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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Who is Jenny Challoner?\u00a0<\/strong>Jenny is a paramedic who is involved in a train crash and afterwards struggles to control her titular \u201ccompulsion\u201d \u2013 online gambling.<\/p>\n Leanne Best explained: \u201cOn the surface Jenny is a woman who should be fine, everything should be OK. She has a husband that really loves her, she adores her daughter and she has a job that she\u2019s really excelled in. She has a nice home and she has good friends. There is an allusion to some mildly compulsive behaviour in her past, but actually she\u2019s managed to make a really lovely life for herself.<\/p>\n \u201cThen she\u2019s involved in a train crash and she becomes utterly unable to manage her own behaviour and her compulsion to gamble.\u201d<\/p>\n Where have I seen Leanne Best before?\u00a0<\/strong>She played the title character in The Woman in Black 2, and recently played Frida Rask in Young Wallander. Viewers may also recognise her for her roles in the likes of Cold Feet, Cotton Wool, The Infiltrator, Tin Star, Close to Me, and Carnival Row, among others.<\/p>\n Who is Sasha?\u00a0<\/strong>A seeming \u201cgood Samaritan\u201d who helps Jenny during her gambling addiction. But is she all she appears?<\/p>\n Explaining what about the role appealed to her, Anna Chancellor said: \u201cI thought that Sasha would be a really fun part to play. I like the fact that you think she\u2019s one thing and then she turns out to be something else, I thought that was great. It was a really great job for me, I really enjoyed the experience.\u201d<\/p>\n Where have I seen Anna Chancellor before?\u00a0<\/strong>She rose to fame playing Henrietta (or \u201cDuck Face\u201d) in Four Weddings and a Funeral, and has since gone on to star in both big and small screen projects, including the recently returned BBC divorce drama The Split<\/a> (as Melanie Aickman). She\u2019s also starred in Pennyworth, The Watch, Come Away, Trust, Shetland, The Crown (as Lady Rosse), and What a Girl Wants.<\/p>\n Who is Connie Bertram?\u00a0<\/strong>A ruthless loan shark who Jenny owes money to.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s ruthless and she can\u2019t empathise with other people\u2019s pain. She\u2019s a sociopath but she doesn\u2019t think she is,\u201d Hayley Mills said of her on-screen character. \u201cHer focus and her motivation is just to make money, and she completely believes that she\u2019s providing a service, and that people wouldn\u2019t be able to get the money they needed from the bank at this short notice, but she will provide it.<\/p>\n \u201cShe doesn\u2019t have any feeling that what she\u2019s doing is morally reprehensible and that she\u2019s putting the screws on people in a way that is just adding to the pain and misery of their situation.\u201d<\/p>\n Where have I seen Hayley Mills before?\u00a0<\/strong>The actress was a famed child star in the 1960s, starring Whistle Down the Wind and That Darn Cat!, and playing Pollyanna in the film of the same name, and twins Susan and Sharon in the original The Parent Trap. She\u2019s since gone on to appear in Wild at Heart, Pitching In, Unforgotten<\/a>, and Moving On.<\/p>\n Who is Chris?\u00a0<\/strong>Jenny\u2019s husband, from whom she hides her addiction.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Danny Ashok?\u00a0<\/strong>He\u2019s starred in Deep Water, Roadkill, Strike, Takeover, Little Birds, Cobra and more.<\/p>\n Who is Ali?\u00a0<\/strong>Jenny\u2019s best friend, who worries for her.<\/p>\n Where have I seen\u00a0Krissi Bohn before?\u00a0<\/strong>She played Jenna Kamara in Coronation Street, Jean in The A Word, and appeared in the likes of Innocent, Anne, Vera, and Years and Years (as Lucie Denham).<\/p>\n Compulsion begins on Channel 5 and My5<\/a> at 9pm tonight (12th April). Visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0for more viewing picks.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Flora Carr Published: Tuesday, 12 April 2022 at 12:00 am Brand new Channel 5 drama Compulsion is set to tackle gambling addiction, following a paramedic who struggles with PTSD and later self-medicates with online gambling. 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