After saving each other from jumping off a bridge, Henry Bell and Karen Knightly plot to avenge the people who drove them to suicide. Henry will ruin the life of the woman who married Karen's boyfriend, while Karen will work as a secretary for the man who took Henry's job. Whether revenge will be sweet – or bittersweet – is anyone's guess.
Sam Neill
as Henry Bell
Helena Bonham Carter
as Karen Knightly
Kristin Scott Thomas
as Imogen Staxton-Billing
Rupert Graves
as Oliver Knightly
Martin Clunes
as Anthony Staxton-Billing
Steve Coogan
as Bruce Tick
John Wood
as Col. Marcus
Liz Smith
as Winnie
Anita Dobson
as Daphne Teal
Charlotte Coleman
as Norma
Adrian Scarborough
as Percy Cutting
Sandra Reinton
as Hilary Tick
