Character Relationship Map: The Kindred

Characters

• Helen Tullet (played by April Pearson) — protagonist

  Helen Tullet is the central character, awakening from a year-long coma after a car accident and discovering that she gave birth to a surviving daughter. She struggles to reconnect with Greg Tullet, in...

• Greg Tullet (played by Blake Harrison) — supporting

  Greg Tullet is Helen's partner and the baby's other parent. While Helen remains in a coma, he cares for her and waits to bring her home. After her recovery, he tries to support the family and protect...

• Gillian Burrows (played by Samantha Bond) — supporting

  Gillian Burrows is a source of supernatural guidance for Helen when ordinary explanations fail. Helen contacts her after further danger threatens the baby and asks how she can communicate with Robert....

• Detective Shepherd (played by Robbie Gee) — supporting

  Detective Shepherd investigates the death of Robert and questions Helen after she awakens from her coma. The coroner has classified Robert's death as suicide, but an eyewitness saw Helen fleeing the b...

• Mr. Mulvaney (played by James Dreyfus) — supporting

  Mr. Mulvaney is an old neighbor who provides Helen with unsettling information about her childhood. He recalls that she and Robert arrived from Stoneworth when she was four and remembers her wandering...

• Father Monroe (played by Patrick Bergin) — supporting

  Father Monroe is a former connection of Helen's who reveals important information about Robert during confession. He says Robert sought forgiveness for crimes connected with children and had been urge...

• Robert (played by Jimmy Yuill) — supporting

  Robert is Helen's father, whose death is officially ruled a suicide but remains central to the mystery surrounding her lost memories. He concealed important facts about Helen's childhood and admitted...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Detective Shepherd → Robert (Professional Death Investigator)

  Shepherd questions Helen about Robert's death after the coroner rules it a suicide.

• Helen Tullet → Detective Shepherd (Professional Investigator And Subject)

  Detective Shepherd questions Helen about the death of her father, Robert.

• Helen Tullet → Greg Tullet (Romantic Domestic Partners)

  After Helen awakens, she tries to reconnect with Greg and their child, while Greg has cared for her during her coma.

• Helen Tullet → Robert (Family Daughter And Father)

  Robert is identified as Helen's father, and Detective Shepherd questions her about Robert's death.

Story Dynamics

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

• Helen Tullet → Gillian Burrows (Alliance Help Seeker And Adviser)

  After further danger surrounding the baby, Helen contacts Gillian Burrows for help and asks how she can speak to Robert.

• Father Monroe → Robert (Social Priest And Confessor)

  Father Monroe says Robert came to him in confession seeking forgiveness.

• Helen Tullet → Father Monroe (Social Former Confidants)

  Helen's former connection with Father Monroe leads her to confront him about Robert.

• Mr. Mulvaney → Robert (Social Neighbor Witness)

  Mulvaney recalls Helen's arrival with Robert and describes what he observed about Helen's childhood in their former home.

• Helen Tullet → Mr. Mulvaney (Social Neighbor And Informant)

  Mr. Mulvaney, an old neighbor, reveals details about Helen's childhood and remembers her wandering the halls with a doll.

Story Analysis

Helen investigates her father's hidden crimes and a supernatural threat while struggling to reclaim her identity and protect her family.

Plot Progression

1. Awakening Into Uncertainty
2. A Threatened Household
3. Secrets Beneath Childhood
4. Confession And Inherited Sin
5. The Revenants Draw Near