Guest Stars Siobhan Finneran as Lin Nuthall Lorraine Ashbourne as Joan Nuthall Nicholas Asbury as Jim James Baxter as Anthony Jayde Adams as Leanne Amy Gledhill as Lesley Shahzeb Aslam as Brian Dave Spikey as Ian Maizie Wickson as Young Alma Katie Redford as Jane Islah Abdur-Rahman as Zee 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