Effy Stonem
Played by: Kaya Scodelario
Tony’s sister typically takes the same attitude as her brother whom she is reasonably close to.
Abigail Stock
Played by: Georgina Moffat
Posh choir girl who is friendly with Tony. Her mum works as a doctor at the rehabilitation centre which Cassie frequently visited.
Kenneth
Played by: Daniel Kaluuya
Posh black boy, portrayed as a “wannabe gangsta”. Kenneth is the least developed character of the credited main cast, speaking only a few lines. Half of the time he speaks very inner-city, and the other half he speaks incredibly articulately. In the series finale, he displays a romantic interest in Jal.
Sketch
Played by: Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Sketch is introduced in the second episode of series 2 and is a mysterious character stalking one of the gang.
Scarlett
Played by: Sia Berkeley
Scarlett is Michelle’s new stepsister and is trying to steal her friends.
Jim Stonem
Played by: Harry Enfield
Tony’s father who is easily wound up by Tony and Effy.
Anthea Stonem
Played by: Morwenna Banks
Tony’s mother who unlike Tony’s father, is considerably calm and relaxed.
Anna Richardson
Played by: Arabella Weir
Michelle’s mother.
Malcolm
Played by: Danny Dyer
Michelle’s stepfather who is her mother’s third husband, gets called Martin by Cassie.
Marcus
Played by: Neil Morrissey
Cassie’s father. He has a hobby of painting nude portraits of his wife, which are all over the house.
Margeritte
Played by: Naomi Allisstone
Cassie’s mother.
Reuben
Played by: Unknown
Reuben is Cassie’s baby brother and is often neglected by Cassie’s parents, leaving her to look after him.
Dr. Victoria Stock
Played by: Heidi Monsen
Abigail and Josh’s mother and Cassie’s rehab councillor.
Josh Stock
Played by: Ben Lloyd-Hughes
Josh is Abigail’s brother, featured in the episode “Michelle”. After dumping Tony, Michelle starts a relationship with Josh. He candidly reveals he believes his mother (Cassie’s psychiatrist) is “psychotic” and that she psychoanalyzes and medicates her children, and claims that he is a different person off the drugs. Perhaps knowing this from his own encounters with Abigail, Tony sends Michelle sensitive pictures of Abi from Josh’s phone, making her believe he is crazy and dumping him. Josh reappears in “Effy” with a vendetta against Tony. Possibly knowing how much Tony loves his sister, he takes her hostage (it is evident that she is not aware of this) and overdoses her on drugs. When Tony arrives, Josh tells him that the only way that they will call an ambulance for her is if Tony has sex with Effy. After much begging and pleading, Josh finally relents (although it can be said that he never actually planned to make him do it, either way he appears very manipulative), this allows Effy and Tony to walk away.
Ronnie Fazer
Played by: Mark Monero
Jal’s father. Originally seems to ignore his daughter due to his music career, but shows a protective love for Jal when Mad Twatter attacks her by kidnapping him.
Ace Fazer
Played by: Troy Glasgow
Jal’s brother. He’s an aspiring rapper. who ignores her until she needs him most.
Lynton Fazer
Played by: Adrian Fergus Fuller
Jal’s brother. He’s an aspiring rapper.
Mark Jenkins
Played by: Peter Capaldi
Sid’s father. He owns an Rover Mini which has been stolen at least twice by Tony. He has a bad temper and is very judgemental of his son, describing him as a “lazy little fucker.” He is fond of the seemingly perfect Tony and wishes that Sid could be more like him. Due to his frequent angry outbursts and the deterioration of their relationship, his wife left him in “Sid”. Sid urges his father to try and get her back. It is unclear from the events of later episodes whether or not he was successful.
Liz Jenkins
Played by: Josie Lawrence
Sid’s mother
Istiak Kharral
Played by: Inder Manocha
Anwar’s Father
Bibi Kharral
Played by: Nina Wadia
Anwar’s Mother
Walter Oliver
Played by: Bill Bailey
Maxxie’s father, who enjoys line dancing with dogs. He is against the idea of Maxxie pursuing a dancing career.
Jackie Oliver
Played by: Fiona Allen
Maxxie’s mother, a down-to-earth woman who used to clean for Anthea Stonem and look after Tony when he was a baby.
Angie
Played by: Siwan Morris
Angie is a psychology teacher at the college who has a thing for Chris. She slept with him during the trip in Russia and is determined it will ‘never happen again’ only to do it again in her car when giving him a lift home in the next episode.
Tom Barkley
Played by: Robert Wilfort
Tom is a history teacher at the college who sometimes struggles to empathise with his young students with his view on their ‘lingo’. He harbours an affection for Angie, and gave Sid a second chance after he literally fails the whole year.
Claire
Played by: Pooky Quesnel
Claire is the constantly swearing music teacher who conducts the orchestra which Jal plays in.
Doug
Played by: Giles Thomas
Teacher, who passed on a complaint to Claire about her foul mouth, but later slept with her.
Marnie
Played by: Wendy Brierley
Lunchlady at college, calls Jamie Oliver a “smartass blonde fucker”.
Madison “Mad” Twatter PhD
Played by: Stephen Martin Walters
Drug dealer, turned supply teacher who chases up Sid after he fails to pay him £300 for a drug deal of 3 ounces of marijuana. He later confronts Sid when he is with Jal and mugs them of his credit card (including his PIN), Jal’s handbag and also Jal’s clarinet which he smashes against the wall. His last appearance in the first series is seen being abducted by Jal’s dad Ronnie, and his bouncers in an SUV.
Danuta
Played by: Lara de-Leuw
Polish girl at Abigail’s party who exchanges keys to the car for sex with Chris.
Alan
Played by: Alan George
The only adult Cassie trusts, the taxi driver who takes her to and from rehab.
Donny
Played by: Ben Smith
Friend of Ace and Lynton Fazer, who raps with them.
Wilbur
Played by: Clinton Blake
Close friend of Ronnie Fazer.
Delwyn
Played by: Nicholas Beveney
Close friend of Ronnie Fazer.
Alicia
Played by: Annie Harvey
Ronnie Fazer’s love interest – a musician whose track Ronnie is remixing.
Danny
Played by: Derek Davy
One of Ronnie Fazer’s bouncers.
William
Played by: Iddo Goldberg
Mad Twatter’s right-hand man.
Anka
Played by: Olga Fedori
Anwar’s Russian love interest. Is revealed to be married after Anwar sleeps with her.
Valentina Rynkowski
Played by: Tessa Bell-Briggs
Translator for the class on their Russian trip.
Spencer
Played by: Tom Payne
Close friend to Josh Stock, and aids him in his vendetta against Tony. In “Effy”, Effy is unknowingly kidnapped by him, and drugged, then brought to the sports hall where they meet with Josh, and lure Tony in.
Mervin
Played by: Alastair Cumming
Angie’s former fiancé, who returned from Alaska and wanted to renew their relationship.
Mary
Played by: Sarah Lancashire
Dale
Played by: Matthew Heyfield
Dale is the son of Bandy and a so called ASBO teen who is seen insulting Maxxie about his homosexuality in front of his friends. It is revealed at the end of the première of series 2 that Dale is himself gay, and takes a liking to Maxxie. In this episode (series 2, episode 1) Dale and his friends are chasing Maxxie in the woods to beat him up. When Maxxie has out run them and is hiding behind some bushes, Dale knocks him over. They roll down a small hill for a few seconds and then Dale kisses Maxxie. Maxxie is shocked but then, after they roll down the hill again, they kiss and have sex.
