Characters

Andy Warhol

Ross Honey-Thornhill

Andy Warhol was a soft-spoken, silver-wigged icon of 1960s art and culture who turned celebrity and consumerism into high art while carefully cultivating an air of mystery and detachment.

Barbie Benton

Kelly

Barbie Benton was a bright, ambitious young starlet and Hugh Hefner’s girlfriend in 1969, blending beauty, wit, and charm as she navigated the glamorous, high-profile world of Playboy with a keen sense for opportunity.

Bodyguard

Alastair Gruitt

Brad Majors

Gavin Williams

Brad Majors is a devoted family man and factory supervisor with a deep amateur passion for rockets, science, and Disneyland—rigidly conventional yet quietly obsessed with the clean promise of American technological progress.

Buzz Aldrin

Shaun Hambly

Buzz Aldrin was the brilliant, forthright second man on the Moon in 1969—an astronaut-engineer with a military edge and a restless spirit, navigating both space and the weight of global fame.

Dolly Parton

Liv Moranne

Dolly Parton in 1969 was a sparkling, sharp-witted country singer on the rise—combining homespun charm with razor-sharp talent and ambition beneath her playful, glamorous persona.

Gayle Majors

Jessica Sharville

Gayle Majors is a curious and idealistic 17-year-old, torn between her conservative upbringing and a burning teenage desire to rebel, dream, and tune in to the radical voices of a world in flux.

Gloria Steinem

Jordan Kennedy

Gloria Steinem in 1969 was a poised and razor-sharp feminist journalist, using her platform to challenge sexism with clarity, charm, and fearless determination.

Harvey Milk

Jon Foster

In 1969, Harvey Milk was a warm, outspoken, and politically awakening gay man whose passion for justice and infectious energy marked the beginning of his journey to becoming a pioneer of LGBTQ+ rights.

Hugh Heffner

Sam Shepherd

Hugh Hefner in 1969 was the silk-robed architect of the Playboy empire—an image-conscious, cultured libertarian who blended sensual indulgence with intellectual ambition at the heart of the sexual revolution.

Janet Majors

Naomi Griffiths

Janet Majors is a picture-perfect 1960s housewife—refined, dutiful, and deeply conventional—yet beneath her polished exterior lingers a flicker of curiosity and longing from her younger days.

John Lennon

Jared O'Neill

In 1969, John Lennon was an outspoken, restless Beatle in creative rebellion—blending sharp wit, radical politics, and personal reinvention as he stepped away from pop stardom toward protest and art.

John Wayne

Rhys Owens

John Wayne in 1969 was the defiantly patriotic, gravel-voiced embodiment of traditional American masculinity—an old-school movie legend standing firm against a world he saw slipping away.

Katherine Johnson

Esther

Katherine Johnson in 1969 was the brilliant, barrier-breaking NASA mathematician whose quiet precision and intellect helped send Apollo 11 to the Moon while she defied the odds as a Black woman in science.

Kenny Everett

Jamie Henderson

Kenny Everett in 1969 was a witty, anarchic radio personality whose quick humour, surreal creativity, and rebellious charm made him one of Britain’s most distinctive young entertainers.

Lenny Bruce

Andrew Rowe

Lenny Bruce was a brilliant, tormented comic revolutionary whose fearless stand-up routines in the 1950s and early ’60s shattered taboos and reshaped free speech—leaving behind a legacy that loomed large even after his death.

Margaret Thatcher

Rowan Blewett

Margaret Thatcher in 1969 was a rising Conservative politician—precise, determined, and ideologically firm—quietly forging the path that would make her Britain’s first female prime minister.

Marilyn Monroe

Emily Littler

Marilyn Monroe remained an immortal icon of Hollywood glamour and fragility—her beauty and tragic mystique casting a long, lingering shadow over the decade.

Marsha P Johnson

Roberta Calamari

Marsha P. Johnson in 1969 was a fearless, joy-filled Black trans activist and drag queen whose presence at the Stonewall uprising helped ignite the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement and gave voice to the most marginalised.

Mary Quant

Rachel Williams

Mary Quant in 1969 was the visionary designer who revolutionised women’s fashion with the miniskirt and made modern style a symbol of freedom, youth, and self-expression.

Neil Armstrong

Michael Honey-Thornhill

Neil Armstrong in 1969 was the calm, humble Apollo 11 commander whose historic first steps on the Moon captured the imagination of the world and defined the spirit of space exploration.

Pat Nixon

Amy

Pat Nixon in 1969 was the poised, devoted First Lady whose quiet strength and unwavering support for her husband stood in contrast to the chaos and scrutiny surrounding the Nixon presidency.

Richard Nixon

Jason Trudge

Richard Nixon was a calculating, deeply ambitious political survivor who rose to the presidency in 1969 determined to restore order to a divided America, all while masking his paranoia behind a controlled and formal exterior.

Richard Raffata

Richard Shepherd

Robert Majors

Mel Perks

Robert (Brad) Majors Jr. is a well-raised, energetic teenage boy on the cusp of sixteen—bright, respectful, and eager to follow his father into engineering, but hopelessly distracted by hormones, curiosity, and the great mystery of girls.

Ronald Ziegler

Hana Bailey

Ronald Ziegler in 1969 was Nixon’s young, sharp-tongued press secretary—loyal, composed, and fiercely protective of the administration’s public image amid rising political tensions.

Sybil Leek

Lisa Telfer Brunton

Sybil Leek in 1969 was a bold and theatrical witch, astrologer, and author who captivated the media with her mystical persona, challenging superstition while embracing her role as a modern-day occult icon.

Walt Disney

Lewis Aburrow

Walt Disney in 1969 was a visionary empire-builder and master storyteller whose blend of wholesome fantasy, technological innovation, and meticulous control had made him the defining force in global family entertainment.