Vivienne Keill and Jackie Riviera are a couple of aging stage actresses who live in vertically adjacent flats. The two are of questionable talent, and their careers seem to be at a standstill. During the course of the pilot, Vivienne has the opportunity to be cast in a new show but delivers a horrifying rendition of the standard "Send in the Clowns", thanks in part to Jackie's off-kilter advice.
Jennifer Saunders
as Vivienne Keill
Joanna Lumley
as Jackie Riviera
Julia Sawalha
as Freda Keill
Jane Horrocks
as Yitta Hilberstam
June Whitfield
as Dora Vermouth
Harriet Thorpe
as Cat Rogers
Tim Wylton
as Brice Michaels
Bonnie Langford
as Self
Sean Chapman
as Mark
Andy Clarkson
as Postman
Nigel Ellacott
as Jackie's Fan 1
Matthew Francis
as Theatre Producer
