▁drew ▁some ▁insp iration ▁from ▁the ▁London ▁D ock lands , ▁where ▁Alan ▁Ay ck b ourn ▁has ▁a ▁flat , ▁and ▁people ▁often ▁do ▁not ▁know ▁each ▁other ▁well . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁D ams els ▁in ▁Dist ress ▁tr il ogy , ▁Ro le Play ▁was ▁written ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁same ▁seven ▁actors ▁as ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁plays ▁in ▁the ▁series . ▁In ▁this ▁play , ▁the ▁characters ▁are : ▁▁ ▁Justin ▁Laz en by , ▁about ▁thirty , ▁a ▁software ▁developer ▁ ▁Jul ie - An n ▁Job son , ▁twenty - three , ▁Justin ' s ▁somewhat ▁mismatch ed ▁f ian c ée ▁ ▁Pa ige ▁Pet ite , ▁twenty - n ine , ▁an ▁ex - dan cer ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁pent house ▁up st airs ▁ ▁M icky ▁R ale , ▁forty , ▁an ▁ex - box er ▁and ▁Pa ige ' s ▁" m inder " ▁ ▁D erek ▁Job son , ▁late ▁f ift ies , ▁Jul ie - An n ' s ▁right - wing ▁father ▁ ▁De e ▁Job son , ▁forty - five , ▁Jul ie - An n ' s ▁mother ▁ ▁Arab ella ▁Laz en by , ▁f ift ies , ▁Justin ' s ▁sty lish ly ▁alco hol ic ▁mother ▁ ▁Setting ▁ ▁The ▁entire ▁play ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁Justin ▁Laz en by ' s ▁flat , ▁on ▁the ▁rivers ide ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁D ock lands . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁D ams els