A dreamer with a tendancy to over-reach himself, Danny is never discouraged by failure - he believes the next big thing is always just around the corner. The problem, from his wife Evelyn's point of view, is that each failed venture just begets an even larger, more outrageous venture and it's all culminated into the move to Meadowlands.

PLAYED BY DAVID MORISSEY
David was last seen in Viva Blackpool, a spin-off from the Golden Globe® nominated drama Blackpool in which he also starred. The RADA trained actor has appeared in some of the most popular and critically acclaimed TV dramas including The State of Play , for which he received his first BAFTA nomination. He has also received a BAFTA nomination for his role as Gordon Brown in the highly successful The Deal and has performed opposite some of Hollywood's leading ladies such as Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct 2 and most recently with Hilary Swank in The Reaping.

For the first time in her life, Evelyn starts to wonder if this is all there is to her life - bound to a man she loves and has an intense sexual relationship with, but who has disappointed her too many times and cast her in a role she doesn't want to play. Despite the challenges of her marriage and relocation to Meadowlands, Evelyn tries to maintain stability for her children, Zoe and Mark - however, her impetuousness and narcissism often get in the way.

PLAYED BY LUCY COHU
Lucy Cohu was nominated for an Emmy® for her role as Princess Margaret in the acclaimed drama The Queen's Sister and also recently starred in the Jane Austen biopic Becoming Jane. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and one of her first roles was playing the title character in Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca. Her TV credits also include roles in Sweet Medicine, Red Cap, Bombshel, Peak Practice and Soldier, Soldier.

At 17, Zoe is stunningly attractive, feisty and mature for her age. Men salivate at her - she knows it and uses it to her advantage. Zoe has always been the stronger of the twins, both physically and emotionally. She was allowed to go her own way and accepted that role within the family. But underneath her cool and ironic exterior, Zoe is afraid. Similar to Danny, she sees Meadowlands as a fresh start where she can work to bind her parents together again.

PLAYED BY FELICITY JONES
Felicity Jones is best known for voicing Emma Grundy on the radio drama The Archers since 2000. Since graduating from Oxford in 2006, Felicity has also played the lead role of Catherine Morland in Northanger Abbey. Felicity's other TV credits include Servants and the role of bully Ethel Hallow in the popular children's show The Worst Witch and its spin-off Weirdsister College.

Mark is Zoe's twin brother. To outsiders, their relationship seems distant and non-verbal. But that's only because each instinctively knows what the other is thinking - therefore talk is superfluous. Mark spent the first 3 weeks of his life in an incubator. Evelyn was so shaken by this that she babied him - another sore in the Brogan marriage. Danny wanted Mark to have a more robust upbringing - Evelyn tried to bubble-wrap him. Evelyn, although she wouldn't admit it to Danny's face, fears he might be right. Thus, Mark grew up the opposite of his Dad - quiet, shy, sensitive, fragile and asexual. Then there was the fire. It affected Mark the most, causing him to withdraw into himself and to stop speaking.

PLAYED BY Harry Treadaway
Harry Treadaway was nominated as 'Most Promising Screen Newcomer' at the British Independent Film Awards for Brothers of the Head. He continues to study acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. Raised in Devon, England, his TV appearances include Marple, Sleeping Murder, Afterlife and Recovery. He will soon be seen starring alongside Samantha Morton in Control, the forthcoming biopic of 1970's band Joy Division.

Meadowlands' only cop, Wintersgill is a remote and enigmatic man who is a stickler for detail, a keen observer and enforcer of Meadowlands' rules and regulations. Wintersgill considers himself never off duty and always gathering top secret information on the residents of the town.

PLAYED BY RALPH BROWN
Ralph Brown has had roles in some of the most popular British movies including Danny in Withnail & I and Ronnie Biggs in Buster. Other film credits include Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace , The Crying Game and Alien 3. Ralph has also appeared in many successful TV shows such as Life on Mars, Nighty Night, Coronation Street, Spooks and the unforgettable role of Miami Vice in Lock Stock... The Series.

Brenda is the Brogan's gossipy, nosey neighbour who is fiercely proud of her 24 year old daughter, Jezebel. Brenda is so desperate and neurotic it's doubtful she'll ever attract a man into her life. Her pathological need to look attractive and be desired has prompted her to dark deeds. Ultimately though, Brenda is just a middle-aged, insecure woman who longs to be loved.

Played by Melanie Hill
Melanie Hill attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where she won the Vanburgh Award. Her stage plays include Women Beware Women, Under Milk Wood, Twelfth Night, Deathtrap and Dirty Linen. She became a household name as 'Aveline' in the long-running British sitcom Bread. Other TV appearances include Auf Wiedersehen Pet, Silent Witness and Crocodile Shoes. She has appeared in the feature films Shopping, Brassed Of, When Saturday Comes, From Hell and Stardust.

Jezebel freely admits she's a selfish, shallow princess - a body fascist who can't bear ugly people. The only problem is that Jezebel, although not exactly ugly, is approximately 90kg and both she and Brenda are in complete denial about the gap between her body image and reality. She suffers from a sort of reverse anorexia.

Played By Ella Smith
Ella Smith graduated from the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in central London in 2005. Since graduating Ella has been busy making appearances in TV shows such as Teachers. Her other TV credits include roles in Holby City and Kay Mellor's drama Strictly Confidential.

On the surface, Samantha is Danny's handler, helping the Brogans settle into Meadowlands. In many ways considered one of the boys, she is an attractive, career-driven woman. Where she is not so confident, however, is in her emotional life - a certain cold ruthlessness has been useful in her career, but it is also the key to a terrible secret that has been concealed from her all her life.

Played By Nina Sosanya
Nina Sosanya is best known for the role of Jenny in the hit series Teachers. She also starred in the BAFTA nominated series Casanova with David Tennant, who she later shared the screen with when she made a guest appearance on Doctor Who. Nina's other successes include the cult hit show Nathan Barley and film roles in Love Actually and Mandalay.

Dr. York is Meadowlands' primary medical doctor. York is handsome, a man of unshakable integrity and holds rock-like principles. However, his guiltridden past and present, will ultimately awaken the dormant volcano inside.

Played by Tristan Gemmill
Tristan Gemmill starred in the soap Family Affairs and played the role of Greg in Kay Mellor's Strictly Confidential. Tristan immigrated to Australia at a young age and studied Drama at Melbourne University before returning to the UK ten years later. He has had successful appearances in top TV series including London's Burning, Red Cap, Distant Shores, Where the Heart Is and Eastenders.

The local handyman, Donnelly takes pleasure in showing off his body as his sexy physique is the result of hard, physical labour. He's your typical scruffy, bad boy who many of the women in Meadowlands fantasize about.

PLAYED BY TOM HARDY
Tom Hardy's fledging career received a jump start when Steven Spielberg picked him to star in the internationally successful series Band of Brothers. A winner of the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for ‘Most Promising Newcomer' Tom has also starred in films Star Trek: Nemesis, Black Hawk Down, Layer Cake, Marie Antoinette and Scenes of a Sexual Nature. He has starred in a number of TV shows including A for Andromeda, Sweeney Todd and The Virgin Queen and will next be seen playing the title role in a forthcoming TV adaptation of bestselling book Stuart: A Life Backwards.

On the surface Freddie is a charming, likeable guy and is employed ostensibly to run the local leisure centre. He is the guru for all matters physical and spiritual. However a very dark energy broods beneath.

Played by Don Gilet
An accomplished break-dancer and disc jockey, Don Gilet's first television appearance was in the children's show Playaway. Since then he has made appearances in Brothers And Sisters, Babyfather, Casualty, Holby City, Silent Witness, 55 Degrees North, Doctor Who and The Ruby In The Smoke.