I Hate You characters
Category: Press Pack ArticleTHE GIRLS:
CHARLIE (TANYA REYNOLDS - Sex Education)
Charlie is in her mid 20’s. She’s arty and cool without knowing it. She has a razor-sharp tongue, and basically thinks 99% of humans are dickheads. She works for Bob Oxygen (JONNY SWEET) who is a classic autograph dealer. It’s a ridiculous job, and Charlie kinda hates it, but it’s also pretty easy, so she’s kinda fine where her life is at the mo.
Charlie appears in eps 1-6
BECCA (MELISSA SAINT - Ghosts)
Becca, mid 20’s, possesses little or no embarrassment gene, and usually makes the wrong decision in life. She’s just too instinctive. Becca works in a curtain shop, her boss, Mrs Plant (CHETNA PANDYA always wears red). Does she like her job? Like Charlie, she knows it’s kinda ridiculous, but it’s money, and money equals going out and having occasional fun. She also fancies her step-brother, Karl (SHAQUILLE ALI-YEBUAH), which - according to Charlie - should definitely be against the law.
Becca appears in eps 1-6
OTHER CHARACTERS:
MRS PLANT (CHETNA PANDYA - Feel Good)
Becca’s boss at ‘Curtains by A. Plant’, a high-ish end curtain shop. Super strict at work, she has no time for Becca’s antics. But get Mrs Plant out on a night, and give her a couple of drinks, and she is proper trouble. Mrs Plant only ever dresses in red.
Mrs Plant appears in eps 1, 2, 3, 5
BOB OXYGEN (JONNY SWEET - Together)
Becca’s highly odd and highly posh boss, Bob is the MD of Bob Oxygen Classic Autographs Ltd. Operating out of his rather plush home, he spends most of his team asleep at his desk, while Charlie does all the work.
Bob Oxygen appears in eps 1, 2, 3, 4, 6.
MIRIAM (MADDIE RICE - Fleabag)
Bob Oxygen’s terrifyingly bad-tempered girlfriend, who enjoys nothing more that telling Bob off at full volume. Miriam can’t stand Charlie, and Charlie can’t stand Miriam.
Miriam appears in eps 2, 4, 6.
KARL (SHAQUILLE ALI-YEBUAH - The First Team)
Karl is Becca’s step-brother with purple hair. He’s a personal trainer, and is bouncy and cool, and Becca has the hots for him. Karl, though, has no hots for her. She’s his bloody step-sister for Christ sakes. ‘Stop being sex-creepy’ he regularly tells her. Charlie finds Becca’s Karl obsession worrying to put it mildly.
Karl appears in eps 1, 2, 3, 4, 6.
HARRIET (ABBY RUSSELL - Deep Heat)
Becca’s second best friend - after Charlie of course - mid 20’s Harriet is an uber opinionated, larger-than-life girl, who puts Charlie’s teeth - and entire body - on edge. Charlie just can’t understand why Becca is friends with her.
Harriet appears in eps 2 & 3.
BRADLEY (JAMES BRADWELL)
A sweet and innocent chap, Bradley, mid 20’s is in love with Charlie, but the feeling is definitely not mutual. They often bump into each other at the bus stop on their way to work, and Charlie will try any excuse to get away, including ‘I’ve got to see a doctor immediately - I have a really hot chin’. Poor Bradley, says Becca often to Charlie - ‘He only wants to impregnate you’.
Bradley appears in eps 1 & 3.
RYAN (JOE TRACINI - Hollyoaks)
A ball of nervous pent-up energy, Ryan works with Becca in the curtain shop. Plagued by psoriasis - he is always rubbing cream into his elbows - Ryan’s true love is music. Punk music. And he plays in the world’s worst punk band, ‘German Boyfriend’, consisting of just one drummer who always wears a blindfold, and Ryan - on lead vocals and guitar (which has no strings on it). They’re proper shit.
Ryan appears in eps 1, 2 & 5
MATTHEW (HARRY TREVALDWYN - The Bubble)
Charlie’s brother, Harry, 22, is completely spoilt and completely babied by his mum. He’s also next level manipulative, and when Charlie and Matthew are together, things get pretty explosive.
Matthew appears in ep 5
SIMON (VINCENT FRANKLIN - Happy Valley)
Charlie’s dad, late 50’s. A permanently sarcastic man, who relishes winding up Charlie’s mum, Naomi. He also collects military bugles which are scattered all over the house.
Simon appears in ep 5
NAOMI (AMELIA BULLMORE - Gentleman Jack)
Charlie’s tense and rather cold mum. Mid 50’s Naomi finds Charlie’s dad beyond tiresome, but adores Charlie’s brother, Matthew.
Naomi appears in ep 5
ANGELA (CLARE PERKINS - The Outlaws)
Becca’s mum, 50’s. Possessor of a great, dry sense of humour. When Becca starts coming on to her step-brother, (and Angela’s son from another relationship, Karl), Angela shouts at her to ‘Stop being sex-creepy!’
Angela appears in ep 3
LORD GRUTLEY (COLIN MACFARLANE - Outlander)
An oddball Lord, who the girls have to visit to collect a valuable letter signed by Einstein for Charlie’s boss. Lord Grutley is in fact so odd, that he keeps his socks in the fridge, and has a pet fly called Freddy.
Lord Grutley appears in ep 2.
LEONARD (MICHAEL COCHRANE - Downton Abbey)
Extremely charming and worldly older man who Becca goes on a couple of dates with. He’s older, in that he’s 72…
Leonard appears in ep 1.
RALPH (JOSEPH MARCELL - The Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
US sitcom legend, Joseph Marcell (yup - he was Geoffrey Butler in the The Fresh Prince) plays a well-travelled, fascinating older man that Charlie goes out for dinner with. He’s only bloody 75.
Ralph appears in ep 1.