Giles is the head of O'Connor and Associates. Now in his 50’s, he once was a TV celebrity. Though he still knows everyone of importance, it becomes clear that he’s on his way to obscurity, something he doesn’t accept lightly as he’s of the opinion to deserve both acknowledgement and respect (let alone adequate payment).
Besides winning back recognition, his major obsession is wine. Giles owns a vineyard and is quite knowledgeable about growing wine. Through this he has made many contacts in the industry.
Giles is very good in his job and often finds solutions for problems the other find unsolvable. But, well aware of his dwindling influence and value, he is a little frightened of Andrew who has been sent by the Australian shareholder company, Renegade. He fears, Andrew may have been sent to keep an eye on him, or worse.

What’s to expect of a character played by Mark? The answer: lots of different things; but this role was practically made for him.

Andrew came from Australia when Giles sold a share of O'Connor and Associates to the aggressive Sydney PR-company Renegade. In Comedia Pictures’ profile he’s described as ‘probably the spawn of the Devil’, ‘smooth and ambitious’, which makes it clear why Mark got the job.
Andrew puts business before anything else. In order to look after his clients’ interests he is not too particular about his means - he is 'unethical in the most ethical way possible'. It should be mentioned, however, that his loyalty both to client and company is very strong.

Andrew’s humour is rather non-existent, the more is his instinct for trading. Much of his private time he spends expanding his fortune.
There’s just one thing escaping Andrew’s control and disturbing his peace of mind: he feels strangely attracted to Melissa, emotions that are both secretly returned and highly unwelcome on either side.

Kevin is unbeatable at research and persuasion. Whatever data he is given, Kevin can use it to back up every possible argument. He’s one of the people who are able to first talk a donkey into giving away its legs and then persuade it to a ride. And that’s only natural, for Kevin has studied both philosophy and statistics.
Working for O'Connor and Associates bears one big problem for him: while at university he had been poor but intellectually challenged, now he earns good money but is forced to deal with the sometimes outright dim clients. That is really bothering him and he hates himself for doing this job, but as he’s one of the people who like being unhappy you don’t need to worry too much about him. His profile at Comedia Pictures describes him as ‘the cynic, the master of the one liner, the irreverent one’.

Ron is called ‘Senior Consultant’, though this refers rather to his years of activity than his experience. Once a sports star until he developed an ‘unhealthy’ affection for his trainer’s wife and had to stop because of an ‘injury’, he still is attracted by women - ‘a convulsive shagger’, as Comedia Pictures put it.

Called ‘Teflon’, Ron always finds a way to solve a situation in a smooth way. He’s the one who keeps the wheels of commerce going.

Melissa is the baby of the O&A staff, so to speak. Although, a diligent and very talented one. Working in the company for two years already, the others still haven’t noticed her advance. Or more likely they have, for Melissa gets all the difficult jobs no one else wants. Nonetheless she is treated ‘like part of the furniture’. She stays because she knows she is learning a lot and - though this is something she doesn’t like at all - she likes the money and the glamour.
And Andrew.

It’s almost unfair what the writers did to Melissa when they decided to make her feel attracted by someone like Andrew. For they made her also a young Christian woman who is strong in her ethical convictions and often pleads for moral, no matter how rarely she succeeds.

Hineroa knows, she’s only there because the others want to exploit her connections to the Maori. That, however, doesn’t bother her much. What affects her - apart from her daughter - is political power. Hineroa is extremely ambitious. Besides that she has some other qualities; she’s smart, scary and aggressive. A true ‘force of nature’.

To reach her goals, Hineroa has a wide variety of means, or better said: weapons. Intimidation may be one of the most harmless ones.

Every boss needs a good PA. One who does all the work but won’t steal your army...oops, wrong movie.

Robyn is totally loyal to Giles. Totally. Entirely. He is master; what he wants he must get - preferably instantly - and his well-being is her utmost goal. This also includes attempts to curb his lifestyle. Her great advantage is her deep understanding of Giles, which enables her to explain his sometimes vague uttering to the others.
She has two children and can handle Giles’ daughter quite well. Robyn has been single for 15 years and she likes her independence, she doesn’t like to be in someone else’s dept.
It’s not easy to get from Robyn what you want. It depends on her mood how she’s treated best. And nobody is better at reading her than Andrew (while no one is worse than Liz).