character                                actor                   duration                             role appearances
0         stupid brian                         kevin bishop                       2001               janey 's boyfriend           3
1   hotel receptionist                          andy taylor  2001 , 2002 , 2004 , 2007               hotel receptionist           5
2   mr alexander casey                       nickolas grace         2001 , 2008 , 2010                        neighbour           3
3       richard harper        anthony head nathaniel parker                  2003 2009  ben 's cousin and abi 's father         1 1
4                fiona                 rachel hyde - harvey                       2003            michael 's girlfriend           3
5               hubert                          alex dawson         2003 , 2004 , 2006                michael 's friend           7
6                vicar                         mike walling  2006 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011                   a parish vicar           6
7         james garret                      robert bathurst         2006 , 2007 , 2009                    art collector           3
8                 mark  theo fraser steele alastair southey                  2007 2011                  kenzo 's father         1 1
9          scott marsh                         nathan brine                  2010 - 11             michael 's boyfriend           4
10    craig willoughby                           ben uttley                  2010 - 11               janey 's boyfriend           3

Table as JSON:
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