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Cast

Maureen Lipman portrayed Sheila Haddon, a widow who takes in lodgers to keep her house and frequently works as a typist while trying to cover her debts. Lisa Jacobs played Monica Haddon, Sheila's twenty-year-old art student daughter who often fights with Chris and begins dating Henry at the end of Series 1. Martin Clunes appeared as Henry, a squeamish medical student and one of Sheila's lodgers, who starts dating Monica at the end of Series 1. Gabrielle Glaister portrayed Carol in series 1, Monica's best friend and fellow art student who lodges with Sheila and frequently flirts with Chris and Henry. Gregory Doran played Chris Temple in series 1, an itinerant disc jockey who shares a room with Hamish; episodes often involve his professional failures, including being attacked by Hell's Angels and having his van destroyed, and he eventually becomes a model. David Bannerman appeared as Hamish McAlpine in series 1, a flight attendant who shares a room with Chris and dreams of opening a restaurant; Chris initially thought Hamish was gay. Carol Hawkins played Candy in series 2, and Desmond McNamara played Frankie Lomax in series 2.