Three 40-something women in a small English town meet weekly for a ritual of gin, cigarettes, and sweets -- and swapped stories arguing which of them has the most pathetic love life. Kate is headmistress at the local school; her best friends are the town's police chief and a cynical, thrice-divorced doctor.
Andie MacDowell
as Kate Scales
Imelda Staunton
as Janine
Anna Chancellor
as Molly Cartwright
Kenny Doughty
as Jed Willis
Bill Paterson
as Gerald
Richenda Carey
as Lady Governor
Andrew Bicknell
as Mr Yacht
Jeremy Gittins
as Mr Horse
Joe Roberts
as Brendan
Sarah Rickman
as Assistant #1
Eve Cooper-Rose
as Assistant #2
Claire Nicolson
as Nurse #1
