Characters
- Alice - A single mother to son Joe, who is nine years old. Juggles between being a mum, having a job, a new boyfriend, and an ex-husband who keeps popping in and out of her home. She was a waitress when she met the dashing medical student Doug, the two fell in love, got married and had baby Joe in swift succession and for a while it looked as though they would live happily ever after. However, When Doug accepted a promotion - miles away from their home, Joe's little school and Alice's new part-time job - without consulting her they had their biggest row and broke up.
- Doug - Alice's ex-husband. Despite his failings as a husband, Doug is determined to be a good father and now lives around the corner so that he can be a hands-on Dad, a situation which is a constant source of irritation to Alice. Since the split, Doug has had girlfriends and most recently dated Rachael, a pediatric surgeon, whom he met at work.
- Ted - Alice's dearest and most reliable old friend who has known Alice from school, all through her relationship with Doug. After Doug and Alice split up, Alice started taking her part-time job with Ted far more seriously and now they've become partners in a small architectural firm. Although Ted is extremely intelligent, when confronted with a room of people he isn't very articulate, a trait which does not help him sell himself in business.
- Jason - Works in the office with Alice and Ted, assisting with the daily administration of the office. Except that he really is no help at all and generally makes matters worse. The only reason he retains his position is because Ted and Alice had to give him the job to repay a favour from his parents.
- Kate - Alice's sister who lives around the corner and is a teacher at Joe's primary school. Her attempts to help end in disaster and it seems as though Kate has spent just a little too much time with young children and not enough time in the real world.
- Joe - Nine-year-old son of Alice and Doug.
- Sancha - Joe's deadly serious, slightly scary schoolfriend.
It was filmed in Hampton Wick, London
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