Susannah Zellaby (played by Keeley Hawes) is a protagonist in The Midwich Cuckoos.
A village doctor who missed the dayout blackout. She works as a primary carer at the Grange facility, suspects the children are alien, and confides in DCI Haynes. She later becomes a willing hostage on the children's bus to ensure their safe passage and is killed in Haynes's bomb detonation. Paul Haynes (played by Max Beesley) is a protagonist in The Midwich Cuckoos.
The local police liaison tasked with monitoring the children. He investigates their strange behavior and telekinetic powers alongside Dr. Zellaby. After discovering the children's plan to erase village memories, he sabotages their transport bus by planting a bomb and detonates it, killing himself and the children aboard. Zoe Moran (played by Aisling Loftus) appears in The Midwich Cuckoos.
Sam Clyde (played by Ukweli Roach) appears in The Midwich Cuckoos.
Jodie Blake (played by Lara Rossi) appears in The Midwich Cuckoos.
Cassie Stone (played by Synnøve Karlsen) appears in The Midwich Cuckoos.
A villager who escapes with the child Nathan after he is removed from the group mind. She takes cover underground during the memory-erasing wave and later watches the bus explosion from the woods alongside Nathan. Bernard Westcott (played by Samuel West) appears in The Midwich Cuckoos.
The government official overseeing the children's care and funding. He is secretly revealed to be an adult child from a previous Russian incident. He guides the children to take over a military base and orchestrate their escape, surviving the bus bombing in a support vehicle while witnessing their destruction in horror.
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Characters
Susannah Zellaby
(played by Keeley Hawes) — protagonist
A village doctor who missed the dayout blackout. She works as a primary carer at the Grange facility, suspects the children are alien, and confides in DCI Haynes. She later becomes a willing hostage o...
Paul Haynes
(played by Max Beesley) — protagonist
The local police liaison tasked with monitoring the children. He investigates their strange behavior and telekinetic powers alongside Dr. Zellaby. After discovering the children's plan to erase villag...
Zoe Moran
(played by Aisling Loftus) — supporting
Sam Clyde
(played by Ukweli Roach) — supporting
Jodie Blake
(played by Lara Rossi) — supporting
Cassie Stone
(played by Synnøve Karlsen) — supporting
A villager who escapes with the child Nathan after he is removed from the group mind. She takes cover underground during the memory-erasing wave and later watches the bus explosion from the woods alon...
Bernard Westcott
(played by Samuel West) — supporting
The government official overseeing the children's care and funding. He is secretly revealed to be an adult child from a previous Russian incident. He guides the children to take over a military base a...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Bernard Westcott → Sam Clyde
(Power Authority Figure)
Bernard Westcott → Paul Haynes
(Power Authority Figure)
Jodie Blake → Sam Clyde
(Romantic Partner)
Zoe Moran → Paul Haynes
(Romantic Partner)
Susannah Zellaby → Bernard Westcott
(Professional Scientist Subject)
Sam Clyde → Jodie Blake
(Medical Professional)
Sam Clyde → Bernard Westcott
(Professional Advisor)
Bernard Westcott → Susannah Zellaby
(Professional Colleague)
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Cassie Stone → Zoe Moran
(Social Village Friend)
Paul Haynes → Sam Clyde
(Alliance Village Ally)
Sam Clyde → Cassie Stone
(Social Friend)
Zoe Moran → Jodie Blake
(Social Friend)
Susannah Zellaby → Zoe Moran
(Social Village Friend)
Paul Haynes → Bernard Westcott
(Conflict Skeptic)
Jodie Blake → Cassie Stone
(Social Friends)
Story Analysis
The single-season narrative moves from an unexplained blackout to a community-wide struggle against the children's growing power. Susannah Zellaby's investigation develops into a final protective sacrifice.
Plot Progression
The Blackout
The Pregnancy Revelation
The Children's Development
A Fragile Truce
Departure and Sacrifice
The Midwich Cuckoos (2022) · 6.6/10 · drama, mystery, sci-fi-fantasy
