(back row), violet (frances de la tour), ash (iwan rheon), mason (philip voss), (front row) freddie (ian mckellen), stuart (derek jacobi), , penelope (marcia warren)
ian mckellen freddie thornhill. freddie has been partner of stuart 48 years @ time first series begins, , pair s relationship of love/hate relationship. wigan, freddie actor on stage, television, , radio. briefly has role on downton abbey cook staff #4 , offered role on call midwife. comes establish father-son relationship ash series progresses. , stuart married after 5 decades of being in series 2 finale, despite briefly breaking after freddie lies getting acting job desperately need money. in finale special, freddie reveals vulnerable side when ash leaves go on university scholarship in new york.
derek jacobi stuart bixby. stuart has been freddie 48 years when series begins, , have love/hate relationship. leytonstone, stuart manager @ bar, gave @ unspecified point in life. stuart attracted younger ash upon meeting him, stuart, along freddie, assumes role of surrogate grandfather ash. , freddie marry in series 2 finale, having been freddie on 50 years. however, broke after freddie lied getting acting job, money needed pay wedding. stuart s mother mildred dies @ wedding, leaving stuart distraught.
frances de la tour violet crosby. violet has been friends freddie , stuart many years. while being coarse or aggressive violet, freddie , stuart care well-being, shows when violet journeys argentina meet internet boyfriend ignacio, ends fleecing her. violet rather promiscuous, , when first meets freddie , stuart s upstairs neighbour ash, becomes attracted him. violet married low-life named jasper in series 2, , hasn t seen him in months. violet gives on marriage after speaking jasper s 6 ex-wives, , divorce after makes scene @ freddie , stuart s wedding. violet briefly becomes lesbian in finale special.
iwan rheon ash weston. when ash first moves apartment above freddie , stuart s, introduces himself them, , on time, ash becomes integrated freddie , stuart s circle, , becomes subject of affections of violet, freddie , stuart s close friend. freddie, ash wigan. ash shown troubled @ times, has said both parents in prison , wakes screaming in night. such, freddie , stuart come serve role models ash. ash tries proposing girlfriend jess in series 2, turned down because doesn t love him. subsequently serves freddie s best man when , stuart married. in finale special, ash offered scholarship university in new york on 4 year grant, , reluctantly accepts it, saying goodbye freddie , stuart.
marcia warren penelope. penelope has been friends freddie , stuart many years, , penelope once had one-night stand stuart before latter realised true sexuality. penelope appears senile, forgetting basic things such or why there. however, appears deep thinker, , friends, comes accept ash open arms. penelope perhaps closest mason, whom in senility, once mistook him long-dead husband, robert.
philip voss mason thornhill. mason freddie s brother, though isn t revealed until late series 2, because relationship toxic. mason can acid-tongued brother, more so. despite being gay himself, mason expresses disgust @ freddie , stuart s relationship, , shows compassion or anything. 1 exception, however, have penelope, whom quite close , quite fond of.
guest cast
series 1
alexandra roach chloe. chloe introduced vegan girlfriend of ash, , shown quirky . despite seemingly squeaky clean relationship ash, cracks begin show @ dinner party held ash s neighbours freddie , stuart, continually witnesses freddie , stuart , becomes increasingly drunk. eventually, mouths off @ freddie, defended stuart, orders chloe leave. , ash later break up.
hazel douglas mildred. mildred mother of stuart, chats on phone, not out of choice, out of necessity. has no idea of stuart s relationship freddie, despite fact have lived 50 years, , not that, vying grandchildren stuart. eventually, when stuart s upstairs neighbour ash accidentally invites mildred freddie , stuart s anniversary party, stuart chooses come out her, causing collapse. thankfully recovers, , accepts freddie , stuart s relationship.
series 2
georgia king jess. jess ash s new girlfriend, , while ash tries introduce surrogate family, introduction turns weird appears playing part. after whole facade dropped, ash introduces jess officially father-figure freddie , partner stuart, , friends violet, penelope, , mason. jess settles ash s circle, , when go ballroom dancing classes, whole group tags along. freddie gives ash mother s wedding ring propose jess with. however, jess turns ash down because doesn t love him. freddie later uses same ring propose stuart.
celia imrie lilian. lilian violet s wealthy sister, , not share relationship because lilian looks down upon violet. violet lies lilian has become rich after marrying jasper. in reality, violet , jasper estranged. violet s friends come when lilian drops spend time her, stuart playing jasper, , stuart s partner freddie playing butler. plan ruined when violet, stuart, , freddie s friend ash comes visit girlfriend jess, pass ash off jasper s son previous marriage. lilian confesses violet husband dead , flat broke. hypocritical violet orders lilian leave, , such, lilian never discovers violet s true circumstances.
jack ashton theo. theo instructor @ ash s local gym, attempts con money out of ash s parent figures freddie , stuart in exchange grueling fitness classes. theo , own boyfriend close freddie , stuart, until ash warns theo leave them alone threatening tell people theo 5 years older says is. after this, theo stays away freddie , stuart.
alexandra roach chloe. chloe ash s ex-girlfriend, first introduced in series 1, returns freddie , stuart s wedding planner. chloe appears have alcoholism , hypertension under control now, becomes stressed when stuart keeps putting under pressure coming grander , costlier ideas wedding, if meant chloe paying happy couple money, , not vice-versa. freddie , stuart unexpectedly break @ joint stag-do, chloe s relief.
samuel barnett young stuart. when stuart reminisces when , freddie first moved apartment, reason behind unique relationship revealed, stuart shown apparently bad tea-maker. have first argument, spitting insults @ each other, after promise never again, promise broken.
luke treadaway young freddie. when stuart reminisces when , freddie first moved apartment, reason behind unique relationship revealed, freddie shown pushover. after couple spout insults @ each other during first argument, pledge never ever again, breaks down made.
michael cochrane jasper. jasper low-life new husband of violet. jasper hasn t been seen violet months, during time violet gives on marriage after speaking jasper s 6 ex-wives. jasper reappears, , shown using violet cash machine , punching bag. @ wedding of violet s friends, freddie , stuart, jasper oversteps mark, , gets punched other friend ash. jasper , violet later divorced.
joan linder mildred. mildred stuart s mother, last seen in series 1. while uncomfortable idea of wedding between 2 men, mildred resolves see son married, tragically dies while receiving hug stuart s friend ash. of ash, , stuart s other friends mason , penelope, create impression mildred still alive until after ceremony, pass off death having happened after ceremony, not break stuart s heart dead-set on mother seeing him walk down aisle. stuart breaks down in freddie s arms @ home after briefly forgetting mildred dead. in series finale, revealed mildred left inheritance in stuart.
frances barber carlotta. after violet becomes lesbian in finale special, carlotta introduced new girlfriend. carlotta appears more involved in relationship violet, , raunchy her. eventually, violet finds way wriggle out of carlotta s hold, , returns prior life promiscuous heterosexual.
alistair brammer oliver. after freddie , stuart s upstairs neighbour ash leaves america in finale special, oliver moves ash s old flat. appears more uptight copy of ash, becomes subject of affections of violet, attracted ash.
richard gadd delivery man. in finale special, delivery man makes numerous visits freddie , stuart s apartment on whole year deliver packages them.
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