Ellie and Malc Freeman are a working-class couple in their forties who live in a terrace house in a poor district of Liverpool. Ellie has a part-time job as a shop assistant; Malc is a warehouseman in a dead-end job. Ellie is convinced that Malc can do better. One day Ellie wins £1.5 million on the football pools. Resisting the temptation to spend all the money on herself, she invests it in a local security firm - on condition that they give Malc a job as a salesman... and that they don't reveal how he got his big break. But does Ellie like the man that her husband has turned into?
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Lesley DunlopEllie Freeman | Ellie Freeman |
 John McArdleMalc Freeman | Malc Freeman |
 John SalthouseRobert Beasley | Robert Beasley |
 David YipRicky Ramon | Ricky Ramon |
 Sean GilderSean Murphy | Sean Murphy |
 Elizabeth HeeryGabriella de Courtney | Gabriella de Courtney |