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Sometimes it takes nine lives to save one
James Bowen, a homeless busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat.
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Luke Treadaway Ruta Gedmintas Joanne Froggatt Anthony Stewart Head Caroline Goodall Beth Goddard Darren Evans Ruth Sheen Nina Wadia John Henshaw Nadine Marshall Lorraine Ashbourne Akbar Kurtha Llewella Gideon Ivana Basic Rob Jarvis Sasha Dickens Cleopatra Dickens Rosie Ede Tony Jayawardena Adam Riches Franc Ashman Jill Winternitz Ben Deery Gemma Nichols Pearl Maburutse Margot Edwards Hattie Ladbury Jacob James Beswick James Bowen
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