by sucking spider venom out of Colin's buttocks), he is well aware throughout the series of Colin's incompetence as a manager and comes very close to firing him on several occasions. Brittas prefers working with the other deputies such as Laura or Gavin, rarely delegating jobs or responsibilities to Colin. Brittas also tries to keep Colin as hidden from the public as possible, afraid that he may present a bad image of the centre. Once, in series two, when Colin makes a stupid comment, Brittas acts sarcastic and rude to Colin, upsetting him, so when Gavin goes to tell Brittas that something is gone wrong, Colin - along with Tim - goes to see how upset Brittas is. In series six, Brittas dismisses a potion that Colin makes, outraging him. An example of Colin's popularity among his colleagues, is that whenever Gordon tries to sack Colin, the staff always protest. From series one to halfway through series five, Colin serves alongside fellow manager Laura as deputy manager wet (the latter word referring to his swimming pool duties). Brittas then promotes Gavin to Acting Deputy Manager with the intention of sacking Colin due to his incompetence, but Laura eventually forces Brittas to 'promote' Colin to 'manager of building fabric' - essentially a glorified janitor's position - and gives him a new uniform, a 2% pay rise, and an 'office' in the basement. Colin is immensely happy with his new position and goes on to create many dangerous, crackpot inventions in the basement, ranging from waste recycling devices to Suffolk Punch-powered baby cradles. Colin later clashes with Gavin after his promotion to acting deputy manager, out of jealousy. However, Brittas later reveals that Colin was never actually terminated as deputy manager wet and is still technically Gavin's superior, much to Colin's delight and Gavin's chagrin. In series four, it is revealed that Colin has an illegitimate daughter, Stephanie, who lives in Tasmania, Australia. Colin sends her lots of letters, telling her that he is the manager or that he has done something amazing. When Stephanie comes to stay, all the staff try to help Colin by talking about all the hero acts he has done, or saying he is the manager. When Brittas finds out, he is enraged and incensed, but then does the best thing he ever does in the series: backing up Colin's stories. Colin also has a relationship with