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