as difficult for them as possible, especially Maggie. She repeatedly feels isolated in being the only girl and believes she is not as likeable as her brothers. During the series she deals with an eating disorder which brings her slightly closer to Maggie. Philip Prentice (Matthew Clarke) Philip is 11. ( Born 1984 ) He struggles to cope with the death of his parents and becomes increasingly difficult, although not as much as Georgia. He will not eat anything other than spam. During the course of the series he develops an interest in the drums as well as girls. He is seen to be bullied in the last episode during which in the final scene he gives Maggie a Mothers' Day card, giving the impression that he has accepted Maggie and Andrew as his adoptive parents. Jake Prentice (Jamie Lucraft) Jake is seven years old. (Born 1988) He has a keen interest in all animals from goldfish, stick insects, hamsters and rabbits. He seems less affected by his parents' deaths than Georgia and Philip: this is mainly due to his age. Liz (Tracie Bennett) Liz is the Prentices' cleaner. She has an unpleasant daughter, Laura, and lives her every day through horoscopes, advice pages and daytime television. During the series she becomes involved with Tom, who has a string of ex lovers calling and bumping into him. Liz, unhappy and fearful that he will not be faithful becomes reluctant to stay involved with him. In series 2 when her violent ex-husband Jack gives her two black eyes, Tom goes to 'sort him out', only to end up in hospital himself. Liz then sees him as a hero and someone who can protect her. Liz does not appear in series 3. Tom (Mark Powley) Tom is a builder. He arrives at the house to install a damp course. Both Georgia and Liz immediately have a crush on him. He is then employed to convert the garage into a fourth bedroom and from then on becomes more involved with Liz. By the second series, the relationship develops further with Tom hitting Liz's ex-husband after he beats her up. Tom does not appear in series 3. During episode one of series 3, when Roxanne mistakes Rosie for the new cleaner, she mentions that 'the last one got pregnant and ran off with the builder'. Rosie and Hugh Buckingham (Wanda Ventham) and (Timothy Carlton)