David Sowerbutts (played by Pemberton), a serial killer-obsessed man-child who still lives with his mother Maureen (Shearsmith);
Mr. Jelly (Shearsmith), an embittered one-handed children's entertainer;
Oscar Lomax (Pemberton), a blind millionaire who collects stuffed toy animals;
Joy Aston (French), a midwife who treats a practice doll as if it is her real child;
Robert Greenspan (Tompkins), a panto dwarf in love with his Snow White who believes he has the power of telekinesis.