3 ▁L ime ▁C res cent , ▁Wal ming ton - on - Se a ▁and ▁he ▁lived ▁there ▁with ▁his ▁wife . ▁In ▁the ▁episode , ▁" My ▁Bro ther ▁and ▁I ", ▁Main w aring ▁adm its ▁to ▁Wilson ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁lon ely ▁child hood , ▁without ▁friends ▁and ▁devoted ▁to ▁school work , ▁whereas ▁his ▁brother , ▁Barry , ▁was ▁always ▁popular . ▁It ▁is ▁revealed ▁in ▁" Ab sent ▁Fri ends " ▁that ▁Captain ▁Main w aring ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁have ▁a ▁pet ▁cat ▁called ▁Em press . ▁In ▁" The ▁King ▁was ▁in ▁his ▁Count ing ▁House ", ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁Captain ▁Main w aring ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁have ▁three ▁gold fish . ▁In ▁The ▁Royal ▁Train , ▁Main w aring ▁reve als ▁he ▁has ▁wanted ▁to ▁drive ▁a ▁train ▁ever ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁child ▁and ▁that ▁dream ▁comes ▁true . ▁ ▁Main w aring ▁has ▁several ▁re de em ing ▁qual ities , ▁not ably ▁a ▁deep ▁concern ▁for ▁the ▁w elf are ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁under ▁his ▁command . ▁His ▁bra very ▁and ▁courage ▁cannot ▁be ▁denied : ▁he ▁is ▁willing ▁to ▁end anger ▁himself ▁for ▁his ▁country ▁and ▁pl ato on ▁and ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁ris ks ▁that ▁he ▁orders ▁his ▁men ▁to ▁undert ake . ▁In ▁one ▁episode , ▁" The ▁Battle ▁of ▁God f rey ' s ▁C ott age ", ▁the ▁pl ato on ▁thinks ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁have ▁inv aded ▁and ▁Main w aring , ▁with ▁his