Jennifer Saunders Edina Actor, Writer Joanna Lumley Patsy Actor Julia Sawalha Saffron Actor June Whitfield Mother Guest Star Kate O'Mara Jackie Stone Actor Jane Horrocks Bubble Guest Star Kathy Burke Magda Actor Kevin Allen Ben Actor Christopher Malcolm Justin Actor Celia Imrie Claudia Bing Actor James Dreyfus Christopher Actor Simon Stokes Gerard Guest Star Helen Lederer Catriona Guest Star Ian Gelder David Guest Star Mossie Smith Diane Guest Star Idris Elba Hilton Guest Star Harriet Thorpe Fleur Guest Star Paul Reynolds Squeak Guest Star Bob Spiers Director Dawn French Writer Jon Plowman Executive Producer