This is the list of characters that appear in Velo misto, Yugoslav (Croatian) TV series originally aired in 1980 and 1981.

Meštar (played by Boris Dvornik, episodes 1-14) is a city barber. His name means "Master" in local Chakavian dialect and indicates great skill in shaving and cutting hair. He runs and own barbershop in the historic centre of the city, which is frequented by customers from all walks of life and all political persuasions, where they often read newspapers and comment on current affairs. Meštar himself takes part in those discussions and becomes opinionated when discussing HNK Hajduk football club, of which he became a devoted fan since its founding in episode #2. On the other hand, he tries to avoid talking about politics and pass himself as apolitical, although, during the course of the series he gets briefly arrested by police of four different regimes ( Austria-Hungary, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, fascist Italy and post-WW2 Communist Yugoslavia). His actions, especially in the earlier episodes, suggest general disdain towards any public authority; during WW2 occupation he "accidentally" cuts any Italian soldier or official on his barber's chair. Meštar is married to unnamed woman from nearby island of Brač who briefly appears in one of the later episodes. He has an apprentice/assistant named Bakalar who remains with him for almost quarter of century; after Bakalar's death he is replaced by intellectual named Očalinko and young Papundek. Meštar treats the latter as his surrogate son. Meštar's character is composite of two real life personalities - barbers Špiro Kanazir and Aleksandar Duka.

Violeta (played by Zdravka Krstulović, episodes 1-14) is the owner of city's dance school. While her background is never explicitly named, her house in the centre of the city suggests traditional aristoratic family. Violeta herself is modern woman and before 1910, when the series starts, she has spent few years in Paris, later trying to bring as much of that city's spirit into her native Split. She is well-educated and speaks several languages fluently. She always tries to follow fashion and her dance school, which later serves as one of the salons for city's elite, is equiped with gramophones, radio sets and all the latest technological gadgets of her time. At the beginning of the show young student Pegula is smitten with her; two of them become lovers and, later, a couple. During Italian occupation in WW2 she puts her dance school in service of antifascist resistance movement, but her closeness with Italian officers is mistaken for collaboration and her hair is cut short as punishment. During German occupation she decides to help German soldiers defect to Partisans, but she dies tragically, being caught and hanged together with Očalinko.

Duje (played by Mustafa Nadarević, episodes 1-14) is architect, football goalkeeper and founder of HNK Hajduk. Descended from one of city's traditional families, he is sent by his father, šjor Fabjan, to Prague to study architecture together with close friends Tonči and Pegula. There he ignores his studies and instead spends his time drinking, chasing girls and watching football games which would ultimately inspire him to found Hajduk. He shares opposition to Austro-Hungarian rule with his Czech friends and express it in a way that lands him in prison where he would, together with Pegula, finally find time to prepare for exams and graduate. Upon his return, instead of pursuing career in architercture, he invests all of his energy and free time in HNK Hajduk. His opposition to the regime again lands him in prison during WW1. In interwar Yugoslavia Duje enjoys success as goalkeeper, manager and club's official and tries very hard to remain close to friends who had drifted apart due to ideological differences. Duje never marries and, as hedonist, indulges in love affairs with women, including some that are significantly younger than him. In WWII he diplomatically evades overtures from Italian fascist regime to start pro-Italian football club that should replace Hajduk. Instead, during German occupation, he and Pegula and other major players join Partisans before they triumphantly return to Split after the liberation. In 1947 he and Pegula visit Prague in order to exchange memories with their old Czech friends. Duje is composite character, based on real-life brothers Fabjan and Luka Kaliterna.

Jozo (played by Špiro Guberina, episodes 1-14) is city's garbage collector ("škovacin" in local Chakavian dialect). He is "Vlaj" or native of Dalmatian Hinterland, often seen by native or "fetivi" citizens of Split as unrefined and primitive country rube. He nevertheless faithfully does hisd duty and has loyal friends notably city's gaslight attendant Picaferaj and mayor Dotur Vice who addresses him as "His Highness" due to Jozo's unusual height. He has passionate love affair with city's Hungarian pharmacist, but she dies during Spanish Flu epidemic at the end of WWI. Jozo is in 1920s joined by his young nephew (Netjak), with whom he indulges in few, usually unsuccessful schemes with the aim of improving their economic position.

Pučanstvo (played by Mato Ergović, episodes1-14) is city's policeman. In the first episodes he is already middle-aged and not in the best physical shape, so his attempts to keep the peace in the city usually fail. His plea to Dotur Vice that the city buys him a horse or bicycle for law enforcement purposes is rejected and donkey is suggested instead. Pučanstvo is, however, wise enough not to engage his fellow citizens during increasingly violent street protests and, unlike other policemen, evades serious injuries. His police career ends after he is shocked by the violence of the new Yugoslav state against protesting workers on May Day 1920. He resigns his service and, together with his former colleague Mijo starts business of selling saints' images to local Catholic worshippers.

Mare Mulica (played by Ines Fančović, episodes 1-14 ) is sharp-mouthed vendor at city market-She sells her produce at the market, hardly hiding her utter disdain for citizens who usually sees as snobs; her ire is especially directed at Split women, particulary Violeta. She has pet parrot named Kokolo. She dies in 1944 during German occupation, shortly before the air raid that massacred people on the market. Other vendors decide not to take her place on the market.

Pegula (played by Mladen Barbarić, episode 1-8, 10-14) is one of founders of HNK Hajduk and Violeta's husband. His nickname means "Bad Luck", and throughout the plot he often suffers from humourously unfortunate incidents. Despite being clumsy, he is blessed with relatively good looks, and when in Summer 1910 he sees Violeta, he is smitten with her, and she returns the affection. He travels to Prague with his friends Duje and Tonči to study, spends time in beerhalls and ends with them in jail, after which he would finish his exams and graduate. In WWI he is conscripted into Austro-Hungarian Army where he would spend years, which includes Italian Front; driven insane by terrible conditions in the trenches he wanders out across no man's land in ill-thought attempt to surrender to Italians. When he reaches their lines, entire unit surrenders to him, allowing him to return to Split and Violeta as decorated war hero. After the war Pegula spends almost all of his time with Violeta, helping her run her dance school. He leaves her only in Spring 1944, when he joins Duje in his trip to Partisan-controlled territory, when two of them would re-form Hajduk. News of Violeta's death affects him deeply, but Kate gives him comfort in the closing episode.

Kate (played by Mira Furlan, episode 1-8, 10-14) is Tonči's girlfriend and, later, wife. She and Tonči look like a perfect couple on the outside, but their relationship, especially after marriage, is troubled because of Kate's jealousy, which sometimes lead to violent outbursts and she even threatens Tonči with his officer's sabre. Kate is actually unhappy because Tonči spends more and more of his time with his friends in HNK Hajduk and pursuing his career of civil servant, spending less and less time at home. She is also unhappy because Tonči fanatically supports interwar Yugoslav regime which most of her fellow citizens and friends see as corrupt and tyrannical. However, when Tonči dies as reserve officer during invasion of Yugoslavia, she is genuinelly sad. Her friend Violeta suggests that she starts relationship with Duje, who is still a bachelor. When Pegula leaves home in 1944 in order to join Partisans, Kate moves into her house to keep her company. After the war she takes care both of Duje and Pegula.

Marjeta (played by Vlasta Knezović) is a woman from Varoš. She is daughter of old farmer Toma. In 1910 she falls in love with Ferata, young and hansome driver of post stage coach, much to displeasure of her father who considers only farming as worthy profession. When Ferata becomes successful football player, she marries him and bears him two sons - Papundek and Braco. She lives in her father's house but often has to deal with husband's absences - first during his service in Austro-Hungarian army in WWI, then later, when she is arrested for Communist acitivities. In 1942, when Italians try to catch Papundek, she is arrested and phisically abused. In 1943 she is liberated, only to be finally reunited with her son in 1944. She refuses his offer to live in relatively luxurious new apartment with him and Ane, making Papundek decide to stay at home instead.

Profešur (played by Uglješa Kojadinović, episodes 1-12) is teacher in city's gymnasium, polyglot, scholar and one of the city's top intellectuals. He becomes early supporter of football and it is he who suggest that the newly founded club is named "Hajduk". He becomes fan of the club and member of its board. Always well-spoken and mild-mannered, Profešur enjoys enormous respect among his fellow citizens, but is especially close to Dotur Vice. In 1941, during Italian occupation, he publicly refuses to cooperate with the fascist regime and is never seen again. Character is composite of two real life personalities - Josip Barač and Ćiro Gamulin.

Tonči (episodes 1-7, 10-12, played by Milan Štrljić) is player and manager of HNK Hajduk. In 1910 he is introduced as Duje's and Pegula's good friend who follows them in Prague in their studies. His departure makes his girlfriend Kate jealous. In Prague he decides to found Hajduk and later becomes one of its players and managers. In WWI he is drafted into Austro-Hungarian Army, but he defects to Serbs and joins their army. He becomes subordinate and good friend of Major Stojan with whom he would triumphantly enter Split 1918 after the collapse of Austria-Hungary. In the new state Tonči becomes devoted to new regime and integralist Yugoslav ideology, which sets him apart from fellow player and friend Ferata who adopted Communism. As a regime man, Tonči enjoys benefits of well-paid government job, but he is personally unhappy. Kate is always jealous of him, but with her he doesn't have children and instead tries to be surrogate parent to young HNK Hajduk players. In 1941, shortly before Axis invasion, he is mobilised into Royal Yugoslav Army and happily goes to war only to gets killed.

Ferata (played by Aljoša Vučković, episodes 1-7, 9-11) is early HNK Hajduk player and father of Papundek. Before the events in the series he used to be the farmer but decided to take job of post stage coach driver. His speed and punctuality earned him the nickname Ferata which means "railroad" in local dialect. As tall and handsome young man he is spotted by Marjeta, especially when he becomes football player. He marries Marjeta with whom he would have Papundek and another son Braco. In WWI he is drafted into Austro-Hungarian Army and disappears. He returns home only after the war, after witnessing revolution in Russia as prisoner of war and becoming ardent supporter of Bolshevism. His beliefs get him in conflict with Tonči and two friends part ways. Ferata works as dock worker, using it as an opportunity to spread Communist ideology among fellow workers. He is many times arrested and sentenced to long prison sentences, which later forces Papundek to take care of the family. During his latest imprisonment, Kingdom Yugoslavia is invaded and prison taken over by Ustashas who have Ferata killed in Stara Gradiška concentration camp in 1942.

Mijo (played by Danko Ljuština, episodes 1-5, 8, 10-14) is city's policeman, Pučanstvo's partner and subordinate. He begins the show equally ineffectual as Pučanstvo, but, unlike Pučanstvo, does get involved in fights during street demonstration in years before WWI and gets injured as a result. Like Pučanstvo, after 1918 he briefly joins police under new regime. Few years later he joins Pučanstvo in his business of selling saints' images. In 1944, during German occupation, he gets sick and dies, which Pučanstvo explains with malnutrition.

Netjak (played by Ivo Gregurević, episodes 5-14) is city's garbage collector and Jozo's nephew. Netjak, who is actually unnamed ("netjak" means "nephew" in local dialect) is brought to the city from Dalmatian Hinterland to work as garbage collector. Netjak, just like his uncle, suffers at bigotry of native ("fetivi") citizens of Split who consider them unrefined rubes. He gradually adapts to city's life, takes brief dancing lesson and in 1930s discovers talent for playing boules, which would earn him some respect among citizens. In September 1943, following capitulation of Italy, joins Partisans and one year later triumphantly returns to liberated Split to the utmost delight of old Jozo.

Dotur Vice (played by Boris Buzančić, episodes 1-8) is a lawyer, politician and city's mayor in the years before WW I. His name means "Doctor Vice" in local Chakavian dialect and signifies deep respect his fellow citizens feel towards him. Dotur Vice, despite his high standings, posesses sharp wit and sense of humour, often reflected in satirical poems he and some other characters quote, as well as jokes, some at the expense of his ineffectual police force. Dotur Vice is, on the other hand, sympathetic towards citizens less fortunate than himself and his close friends are city's garbage collector and gas attendant Picaferaj withwhom he has long conversations on city streets. He is one of the early suppoters of football and HNK Hajduk. During WW I he is arrested by Austro-Hungarian authorities and spends some time in prison with Duje and Meštar. After the war he starts private practice as lawyer and, among other things, defends Ferata and his friends when arrested or tried by interwar Yugoslav courts. In mid 1920s his health is failing and in 1928 he dies, leaving whole city devastated, especially Jozo and Picaferaj. Dotur Vice was based on real life character of Vicko Mihaljević, mayor known for his wit and satirical poems; unlike Dotur Vice, Mihaljević died in 1911.

Picaferaj (played by Ljubomir Kapor, epispdes 1-9) is city's gaslight attendant. He maintains city's street lamps and walks the street with Jozo the garbage collector, who is his best friend. Both men are friends of Dotur Vice who often talks with them about various subjects. Picaferaj, justifyingly afraid for his job, is disdainful towards electricity and his conservative stance spreads to anything related to progress - technology, fashion and political changes. Most of his verbal ire is directed towards his fellow citizens who sees as corrupt and insane and dreams of apocalyptic fire that would devour the city. He gets his wish only partially, when HNK Hajduk headquarters gets arsoned as a part of insurance scheme, but he nevertheless reacts to fire with joy. In 1935 dies, with Jozo on his deathbed trying to comfort him by falsely describing how all his apocalypting visions came true while he was ill.

Toma (played by Fabijan Šovagović, episodes 1-6, 8-9) is farmer from Varoš. He is Marjeta's father and traditional man. When Marjeta falls in love with Ferata, he disapproves because he thinks that only farming is proper way to earn living, unlike Ferata's public service. After Marjeta marries Ferata, Toma gradually warms up to his son-in-klaw. During WW I he is briefly taken by Austro-Hungarian authorities in Bosnia. After Ferata returns from the war and begins his politcal work, Toma continues takes care of his family. He dies of old age in 1930s.

Papundek (played by Duško Valentić, episode 7-14) is Meštar's apprentice. He is son of Ferata and Marjeta. He adopted his father's Communist beliefs and expressed them in early age, being expelled from school in 1927 after writing anti-government grafitti. Ferata brings him to Meštar to work as his apprentice; Meštar agrees and gradually becomes very fond of the youth, despite not liking the way he openly expresses his policy. Since Ferata is frequently in jail, Papundek is forced to take care of the family. In 1935 he meets young girl Ane who would become his girlfriend. In the same year he is arrested for the first time, and in 1937 again after failed attempt to travel to Spain in order to fight on Republican side in Spanish Civil War. In 1939 Papundek is wounded during great workers' demonstration. Two years later war starts; Papundek is mobilised in Royal Yugoslav Army and after its collapse organises stashing its arms for future guerilla campaign against Italian occupying force. In 1942 his Partisan unit suffers heavy casualties while being surrounded by Ustashas and Italians; Papundek survives but he is sentenced to death in absentia by Italian court. Papundek reacts to it by writing words "Duly noted" on proclamation posters. In 1943 he briefly returns to the city and meets Meštar. When he finally returns to Split with Partisans in 1944, he is officer of OZNA, Partisan secret police. Despite being offered luxurious apartment by new government, he refuses, prefering to live with his family's old house and telling his partner Ane that the apartment is needed more "by the people who lost everything to bombs". After the war, he handles Meštar after he is briefly arrested following riots during game between Hajduk and Soviet CDKA club; he explains his arrest as "own goal". Character of Papundek is composite of real life personalities of Đermano Senjanović and Ante Jurjević Baja.

Toni (played by Ratko Buljan) is the painter. He is educated in Paris, where he befriended Violeta. He arrives in Split in 1920s, causing Pegula to become jealous. He often uses French phrases and tries to leave impression of refined man of the world. In reality, he has serious problems with money and lives on debt, making him frequent customer of loansharks, including šjor Jakov. Assassination of King Alexander is godsend for him, because every shop owner wants to have picture of slain king; Toni later doubles income by painting the pictures of next king, young Peter II. In late 1930s Toni leaves Split for good, explaining that the war is coming and he doesn't want to remain in Balkans when it happens.

Ane (played by Mirjana Majurec, episodes 9-14) is Papundek's girlfriend. Like Papundek, she grew up in Varoš, but in a family slightly wealthier and closer to middle class than Papundek's. Despite their social differences, two of them fall in love and start relationship. Papundek would like to marry her, but, as an atheist, he refuses church marriage and instead she becomes his common-law wife. She lives with his family and takes care of it while Ferata and Papundek are away. Like Papundek, she becomes involved in antifascist resistance movement during Italian occupation and convinces Violeta to become friendly to Italian servicemen in order to obtain information. She follows Papundek after he departs from Split in Autumn 1943 and returns with him as Partisan herself in October 1944. When Papundek refuses luxurious room offered to him, she is displeased.

Šjor Jakov (played by Zlatko Madunić, episodes 3-5, 8, 10, 12) is city's merchant. He first appears during WWI and becomes rich thanks to war profiteering. In interwar years he is highly disliked both by poor people and by city's elite, who finds his money "dirty", especially Duje who rejects his attempts to win favour by financially supporting NK Hajduk. It is suggested that his business activities are on the both sides of the law, which includes smuggling and loansharking. When his shop is damaged during Italian bombing in April 1941, Jozo and Netjak turn tables on him by overcharging their repair services.

Očalinko (played by Ivica Vidović) is assistant in Meštar's barbershop. He is introduced in 1936 as a replacement for Bakalar who had died during as imprisonment. Like Papundek, who had introduced him to Meštar, he shares Communist beliefs. His got his nickname for the reading glasses he always wears, which makes him look like an intellectual. Očalinko plays the part, being the voracious reader and bringing books to the shop. He takes long and passionate debates with Meštar over politics, often quoting his favourite writer Miroslav Krleža. Apart from advocating Communism to Meštar's customers, Očalinko doesn't seem to be active. In Autumn of 1944, at the end of German occupation, he helps Violeta in setting defection of a German soldier to Partisans. Both of them are caught and hanged together with two female resistance activists.

Baba Marta (played by Etta Bortolazzi) is an eccentric old woman who lives outside the city. She is always dressed in black and armed with a rifle, which makes citizens of Split wary to mock her in public. She supports herself by charging local boys to fire her rifle, but she also uses her knowledge of herbs to work as part-time healer. When football arrives in Split in 1911, local boys abandon baba Marta in order to watch games of HNK Hajduk, which makes baba Marta angry. One of the boys, Rico, is nevertheless fond of her and gets devastated when she succumbs to Spanish Flu in 1918. She is based on the real life person named Marta Šore.

Miotto (played by Antun Nalis) is an owner of a glass shop. He appears in the first few episodes set in the years before WW I. His shop is situated in the historic centre of the city, which turns most unfortunate for Miotto during increasingly violent street protests that often turn into riots. His glass shop is ideal target of vandalism, making Miotto to observe that instead of glass he should sell guns "and make them kill each other". He doesn't appear after the end of WWI.

Šjor Fabijan (played by Josip Genda) is traditionally minded citizen of Split and Duje's father. He belongs to an old family and, although relatively wealthy, dresses in traditional Split clothes instead of modern fashion. He sends Duje to study architecture in Prague, hoping that he would make his family proud by building churches and hospitals. When Duje opts to dedicate his life to football and HNK Hajduk, he is displeased. Only when Duje gets arrested by Austria-Hungarian authorities in WW I, Fabjan is happy with his son and tells his wife that "they wouldn't have arrested someone who was not important".

Bakalar (played by Vinko Kraljević) is Meštar's assistant. He begins as his young apprentice. He is characterised by sharp wit and cheerful disposition, which mostly pleases Meštar. His stature is relatively short and his physical shape is not the best, which serves him perfectly well at the start of WW1 when he is, to his great delight, pronounced medically unfit for service in Austro-Hungarian Army. When Papundek becomes new apprentice, Bakalar gradually begins to adopt his Communist views. Two of them mind the store after Meštar is arrested for his careless remark following King Alexander's assasination in 1934. When Meštar arrives, both are arrested for taking part in anti-fascist street protests. Bakalar becomes gravely ill in prison and dies, leaving Meštar and Papundek devastated.

Baćo (played by Krešimir Zidarić) is athlete, long-distance runner and part-time publisher of satirical magazines. He becomes celebrity due to his athletic prowess, namely ability to set records in long-distance running, often beating horses and railroad trains. Despite admiring his feats, fellow citizens don't take him seriously, especially when he continues running in advanced age. Baćo is often seen as some sort of redikul (city fool) and spends most of his free time hanging out with people on the margins of society, which includes Jozo, Picaferaj and Pučanstvo. He dies impoverished in mid 1930s, being denied financial assistance by wealthy and influential people like Šjor Jakov. On his deathbed he regrets of not staying in Argentina, where he briefly emigrated and enjoyed decent job and salary, but admits that he was simply too fond of Split. Baćo is based on historic personality of Ante Ružić - Baćo. He entered popular culture in Split, with youths in Split taking custom of chanting "Baćo! Baćo!" whenever they saw someone running or jogging in the street.

Major Stojan (played by Slobodan Aligrudić) is an officer in Serbian, and, later in Royal Yugoslav Army. Before WWI he went to France to study law and is well-educated and speaks fluent French. War ended his his studies and he became professional officer, taking part in the entire campaign of Serbian army, including retreat through Albania and breech of Salonica Front. During the war he met and befriended Tonči, who had defected to Serbs from Austro-Hungarian Army. He appears with him in November 1918, commading Serbian troops that enter the city and are greeted enthusiastically by the citizens. Stojan remains in the city and through the years advances to the rank of Colonel. He is well-spoken, well-mannered but stern and conservative officer who is displeased with anyone opposing the regime of newly created Yugoslav state. In 1928 he is reassigned and leaves city quite aware that he is less liked than when he came, but admits to Tonči that he is nevertheless fond of the city and its inhabitants. Major Stojan is based on the real life character of Stojan Trnokopović.

Rico (played by Aleksandar Cvjetković) is a young and talented player of HNK Hajduk, His real name is Stipe, but everyone knows him for nickname Rico, which means "Curly" in local Chakavian dialect. He is introduced in the series as one of the boys that hangs around local hermit woman Baba Marta. When football comes to Split in 1911, he becomes great fan of the sport and abandons baba Marta. He is nevertheless devoted to her and gets devastated when she dies during Spanish Flu epidemic. Rico later becomes one of the stars of HNK Hajduk and gets blamed for its defeat in a game against HAŠK Građanski. Determined to clear his name, he decides to play even against advice of his doctors after being diagnosed with tuberculosis. In the another game against HAŠK Građanski he leads his club to victory, only to die immediately afterwards. Rico is based on real life player named Nikola Gazdić.