Everyone's in it - John Simm, Philip Glenister, Lesley Sharp (Scott and Bailey, Capital), Sarah Lancashire, Chris Ecclestone, Siobhan Finneran, Maxine Peake, Christine Tremarco (serially unfaithful), Jack Deam, Jason Merrells, Andrew Sheridan, Wil Johnson, Diane Parish... even Julian Rhind Tutt.
Abbott originally wrote them as separate film ideas, then needed to bring them together into a cohesive whole. The challenge of writing six episodes solo was a big one for him, but its success (and BAFTA) led the way to State of Play and Shamless, or Shameless, if you prefer.
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