Character Relationship Map: LOLA

Characters

• Thomasina Hanbury (played by Emma Appleton) — protagonist

  The brilliant but increasingly obsessive inventor of the LOLA machine. Initially uses it for music, then pivots to wartime intelligence. Her attempts to manipulate the future cause catastrophic geopol...

• Martha Hanbury (played by Stefanie Martini) — protagonist

  Thomasina's pragmatic and morally grounded sister. She co-manages the clandestine broadcasts, develops a romance with Holloway, and becomes a resistance fighter against the altered fascist timeline. S...

• Lt. Sebastian Holloway (played by Rory Fleck-Byrne) — supporting

  A Royal Corps of Signals officer tasked with locating the mysterious broadcasts. He becomes the military liaison for the sisters, coordinates intelligence, and falls in love with Martha, ultimately es...

• Major. Henry Cobcroft (played by Aaron Monaghan) — supporting

  A pragmatic and skeptical military superior. He authorizes Holloway to investigate the broadcasts and later orders the sisters' arrest when their changes to the timeline lead to unintended disasters a...

• Major. General Norbury (played by Lorcan Cranitch) — supporting
• Young Thomasina Hanbury (played by Theodora Brabazon Legge) — supporting

  The childhood version of Thomasina. Depicts the sisters' early life as isolated orphans, establishing the foundation of their bond before the invention of Lola and the outbreak of war.

• Enoch Johnson (played by Hugh O'Conor) — minor
• Young Reginald Watson (played by William Forrest) — minor
• Leo (played by Aran Murphy) — minor
• German Soldier at Checkpoint (voice) (played by Michael Hulsmann) — minor
• Teenage Thomasina (played by Eva O'Brien) — supporting

  The adolescent version of Thomasina. Represents the transitional period before she fully develops the Lola machine and becomes consumed by its potential to alter reality.

• Young Martha Hanbury (played by Francesca Brabazon Legge) — supporting

  The childhood version of Martha. Shares the orphaned upbringing with her sister, establishing the early dynamic of their partnership before historical events unfold.

• Various Voices (voice) (played by Gerald Tyler) — minor
• German Soldier at Checkpoint (played by Ian Toner) — minor
• Rebecca Cavendish (played by Ayvianna Snow) — minor
• Rachel Johnson (played by Serena Brabazon) — minor
• Television Newsreader (played by Nick Dunning) — minor
• Winston Churchill / Various Voices (voice) (played by Richard Elfyn) — minor
• Reginald Watson (played by Shaun Boylan) — supporting

  The same character portrayed by a different actor, likely representing an alternate portrayal or age within the film's narrative structure.

• Lola Hanbury (played by Chacha Seigne) — supporting

  The deceased mother of the Hanbury sisters. Though she appears only through memory and the machine's naming, she serves as the emotional and thematic inspiration for Lola, anchoring the sisters' isola...

Story Analysis

A tale of time manipulation, wartime sacrifice, and paradoxical redemption.

Plot Progression

1. The Invention and Early Broadcasts
2. Military Coordination and Timeline Shifts
3. Betrayal and Occupation
4. Climactic Rescue and Meta Resolution