Poppy Shakespeare

N has been a day patient at north London's Dorothy Fish day hospital for 13 years - her ambition is never to leave. Then she meets glamourous new patient Poppy Shakespeare, an ad agency receptionist convinced she's not mad.

Cast

Naomie Harris

as Poppy

Anna Maxwell Martin

as N

Tessa Peake-Jones

as Rhona

Claire Benedict

as Rosetta

Adrian Scarborough

as Middle Class Michael

Cathy Murphy

as Astrid

Kolade Agboke

as Wesley

Marie Critchley

as Tina

Bruce MacLeod

as Brian the Butcher

Penny Layden

as Sue

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