| How much do you know about the person working next to you? From the outside, life at Mackintosh Textiles appears to run smoothly, but in a community with so many secrets to hide, things are far from straightforward. In six powerful, self-contained dramas, everyday life is fractured by tumultuous marriages, snatched passions, disappearing husbands and gang harassment. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| David Morrissey | 28 | |
| Pam Ferris | Pat Fletcher | 27 |
| Siobhan Finneran | Julie O'Neill | 27 |
| William Ash | Nick Anderson | 27 |
| Philip Glenister | James 'Mack' Mackintosh | 27 |
| Lesley Sharp | Trudy Graham | 27 |
| Jack Deam | Kev Leach | 27 |
| Derek Riddell | Jamie Campbell | 27 |
| Nicola Stephenson | Suzie Davidson | 27 |
| Christine Tremarco | Katherine Mackintosh | 27 |
| Ben Crompton | Barney Watson | 27 |
| Wil Johnson | Steve Robinson | 27 |
| Christopher Eccleston | James 'Jim' Calvert | 23 |
| Sarah Lancashire | Yvonne Kolakowski | 6 |
| Sophie Okonedo | 5 | |
| Mark Benton | 5 | |
| Ricky Tomlinson | 4 | |
| Robert Pugh | 4 | |
| Nicholas Sidi | 3 | |
| Julian Rhind-Tutt | 2 | |
| James Murray | 2 | |
| Marc Warren | 1 | |
| Lee Ingleby | 1 | |
| John Simm | Stuart Leach | 1 |
| Hugo Speer | 1 | |
| Tony Haygarth | 1 | |
| Lorraine Ashbourne | 1 | |
| Paul Copley | 1 | |
| David Sterne | 1 | |
| Dean Andrews | 1 | |
| Maxine Peake | Marie Leach | 1 |
| Bryan Dick | 1 | |
| Steve Evets | 1 | |
| Sean Gallagher | 1 | |
| Mark Womack | 1 | |
| Phil Cornwell | 1 | |
| Alan Rothwell | 1 | |
| Tony Monroe | 1 |