Mrs. Lipton

Mrs. Blanche Lipton is the cook and had joined the Meldrum household as a young housemaid in her teens. She gradually rose through the ranks to become Cook. Her culinary skills are legendary on the street and she is rarely seen out of the kitchen. While a usually kindly woman who shows sympathy for her "betters" and equals, at other times she can be particularly scathing towards those she considers lower.

Despite her relationship with Alf Stokes, she eventually marries P. C. Wilson and retires from domestic service.