| Set in 1996 in Lincolnshire, the show tells the tragic and humorous story of a very troubled young girl Rae, who has just left a psychiatric hospital, where she has spent four months after attempting suicide, begins to reconnect with her best friend Chloe and her group, who are unaware of Rae's mental health and body image problems, believing she was in France for the past four months. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Jodie Comer | Chloe Gemell | 16 |
| Ian Hart | Dr. Kester Gill | 16 |
| Darren Evans | Danny Two Hats | 16 |
| Claire Rushbrook | Linda Earl | 16 |
| Sharon Rooney | Rachel 'Rae' Earl | 16 |
| Nico Mirallegro | Finn Nelson | 16 |
| Dan Cohen | Archie | 16 |
| Bamshad Abedi-Amin | Karim | 16 |
| Turlough Convery | Liam Owen | 8 |
| Sophie Wright | Tix | 7 |
| Shazad Latif | Dr. Nick Kassar | 5 |
| Tony Pitts | Chloe's Dad | 5 |
| Sophie Stanton | Principal Dixon | 5 |
| Sacha Parkinson | Stacey | 4 |
| Debra Stephenson | Chloe's Mum | 4 |
| Keith Allen | Victor | 3 |
| Faye Marsay | Katie Springer | 3 |
| Lolita Chakrabarti | Dr. Juliet Allen | 3 |
| Kenneth Collard | Churchill | 2 |
| Sara Stephens | Carrie | 1 |
| Sally Ann Matthews | Kester's Wife | 1 |
| Joel Morris | Receptionist | 1 |
| Julia Rayner | Prof. Natalie Yorke | 1 |
| Tim Berrington | Doctor | 1 |
| Eve Matheson | Moira Edwards | 1 |
| Mairead McKinley | Liam's Mum | 1 |
| James Eeles | Dan Smith | 1 |
| Hazel Ellerby | Sheila | 1 |
| Zara White | Shop Attendant | 1 |
| Nicola Barber | Judy | 1 |