'Dead Set' Main Cast and Characters

A 23-year-old show runner for Big Brother, Kelly has a lot on her mind. There's her job for one thing: it doesn't pay well and consists of non-stop stress -- but she loves it. It's showbiz. Then there's her colleague, Danny. They've been spending long hours together during the production and last night things got a little intimate. Kelly's had a boyfriend for the last four years -- and he wants to know where she was last night.

Patrick is the producer of Big Brother. He lives and breathes it. He's all about the work -- you're only ever as good as last night's show. In his late thirties, Patrick has been in television since he left college and has had a hand in nearly all reality shows. (His next show is due to be Celebrity Kennels featuring Grace Jones). Patrick is very ambitious and envisions himself as a controller of one of the major networks in the next few years.

An unapologetic guy, prone to picking his nose, swilling beer, and farting for comic effect, Marky is the kind of housemate you either love or hate. He considers himself a born comedian, although most of his humor consists of verbal bullying and mindless pranks. A hothead and a loudmouth, he's already divided the housemates -- and, much to his delight, managed to sleep with wannabe glamour girl Veronica.

28-year-old suburban girl Veronica thought Big Brother would help her realize her dream of becoming a presenter. Or a model. Anything -- so long as she's famous. Not averse to using sex to get what she wants (even if it means sleeping with Marky), Veronica has extreme difficulty coming to terms with the reality of the new zombie situation. Having to wave goodbye to a chance of fame almost scares her more than the living dead.

Space's bosom buddy in the house, 26-year-old Pippa has divided the house and the nation -- she's been up for eviction every week for the past three weeks. Her naivety and ignorance are considered "an act for the cameras" by most of the housemates and her accent is beginning to grate on them all. She's prone to bursting into tears at the drop of a hat, and only Space seems able to tolerate her human frailties.

43-year-old Joplin (nickname "Gollum") was the audience's most hated housemate -- back when they were still alive. The reason? He's a pompous bore. Every incident in the house is subjected to some earnest diatribe. All this against a background of hypocrisy -- the housemates are aware of him salaciously eyeing all the women up at every opportunity. Particularly Veronica. Probably the most intelligent housemate, he becomes more ostracized as he tries to discuss with the other housemates the implications of the new world.

Camp, bitchy, and the Big Brother audience's favorite housemate, 27-year-old Grayson is a performer at heart. Notorious in north London for his nightclub drag act blending torch songs and outrageous comedy, Grayson has a sharp tongue and an even sharper sense of style. Faced with a genuine life-threatening crisis, how will this self-styled Queen of Melodrama react? Inside the house, Marky enjoys making Grayson's life hell on a daily basis.