 Bob 'Bing' Crosby, played by actor Steve Coogan, has always been popular with friends and others around his area but he has a gambling problem, meaning he cannot resist the temptation to bet on horse races.Bernadette (Lisa Millett) is Bob's childhood friend who became his lover and is now the mother of their son Joe, played by actor Dominic Senior.While she has often been angered by her husband's casual gambling habits, she has always forgiven him.