Fear, Stress and Anger
Daisy Aitkens plays Lucy Chadwick
This is the first time that Daisy Aitkens has worked with her father, Michael.
She laughs: "If our family set-up inspired my father Michael to write the series, then I guess I am technically playing my older sister Lucy, especially as he hasn't changed her name.
"I can see some similarities, definitely, but it's not an impersonation of her – in fact I must make sure I tell her that, too!"
Daisy recently graduated from LAMDA and has appeared in several stage plays and dramas like The Bill and Casualty.
She describes Lucy as "the brains of the family. She left university and is at that stage that so many of my friends are at, where you just don't know what you want to do with your life – but she is very passionate about things, strong and independent - whilst she also likes to have a really good time, and likes to go out and get lashed!
"And she is trying to deal with the fact that she is still living with her parents."
Georgia Moffett plays Chloe Chadwick
The daughter of Peter Davison – who plays her father in the series - Georgia explains: "My character, Chloe, is what you might call a little bit blonde – not always with it intellectually, but sweet and innocent.
"She doesn't realise she's missed the point, as no-one tells her. She's very family-orientated, loves living at home and loves her Gran. They're soulmates, really. They like to hang out and not speak and Chloe does her hair and they're both very happy."
She adds: "I haven't had the best of luck previously, as I always seem to get killed off - so this is a real novelty. It's also the first comedy I've done and the atmosphere on set is very jovial and jolly – and I get to see my dad a lot."
She adds: "He's actually one of the most laid-back human beings you will ever meet. The only time he ever gets stressed is when his computer breaks down and he goes from being absolutely fine to just manic.
"He might claim not to have any sense of rhythm, but in fact he was in Chicago and is actually a very talented dancer and singer. He used to be in a band when he was younger, and I can hear him singing about the house even now – multi-talented, my father... he surprises me every day!"
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