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Characters in Radio Silence

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Aled Last

    Frances's quiet neighbour and the anonymous creator of the Universe City podcast, whose secret identity drives the central friendship.

    Also in Heartstopper, Volume 4

  • Frances Janvier

    A driven seventeen-year-old set on Cambridge who secretly makes fan art for the podcast Universe City and hides that creative side from her school life.

Supporting characters

  • Carys Last

    Aled's twin sister and Frances's former friend, who left home before the story begins and whose absence weighs on both of them.

  • Daniel Jun

    Aled's close friend and the school's Head Boy, who is protective of Aled and wary of Frances's involvement.

  • Raine Sengupta

    A classmate of Frances whose friendship turns out to run deeper than she first realises.