Guest Stars Siobhan Finneran as Lin Nuthall Lorraine Ashbourne as Joan Nuthall James Baxter as Anthony Nicholas Asbury as Jim Jayde Adams as Leanne Dave Spikey as Ian Amy Gledhill as Lesley Shahzeb Aslam as Brian Islah Abdur-Rahman as Zee Maizie Wickson as Young Alma Katie Redford as Jane Joel Quinn as Chris Lemn Sissay as Jerry Linda John-Pierre as Siobhan Emily Harrison as Teenage Alma Amy Drake as Debbie Lauren Darbyshire as Beakface Craig Shanda as Carl Allan Nicol as Breathing Client