Max Harwood as Jamie New

Sarah Lancashire as Margaret New

Lauren Patel as Pritti Pasha

Sharon Horgan as Miss Hedge

Richard E. Grant as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle

Shobna Gulati as Ray

Ralph Ineson as Jamie's Dad

Adeel Akhtar as Iman Masood

Samuel Bottomley as Dean Paxton

John McCrea as Young Loco Chanelle

Charlotte Salt as Cheryl

Rita May as Mrs. Cardwell

Kacie Doocey as Bex Pinter

Saskia Davis as Becca Taylor

Ellis Brownhill as Callum Bell

Riya Gadher as Fatimah Begum

Zion Battles as Levi Brookes

Deavion Brown as Cy Campion

Dylan Galliah as Mickey Cooper

Remy-Henderson Tyreese as Emmanuel Dolby

Lauren Fidget Haywood as Ellie Hayler

Kennedy Parkin as Raven Hewlett

Suki Wong as Rose Li

Amaan Anjum as Haz Mohammed

Kazmin Borrer as Blythe Monroe

Luca Moscardini as Stef Romano

Shalea Fox as Vicki Smith

Tia Holden as Jade Williams

James Sharp as Denzel Worth

Lewis Sharp as Tyson Worth

Zane Al-Saroori as Sayid Yasin

Daniel Wallace as Tray Sophisticay

Jide Salami as Son of a Tutu

Gareth Joyner as Myra Dubois

Mark Sheals as Harry

Shameem Ahmad as Mrs Ghosh

Kemaal Deen-Ellis as Shiv

Danny Cunningham as Vince

Bianca Del Rio as Bianca Del Rio / Miss Haylock

David Hoyle as Drag Mother

Aiden Treays as Handlebar Moustache Man

Ramzan Miah as Camcorder Man

Grant Crookes as Football Referee (uncredited)

Jonathan Cheetham as Cross Dresser 1991