The Fugitives (TV series)

Cast and characters

The Keaton family secret forces twelve-year-old genius Jay, played by Alex Roe, and his bubbly nine-year-old sister Fleecey, played by Hannah van der Westhuysen, on the run. Jay, a science and numbers whiz with a high IQ, finally finds a friend in the fiery and outspoken Melanie "Mel" Banks, portrayed by Ciara O'Connor, who joins them. Roe also appears as J2, a clone created by EmbroGen to replace Jay. Alexander Hanson plays their father, scientist Marshall Keaton, while Maggie Norris is their mother Lorraine. Jack Ellis embodies the sinister EmbroGen head, Salko. Melanie Hill plays Mel’s mother, Glenda Banks. Maureen Lipman is the eccentric Maggie Wych, who befriends Jay. Salko’s operatives Boyer and Lomas are played by Nick Rowe and Elizabeth Healey. Jonathan Wrather portrays Jay’s uncle Harry Keaton, who contacts Jay via a mysterious email about EmbroGen and the Eden project. Finally, Lalage Lumley plays Mel’s younger sister Kelly, who becomes friends with J2.