White Heat is a 6 part drama series that follows the lives of seven people whose relationships are forged in the white heat of the 60's through to the present day. The series stars MyAnna Buring as Lilly, Sam Claflin as Jack, Lindsay Duncan as Lilly (present day), Claire Foy as Charlotte, Tamsin Greig as Beth, Jessica Gunning as Orla, David Gyasi as Victor, Lee Ingleby as Alan, Richard Lintern as Miles, Jeremy Northam as Edward , Hugh Quarshie as Victor (present day), Reece Ritchie as Jay, Sorcha Cusack as Orla (present day), Juliet Stevenson as Charlotte (present day), Julian Barratt as Derek Bowden, Karen Henthorn as Val, Geoff Leesley as Frank, Paul Copley as Jack (present day), Michael Kitchen as Alan (present day) and Ramon Tikaram as Jay (present day) .