents, which expose tensions and differing memories as the household breaks down. Tasha (played by Chloe Sirene) appears in Gypo.
Tasha is a young Romani refugee from the Czech Republic whose friendship with the family’s teenage daughter becomes central to the story. She is also one of its three viewpoint characters. As neighborhood suspicion and institutional indifference escalate, the consequences affect both her and the family, and her perspective complicates the audience’s understanding of events. Tasha's Husband (played by Freddie Connor) appears in Gypo.
Tasha's Father (played by Olegar Fedoro) appears in Gypo.
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Characters
Paul
(played by Paul McGann) — protagonist
Paul is one of the three perspectives through which the story is told, alongside Helen and Tasha. His account contributes to the audience’s view of the working-class household and its unraveling after...
Helen
(played by Pauline McLynn) — protagonist
Helen is one of the story’s three viewpoint characters, alongside Paul and Tasha. Through her perspective, the audience sees events affecting the working-class family after the teenage daughter befrie...
Tasha
(played by Chloe Sirene) — supporting
Tasha is a young Romani refugee from the Czech Republic whose friendship with the family’s teenage daughter becomes central to the story. She is also one of its three viewpoint characters. As neighbor...
Tasha's Husband
(played by Freddie Connor) — supporting
Tasha's Father
(played by Olegar Fedoro) — supporting
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Tasha's Father → Tasha
(father)
Tasha's Husband → Tasha
(husband)
Paul → Helen
(Family Members)
The plot describes the disintegration of a working-class family and refers to private tensions within the household involving Paul and Helen.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Helen → Tasha
(Narrative Contrasting Perspectives)
The story is told through the overlapping perspectives of Helen and Tasha, with events revisited from each character's point of view.
Paul → Tasha
(Narrative Contrasting Perspectives)
The film uses overlapping perspectives from Paul, Helen, and Tasha, revisiting key events to expose contradictions in memory and motive.
Story Analysis
A working-class family's breakdown unfolds through conflicting perspectives shaped by prejudice, fear, suspicion, and personal failure.
