The series contains no transgender characters or themes. Main characters include a mother suspicious of her son's girlfriend and supporting roles, all presented without transsexual elements or related narratives.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The mini-series adapts the novel by Michelle Frances without changing character genders, portraying Laura and Cherry as female and Daniel as male, consistent with the source material.

The adaptation features main characters Laura, Daniel, and Cherry, whose races are not explicitly defined in the source novel but implied as white through the British setting and character names, portrayed by white actors Robin Wright, Laurie Davidson, and Olivia Cooke with no discrepancies.