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Greg Davies as Paul "Wicky" Wickstead, a
crime scene cleaner who visits various people each episode •
Zita Sattar as PS Ruth Edwards, a police officer, who is a close friend (later girlfriend) of Wicky •
David Mitchell as Terence Redford, a struggling writer who is hostile to Wicky (Ep.2) •
Stephanie Cole as Vivienne Hosier, an aristocrat who is very proud of her estate, especially her sofa, which she deems precious to her family history and notes many famous people who sat there (Ep.4) •
Donald Sumpter as Sir James, a close friend of Vivienne's who is quite traditional (Ep.4) • Bill Skinner as Mickey Boy (Ep.5) •
Jo Hartley as Maggie (Ep.6) •
Sian Gibson as Wicky's sister (Christmas special) •
James Bolam as Wicky's father (Christmas special) • Robbie Curran as Robert Kendrick (Christmas special) •
Harriet Walter as Lisa (Ep.8) • Charlie Rawes as Cuddle (Ep.8) •
Simon Callow as Mr. Abahassine (Ep.9) •
John MacMillan as Strazzamo (Ep.9) • Jemma Carlton as Selina (Ep.9) •
Asim Chaudhry as Kai (Ep.10) • Amy Morgan as Manager (Ep.10) •
Alex Lawther as Shaman (Ep.11) •
Shakin' Stevens as Shaking Stephen (Ep.11) •
Zoë Wanamaker as Lucille, a descendant of a town founder (Ep.12) •
Susannah Fielding as Fran (Ep.12) •
Louis Emerick as Vince (Ep.12) •
Roisin Conaty as Her (Ep.13) •
Rudi Dharmalingam as Him (Ep.13) •
Mark Lewis Jones as Richard (Ep.13) • Joshua McCord as Timber (Ep.13) •
Rosie Cavaliero as Marnie (Ep.14) •
Ben Willbond as Justin (Ep.14) •
Steve Pemberton as Donald (Ep.15) •
Vicki Pepperdine as Caroline (Ep.15) •
Gemma Whelan as Lara (Ep.15) •
Philippa Dunne as Margaret (Ep.16) •
Derek Griffiths as Bill (Ep.16) •
Sheila Reid as Maud (Ep.16) •
Roger Sloman as Frank (Ep.16) •
Paula Wilcox as Sue (Ep.16) •
Conleth Hill as Brennan (Ep.17) •
Sharon Rooney as Sue / Mrs. Barton / Tippy / Cook / Jibbers / John Church / Lady Rice Phillips (Ep.18) •
Harry Peacock as Bob Mammot (Ep.19) •
Rebekah Staton as Vivien Mammot (Ep.19) • Sophia Dall'Aglio as Anne-Marie (Ep.19) • Viraj Juneja as Ravi (Ep.19) •
Chaneil Kular as Manish (Ep.19) ==Episodes==