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->'''Played by:''' Creator/AnthonyHead
* AbusiveParents: He's distant and openly mocking towards his only child.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: After treating Will rather poorly during their one and only scene together, [[SoProudOfYou he's shown tearing up with pride at the sight of a picture of him having fun on vacation with Alison at the end of the first movie]].
* BrutalHonesty: Bluntly tells his son that he didn't invite him to his second wedding because he's awkward around other people, and does so in a way that makes it seem like he intended it to be ''reassuring''.
* DeadpanSnarker: He shares Will's dry sense of humor, though since he directs all of his snarking towards Will, his son, during his one major scene, it only serves to make him seem like a massive prick.
* DirtyOldMan: He's at least 50 and married to a woman only a few years older than Will.
* {{Foil}}: To Jay's dad. They're both the verbally abusive fathers of one of the protagonists, but Jay's dad is a crass and bullish LowerClassLout while Will's dad is an aloof and condescending RichBitch.
* TheGhost: In the series, he's often mentioned but never appears. He finally shows up in the flesh at the beginning of the first movie.
* HiddenDepths:
** He cries tears of joy once he finds out Will has a girlfriend, hinting that he does love his son in his own aloof way.
** "Will's Birthday" reveals that ''he'' was the one between Will's parents who kept track of how old their son was; without him, Polly got his age off by a year.
* {{Jerkass}}: The first we see of him, he's treating his own son Will like a joyless chore and rubbing his social awkwardness in his face.
* JerkassHasAPoint: While pointlessly cruel, he was in all likelihood correct that Will ''would'' have been incredibly uncomfortable and unhappy attending a wedding between him and the woman he left his mother for.
* KavorkaMan: He's a sour-faced middle-aged man married to a beautiful woman nearly the same age as his son, while his ex-wife is also noted in-universe to be absolutely gorgeous. It probably helps that he's rich.
* MayDecemberRomance: His current wife is around his son's age.
* NoNameGiven: The only reason we know his last name is because we know Will's full name; he himself is only ever referred to as "Will's Dad", even in the credits.
* RichBitch: He's wealthy, but also aloof and mocking towards his son and was unfaithful to his ex-wife while they were married.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Never appears in the series itself (and only appears twice in the one movie he actually shows up in), but catalyzes the plot by abandoning his wife and son to run off with his mistress, which forces Will to begin attending public school.
* UnnamedParent: Even the credits just refer to him as "Will's Dad".
* UnseenNoMore: After spending the entire series as TheGhost, Will visits him during the opening scene of TheMovie.
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!![=Mr. McKenzie=]
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/AnthonyHead
* AbusiveParents: He's distant and openly mocking towards his only child.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: After treating Will rather poorly during their one and only scene together, [[SoProudOfYou he's shown tearing up with pride at the sight of a picture of him having fun on vacation with Alison at the end of the first movie]].
* BrutalHonesty: Bluntly tells his son that he didn't invite him to his second wedding because he's awkward around other people, and does so in a way that makes it seem like he intended it to be ''reassuring''.
* DeadpanSnarker: He shares Will's dry sense of humor, though since he directs all of his snarking towards Will, his son, during his one major scene, it only serves to make him seem like a massive prick.
* DirtyOldMan: He's at least 50 and married to a woman only a few years older than Will.
* {{Foil}}: To Jay's dad. They're both the verbally abusive fathers of one of the protagonists, but Jay's dad is a crass and bullish LowerClassLout while Will's dad is an aloof and condescending RichBitch.
* TheGhost: In the series, he's often mentioned but never appears. He finally shows up in the flesh at the beginning of the first movie.
* HiddenDepths:
** He cries tears of joy once he finds out Will has a girlfriend, hinting that he does love his son in his own aloof way.
** "Will's Birthday" reveals that ''he'' was the one between Will's parents who kept track of how old their son was; without him, Polly got his age off by a year.
* {{Jerkass}}: The first we see of him, he's treating his own son Will like a joyless chore and rubbing his social awkwardness in his face.
* JerkassHasAPoint: While pointlessly cruel, he was in all likelihood correct that Will ''would'' have been incredibly uncomfortable and unhappy attending a wedding between him and the woman he left his mother for.
* KavorkaMan: He's a sour-faced middle-aged man married to a beautiful woman nearly the same age as his son, while his ex-wife is also noted in-universe to be absolutely gorgeous. It probably helps that he's rich.
* MayDecemberRomance: His current wife is around his son's age.
* NoNameGiven: The only reason we know his last name is because we know Will's full name; he himself is only ever referred to as "Will's Dad", even in the credits.
* RichBitch: He's wealthy, but also aloof and mocking towards his son and was unfaithful to his ex-wife while they were married.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Never appears in the series itself (and only appears twice in the one movie he actually shows up in), but catalyzes the plot by abandoning his wife and son to run off with his mistress, which forces Will to begin attending public school.
* UnnamedParent: Even the credits just refer to him as "Will's Dad".
* UnseenNoMore: After spending the entire series as TheGhost, Will visits him during the opening scene of TheMovie.
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->'''Played by:''' David Field
* {{Jerkass}}: Just like his cousin Terry, he makes fun of Jay in front of his friends.
* TheMillstone: He twists Simon's attempt at breaking up with Lucy into a marriage proposal.
* RacistGrandpa: Uncle Bryan mentions that it's shame that Jay's dad doesn't want to move to Australia because "We could do with some white immigration for a change".
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* BrattyHalfPint: He's a typical bratty little brother in the first two seasons who is constantly annoying and undermining Simon. This trope is subverted in the third season, where he's visibly hit puberty and his characterisation is more mature to match.
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* BuxomIsBetter: Her enormous breasts are a source of lust for Simon, Jay and Neil, much to Will's chagrin.
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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: He and his wife are the most stable and sensible parents we see, and apparently have a ''very'' active and enjoyable sex life even into their middle age.
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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: She and her husband are the most stable and sensible parents we see, and apparently have a ''very'' active and enjoyable sex life even into their middle age.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: A much nastier version than Will's mum or Simon's dad. His way of embarrassing Jay in front of his friends is to hurl put-downs at him and berate him constantly.
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* ChivalrousPervert: He has a very strong libido, but reserves it exclusively for his wife. It actually leads to some brief relationship trouble for them when she starts to get fed up with his sex drive.
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* InformedAbility: She's apparently wild in the sack if Simon's dad is anyone to go off of, but we (thankfully) never get any real evidence.
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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive Guy to Neil's Manly Man. He's an effete and fussy fellow while his son's a lout in every sense of the word.
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* AmbiguousSituation: In "Caravan Club", Jay finds a magazine with a centrefold model who looks startingly like her, so much so that even Will finds the resemblance uncanny. We never get any confirmation on whether it actually ''was'' her or not.
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* AmbiguousSituation: In "Caravan Club", Jay finds a magazine with a centrefold model who looks startingly startlingly like her, so much so that even Will finds the resemblance uncanny. We never get any confirmation on whether it actually ''was'' her or not.
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!!Polly [=McKenzie=]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Is that your mum? She's fit!]]
->'''Played by:''' Belinda Stewart-Wilson
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents:
** Will is embarrassed by some of the things she does, such as buying him a vest for his birthday or letting slip about his childhood habits and ailments.
** In the first episode, it's revealed she told the school that Will was bullied, giving him no small amount of embarrassment and actually contributing to his ostracization even though the reason he changed schools was actually because of school fees since they couldn't afford to keep sending Will there after the divorce.
* AmbiguousSituation: In "Caravan Club", Jay finds a magazine with a centrefold model who looks startingly like her, so much so that even Will finds the resemblance uncanny. We never get any confirmation on whether it actually ''was'' her or not.
* BrainlessBeauty: As of the second movie. While she's always had a ''certain'' cluelessness, she has clearly taken a [[TookALevelInDumbass Level In Dumbass]], accidentally flashing everyone her cleavage while trying to adjust her webcam amongst other things.
* BrutalHonesty: She has a tendency to be somewhat tactless, like when she tells Will to stay away from good-looking girls and to let the good-looking boys go for them instead.
* BuxomIsBetter: Her enormous breasts are a source of lust for Simon, Jay and Neil, much to Will's chagrin.
* DeadpanSnarker: Like her son, she has her moments. In many cases, she has no tact with her snarky comments.
* DudeMagnet: Apart from her son, ''every'' male character she interacts with ends up falling for her instantly.
* {{Flanderization}}: She's out of touch and lacking in tact in the series, but is otherwise shown to share her wit and intelligence with her son. The movies exaggerate this to a point where it's hard to call her anything other than a BrainlessBeauty.
* GenreSavvy: Knows perfectly well the text she got from Will's phone sent by Neil wasn't written by Will, so she simply tells him she's happy he got there safely.
* GlamorousSingleMother: She's a beautiful divorcee who, other than not being able to afford to keep her son in private schooling, doesn't appear to be having too hard of a time financially; [[WhatExactlyIsHisJob particularly since we never actually ever see her working]].
* GuessWhoImMarrying: [[spoiler:Gets engaged to Mr. Gilbert by the end of the second movie.]]
* HeadTurningBeauty: Every character who's met her, particularly at the school, comments on her general physical attractiveness. This has spilt over into the fandom as well.
* HopelessWithTech: Implied initially by the lads since Will can beat her at the Wii. In the second movie, she's unable to use Skype properly despite Will having instructed her several times.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Occasionally offers Will advice or encouragement that carries the underlying suggestion that even ''she'' considers him to be a boring, unattractive killjoy.
* LustObject: Jay, Simon, and especially Neil all want her, and characters like Mr. Gilbert and Mark Donovan express similar interest in her.
* MyBelovedSmother: She worries about Will a little too much at times to embarrassing levels.
* NiceGirl: Generally shown to be a kind, loving woman, especially towards her son.
* ParentsAsPeople: She can be a bit clueless and tactless towards Will, but she does genuinely love and care for him.
* ParentWithNewParamour: One episode focuses on her developing a relationship with an old college friend, much to Will's annoyance. The end of the second movie reveals that she's gotten engaged to [[spoiler:Mr. Gilbert.]]
* RunningGag: Whenever Will goes anywhere with his mates, she goes off to get him a jumper.
* StacysMom: Everybody, from the school psycho to the head of sixth form, has a thing for her. The lads always make comments about her, much to Will's chagrin.
* ThatCameOutWrong: Her attempts to comfort Will usually have her accidentally insulting him, but she does try.
* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: It's unclear if she even has one or if she simply lives off of money sent by her ex-husband.
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[[folder: Kevin Sutherland]]
!!Kevin Sutherland
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->'''Played by:''' Alex [=McQueen=]
* AllGaysArePedophiles: Jay and Simon's mockery of his AmbiguouslyGay personality occasionally dips into suggesting that he's a paedophile.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Though he strenuously denies it.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Neil...", usually said in tones of great exasperation.
* ExtremeDoormat: While he ''does'' have a boiling point, and kicks Neil's friends out of his house when a drunk Will viciously mocks him, he generally lets his son do whatever he wants due to lacking the backbone to tell him otherwise.
* FanDisservice: He's a chubby middle-aged guy who is often shown in very small and tight-fitting shorts.
* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: Denies being gay, mentioning that he was married.
* HopelessSuitor: The yearbook implies that (like everyone else) he has a thing for Will's mum, who (like everyone else) thinks he's gay.
* InnocentInnuendo: A sizable chunk of what he says could easily be taken as a reference to male-on-male sex out of context.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: He's fussy and effeminate while his son is an idiot and ThePigPen. Both are generally shown to be [[NiceGuy Nice Guys]], though. His daughter is also shown to be an aloof DeadpanSnarker; contrasting him in a completely different way than Neil does.
* NiceGuy: He's generally soft-spoken and polite to everyone.
* NoRespectGuy: Neil's friends constantly mock him behind his back (and occasionally to his face), the other parents admit to ''also'' believing him to be a closeted gay man in spite of his protestations, and Neil himself generally makes life harder for him by being a careless idiot. At the end of each movie Neil barely acknowledges him at all after coming home from holiday, whereas the other three all at least greet their parents.
* PerpetualPoverty: His lack of money as a result of having to pay alimony to his ex-wife tends to be a secondary target of mockery from Neil's friends after his sexuality.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive Guy to Neil's Manly Man. He's an effete and fussy fellow while his son's a lout in every sense of the word.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: He tends to wear tight shorts around the place, mostly for the purposes of playing badminton.
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[[folder: Katie Sutherland]]
!!Katie Sutherland
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->'''Played by:''' Kacey Barnfield
* AloofBigSister: While she acts rather cold to everyone we see her interacting with, it should be noted that she and Neil barely ever speak to each other when they share a scene together.
* DeadpanSnarker: She tends to respond to the lads with cutting quips.
* IceQueen: Always come across as bored and disinterested on the occasions when she appears. Somewhat justified in that we mostly only ever see her interacting with [[TooDumbToLive her brother]] and [[CannotTalkToWomen his friends]].
* {{Jerkass}}: Never has anything nice to say to anyone, though that may have to do with her sharing the majority of her screentime with [[AllMenArePerverts a bunch of oggling teenage boys]]. Her apparent lack of gainful employment despite being out of school and money being tight around the Sutherland household also reflects badly on her.
* LazyBum: Appears to be unemployed and is always seen lounging around her house in a robe and gown. [[AllThereInTheManual The yearbook]] states that she has dreams of becoming a celebrity but none of the drive needed to put in the work to actually become one.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Her dad is a mild-mannered NiceGuy while she's a cool and collected IceQueen.
* LustObject: To a lesser extent than Will's mum, but the lads outside of Neil are all quite open about how hot they find her to be.
* MsFanservice: Downplayed, but she's very attractive and always shown in a night gown with a generous CleavageWindow.
* MyEyesAreUpHere: Brusquely tells Jay to stop staring at her tits when she answers the door for him.
* OnlySaneWoman: Lacks any outstanding quirks compared to her dad and brother and overall seems fairly normal.
* PetTheDog: She comes to comfort Kerry alongside the rest of Neil's relatives after Will dumps her. This is just about the only time she ever shows any compassion.
* ReallyGetsAround: At least according to [[UnreliableNarrator Jay]]. The extent of her actual love life that we get to hear about is that she's dating a mechanic in series 1.
* SatelliteCharacter: Doesn't appear very often and rarely serves as anything other than a LustObject on the occasions when she does.
* SiblingYinYang: She's Neil's polar opposite in just about every way imaginable; he's a KindheartedSimpleton while she's a snarky IceQueen. Neil is also shown to be deceptively hard-working whereas she is a LazyBum.
* TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: Her dad is chubby, pale, and balding while she's tan and beautiful. Will admits in his narration that the only reasonable explanation for their relation is that she's adopted.
* WomenAreWiser: The sole female member of Neil's family the audience sees is also the least eccentric.
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!!Alan Cooper
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->'''Played by:''' Martin Trenaman
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: He will not shut up about his sex life.
* ChivalrousPervert: He has a very strong libido, but reserves it exclusively for his wife. It actually leads to some brief relationship trouble for them when she starts to get fed up with his sex drive.
* TheComicallySerious: Or [[CringeComedy The Cringe Comically Serious]] if you want. Whenever he goes into unnecessary details about his sex life, he often has a completely deadpan face as if he thinks mentioning his sex life is just like discussing politics. This tends to embarrass Simon even more.
* GenerationXerox: When Simon confesses to him about his feelings for Carli, he tells Simon that he had a similar situation with unrequited love. Of course, he then goes on about Simon's mother's sex drive, causing Simon to be sick.
* GoodParents: He's shown to be a reasonable dad who's willing to give his son his own space, offer him sensible advice, and make genuine attempts at connecting with him man-to-man. Unfortunately, the combination of his loose lips regarding his sex life and Simon's status as a moody teen cause Simon to brand him as little more than an annoyance more often than not.
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: He and his wife are the most stable and sensible parents we see, and apparently have a ''very'' active and enjoyable sex life even into their middle age.
* HappilyMarried: Apart from a single falling out that is resolved in the same episode it's introduced in, he and his wife seem to have a very loving relationship.
* NiceGuy: A pretty mellow Dad, especially compared to Terry Cartwright.
* NoRespectGuy: If he says ''anything'' to Simon, even when it doesn't involve his sex life, expect Simon to blow up at him for it as though he said the most heinous thing in the world.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He waits to hear Simon's side of the story when Simon accidentally climbs into Carli's little brother's room and professes love to him.
* SeriesContinuityError: The tie-in yearbook includes letters from him to Mr. Gilbert during the period when he and his wife were separated. In them, he claims that their falling out was due to him being unable to keep up with ''her'' sexually, whereas in the episode where the event actually happened it was the other way around. He also signs the letter as "David A. Cooper" even though his first name is Alan.
* TooMuchInformation: He has a bad habit of delving into too much detail about his sex life when speaking to his son.
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[[folder: Pamela Cooper]]
!!Pamela Cooper
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->'''Played by:''' Robin Weaver
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Not to the same extent as her husband, but she can be intrusive at times and has seemingly no problem with her husband going into detail about their sex life.
* CloserToEarth: Overall seems slightly less tactless than Alan. Her sex drive is seemingly also not quite as outrageous as his is.
* CovertPervert: She's more tight-lipped about her sex life than her husband is, but, going off of his statements, has nearly as much of a libido as he does.
* {{Fetish}}: Simon's dad lets it slip in the movie that she's aroused by the smell of sunscreen.
* GoodParents: On the whole, she's probably the most normal, stable and responsible adult on the show, though Simon is hardly appreciative.
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: She and her husband are the most stable and sensible parents we see, and apparently have a ''very'' active and enjoyable sex life even into their middle age.
* HappilyMarried: Apart from a single falling out that is resolved in the same episode it's introduced in, she and her husband seem to have a very loving relationship.
* InformedAbility: She's apparently wild in the sack if Simon's dad is anyone to go off of, but we (thankfully) never get any real evidence.
* InformedDeformity: Jay and Neil constantly mock her appearance when, while not a knock-out like Will's mum, she's a perfectly ordinary-looking middle-aged woman.
* NiceGirl: Generally comes off as a friendly, even-tempered woman.
* NoRespectGuy: Simon is enraged by practically everything she does while Jay and Neil constantly make derogatory remarks about her behind her back.
* SatelliteCharacter: Doesn't receive as distinct of a characterization as her husband does.
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!!Terry Cartwright
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->'''Played by:''' David Schaal
* AbusiveParents: Without a doubt, the worst parent on the show. He relentlessly mocks Jay for practically everything he does, which has done a number on his self-esteem and made him desperate for any kind of praise or acknowledgment.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: A much nastier version than Will's mum or Simon's dad. His way of embarrassing Jay in front of his friends is to hurl put-downs at him and berate him constantly.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Has a handful of very small moments that show he has affection for his son:
** He starts a fight with Jay's uncle [[HypocriticalHeartwarming for saying the same insulting things to his son as he normally does]] at the end of the second movie.
** In the same movie, the first thing he does upon reuniting with Jay during the end credits is give him an affectionate noogie.
* TheBully: Practically all of his lines are mocking taunts directed at Jay.
* DirtyOldMan: Jay's perversion clearly comes from him. The first thing he does upon meeting Jane in the movie is to kiss her on the lips unprompted.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Even he finds Jay's uncle's behaviour towards him unbearable.
* FatBastard: Possessed of a hairy beer gut and is borderline abusive towards Jay.
* {{Gasshole}}: Is quite loud when using to toilet in a cramped caravan. The smell is so bad, Will notes that his eyes are burning.
* HateSink: Everything about him works to earn the audience's ire. [[FreudianExcuse This has the added effect of making Jay seem more likable and sympathetic.]]
* HypocriticalHeartwarming: Surprisingly, he gets one in the second movie when he starts a fight with his cousin when he repeatedly insults Jay in front of him. Bearing in mind, Jay's dad usually says similar things to Jay, apparently only ''he'' is allowed to do so.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's constantly derisive towards both his wife and son. He's actually fairly amicable towards all of Jay's friends, but they still rightfully find him to be disgusting.
* KarmaHoudini: Nevers suffers any consequences for his terrible treatment of his son.
* LowerClassLout: He's a brutish, unwashed working-class bloke.
* PetTheDog: He's generally quite friendly to Will and is one of the few people who doesn't ridicule him at any point (onscreen at least).
* ThePigPen: He has no manners whatsoever, allows his piss to splash in all directions while in the bathroom, and produces farts rank enough to offend even ''[[TooSpicyForYogSothoth Neil's]]'' nostrils.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The bullying Manly Man to Jay's insecure Sensitive Guy.
* StrawMisogynist: Refers to women as though they were objects, along with all of his other loathsome characteristics.
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[[folder: Polly [=McKenzie=]]]
!!Polly [=McKenzie=]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Is that your mum? She's fit!]]
->'''Played by:''' Belinda Stewart-Wilson
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents:
** Will is embarrassed by some of the things she does, such as buying him a vest for his birthday or letting slip about his childhood habits and ailments.
** In the first episode, it's revealed she told the school that Will was bullied, giving him no small amount of embarrassment and actually contributing to his ostracization even though the reason he changed schools was actually because of school fees since they couldn't afford to keep sending Will there after the divorce.
* AmbiguousSituation: In "Caravan Club", Jay finds a magazine with a centrefold model who looks startingly like her, so much so that even Will finds the resemblance uncanny. We never get any confirmation on whether it actually ''was'' her or not.
* BrainlessBeauty: As of the second movie. While she's always had a ''certain'' cluelessness, she has clearly taken a [[TookALevelInDumbass Level In Dumbass]], accidentally flashing everyone her cleavage while trying to adjust her webcam amongst other things.
* BrutalHonesty: She has a tendency to be somewhat tactless, like when she tells Will to stay away from good-looking girls and to let the good-looking boys go for them instead.
* BuxomIsBetter: Her enormous breasts are a source of lust for Simon, Jay and Neil, much to Will's chagrin.
* DeadpanSnarker: Like her son, she has her moments. In many cases, she has no tact with her snarky comments.
* DudeMagnet: Apart from her son, ''every'' male character she interacts with ends up falling for her instantly.
* {{Flanderization}}: She's out of touch and lacking in tact in the series, but is otherwise shown to share her wit and intelligence with her son. The movies exaggerate this to a point where it's hard to call her anything other than a BrainlessBeauty.
* GenreSavvy: Knows perfectly well the text she got from Will's phone sent by Neil wasn't written by Will, so she simply tells him she's happy he got there safely.
* GlamorousSingleMother: She's a beautiful divorcee who, other than not being able to afford to keep her son in private schooling, doesn't appear to be having too hard of a time financially; [[WhatExactlyIsHisJob particularly since we never actually ever see her working]].
* GuessWhoImMarrying: [[spoiler:Gets engaged to Mr. Gilbert by the end of the second movie.]]
* HeadTurningBeauty: Every character who's met her, particularly at the school, comments on her general physical attractiveness. This has spilt over into the fandom as well.
* HopelessWithTech: Implied initially by the lads since Will can beat her at the Wii. In the second movie, she's unable to use Skype properly despite Will having instructed her several times.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Occasionally offers Will advice or encouragement that carries the underlying suggestion that even ''she'' considers him to be a boring, unattractive killjoy.
* LustObject: Jay, Simon, and especially Neil all want her, and characters like Mr. Gilbert and Mark Donovan express similar interest in her.
* MyBelovedSmother: She worries about Will a little too much at times to embarrassing levels.
* NiceGirl: Generally shown to be a kind, loving woman, especially towards her son.
* ParentsAsPeople: She can be a bit clueless and tactless towards Will, but she does genuinely love and care for him.
* ParentWithNewParamour: One episode focuses on her developing a relationship with an old college friend, much to Will's annoyance. The end of the second movie reveals that she's gotten engaged to [[spoiler:Mr. Gilbert.]]
* RunningGag: Whenever Will goes anywhere with his mates, she goes off to get him a jumper.
* StacysMom: Everybody, from the school psycho to the head of sixth form, has a thing for her. The lads always make comments about her, much to Will's chagrin.
* ThatCameOutWrong: Her attempts to comfort Will usually have her accidentally insulting him, but she does try.
* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: It's unclear if she even has one or if she simply lives off of money sent by her ex-husband.
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[[folder: Kevin Sutherland]]
!!Kevin Sutherland
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->'''Played by:''' Alex [=McQueen=]
* AllGaysArePedophiles: Jay and Simon's mockery of his AmbiguouslyGay personality occasionally dips into suggesting that he's a paedophile.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Though he strenuously denies it.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Neil...", usually said in tones of great exasperation.
* ExtremeDoormat: While he ''does'' have a boiling point, and kicks Neil's friends out of his house when a drunk Will viciously mocks him, he generally lets his son do whatever he wants due to lacking the backbone to tell him otherwise.
* FanDisservice: He's a chubby middle-aged guy who is often shown in very small and tight-fitting shorts.
* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: Denies being gay, mentioning that he was married.
* HopelessSuitor: The yearbook implies that (like everyone else) he has a thing for Will's mum, who (like everyone else) thinks he's gay.
* InnocentInnuendo: A sizable chunk of what he says could easily be taken as a reference to male-on-male sex out of context.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: He's fussy and effeminate while his son is an idiot and ThePigPen. Both are generally shown to be [[NiceGuy Nice Guys]], though. His daughter is also shown to be an aloof DeadpanSnarker; contrasting him in a completely different way than Neil does.
* NiceGuy: He's generally soft-spoken and polite to everyone.
* NoRespectGuy: Neil's friends constantly mock him behind his back (and occasionally to his face), the other parents admit to ''also'' believing him to be a closeted gay man in spite of his protestations, and Neil himself generally makes life harder for him by being a careless idiot. At the end of each movie Neil barely acknowledges him at all after coming home from holiday, whereas the other three all at least greet their parents.
* PerpetualPoverty: His lack of money as a result of having to pay alimony to his ex-wife tends to be a secondary target of mockery from Neil's friends after his sexuality.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive Guy to Neil's Manly Man. He's an effete and fussy fellow while his son's a lout in every sense of the word.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: He tends to wear tight shorts around the place, mostly for the purposes of playing badminton.
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[[folder: Katie Sutherland]]
!!Katie Sutherland
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->'''Played by:''' Kacey Barnfield
* AloofBigSister: While she acts rather cold to everyone we see her interacting with, it should be noted that she and Neil barely ever speak to each other when they share a scene together.
* DeadpanSnarker: She tends to respond to the lads with cutting quips.
* IceQueen: Always come across as bored and disinterested on the occasions when she appears. Somewhat justified in that we mostly only ever see her interacting with [[TooDumbToLive her brother]] and [[CannotTalkToWomen his friends]].
* {{Jerkass}}: Never has anything nice to say to anyone, though that may have to do with her sharing the majority of her screentime with [[AllMenArePerverts a bunch of oggling teenage boys]]. Her apparent lack of gainful employment despite being out of school and money being tight around the Sutherland household also reflects badly on her.
* LazyBum: Appears to be unemployed and is always seen lounging around her house in a robe and gown. [[AllThereInTheManual The yearbook]] states that she has dreams of becoming a celebrity but none of the drive needed to put in the work to actually become one.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Her dad is a mild-mannered NiceGuy while she's a cool and collected IceQueen.
* LustObject: To a lesser extent than Will's mum, but the lads outside of Neil are all quite open about how hot they find her to be.
* MsFanservice: Downplayed, but she's very attractive and always shown in a night gown with a generous CleavageWindow.
* MyEyesAreUpHere: Brusquely tells Jay to stop staring at her tits when she answers the door for him.
* OnlySaneWoman: Lacks any outstanding quirks compared to her dad and brother and overall seems fairly normal.
* PetTheDog: She comes to comfort Kerry alongside the rest of Neil's relatives after Will dumps her. This is just about the only time she ever shows any compassion.
* ReallyGetsAround: At least according to [[UnreliableNarrator Jay]]. The extent of her actual love life that we get to hear about is that she's dating a mechanic in series 1.
* SatelliteCharacter: Doesn't appear very often and rarely serves as anything other than a LustObject on the occasions when she does.
* SiblingYinYang: She's Neil's polar opposite in just about every way imaginable; he's a KindheartedSimpleton while she's a snarky IceQueen. Neil is also shown to be deceptively hard-working whereas she is a LazyBum.
* TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: Her dad is chubby, pale, and balding while she's tan and beautiful. Will admits in his narration that the only reasonable explanation for their relation is that she's adopted.
* WomenAreWiser: The sole female member of Neil's family the audience sees is also the least eccentric.
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[[folder: Alan Cooper]]
!!Alan Cooper
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->'''Played by:''' Martin Trenaman
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: He will not shut up about his sex life.
* ChivalrousPervert: He has a very strong libido, but reserves it exclusively for his wife. It actually leads to some brief relationship trouble for them when she starts to get fed up with his sex drive.
* TheComicallySerious: Or [[CringeComedy The Cringe Comically Serious]] if you want. Whenever he goes into unnecessary details about his sex life, he often has a completely deadpan face as if he thinks mentioning his sex life is just like discussing politics. This tends to embarrass Simon even more.
* GenerationXerox: When Simon confesses to him about his feelings for Carli, he tells Simon that he had a similar situation with unrequited love. Of course, he then goes on about Simon's mother's sex drive, causing Simon to be sick.
* GoodParents: He's shown to be a reasonable dad who's willing to give his son his own space, offer him sensible advice, and make genuine attempts at connecting with him man-to-man. Unfortunately, the combination of his loose lips regarding his sex life and Simon's status as a moody teen cause Simon to brand him as little more than an annoyance more often than not.
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: He and his wife are the most stable and sensible parents we see, and apparently have a ''very'' active and enjoyable sex life even into their middle age.
* HappilyMarried: Apart from a single falling out that is resolved in the same episode it's introduced in, he and his wife seem to have a very loving relationship.
* NiceGuy: A pretty mellow Dad, especially compared to Terry Cartwright.
* NoRespectGuy: If he says ''anything'' to Simon, even when it doesn't involve his sex life, expect Simon to blow up at him for it as though he said the most heinous thing in the world.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He waits to hear Simon's side of the story when Simon accidentally climbs into Carli's little brother's room and professes love to him.
* SeriesContinuityError: The tie-in yearbook includes letters from him to Mr. Gilbert during the period when he and his wife were separated. In them, he claims that their falling out was due to him being unable to keep up with ''her'' sexually, whereas in the episode where the event actually happened it was the other way around. He also signs the letter as "David A. Cooper" even though his first name is Alan.
* TooMuchInformation: He has a bad habit of delving into too much detail about his sex life when speaking to his son.
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[[folder: Pamela Cooper]]
!!Pamela Cooper
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->'''Played by:''' Robin Weaver
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Not to the same extent as her husband, but she can be intrusive at times and has seemingly no problem with her husband going into detail about their sex life.
* CloserToEarth: Overall seems slightly less tactless than Alan. Her sex drive is seemingly also not quite as outrageous as his is.
* CovertPervert: She's more tight-lipped about her sex life than her husband is, but, going off of his statements, has nearly as much of a libido as he does.
* {{Fetish}}: Simon's dad lets it slip in the movie that she's aroused by the smell of sunscreen.
* GoodParents: On the whole, she's probably the most normal, stable and responsible adult on the show, though Simon is hardly appreciative.
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: She and her husband are the most stable and sensible parents we see, and apparently have a ''very'' active and enjoyable sex life even into their middle age.
* HappilyMarried: Apart from a single falling out that is resolved in the same episode it's introduced in, she and her husband seem to have a very loving relationship.
* InformedAbility: She's apparently wild in the sack if Simon's dad is anyone to go off of, but we (thankfully) never get any real evidence.
* InformedDeformity: Jay and Neil constantly mock her appearance when, while not a knock-out like Will's mum, she's a perfectly ordinary-looking middle-aged woman.
* NiceGirl: Generally comes off as a friendly, even-tempered woman.
* NoRespectGuy: Simon is enraged by practically everything she does while Jay and Neil constantly make derogatory remarks about her behind her back.
* SatelliteCharacter: Doesn't receive as distinct of a characterization as her husband does.
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[[folder: Terry Cartwright]]
!!Terry Cartwright
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->'''Played by:''' David Schaal
* AbusiveParents: Without a doubt, the worst parent on the show. He relentlessly mocks Jay for practically everything he does, which has done a number on his self-esteem and made him desperate for any kind of praise or acknowledgment.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: A much nastier version than Will's mum or Simon's dad. His way of embarrassing Jay in front of his friends is to hurl put-downs at him and berate him constantly.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Has a handful of very small moments that show he has affection for his son:
** He starts a fight with Jay's uncle [[HypocriticalHeartwarming for saying the same insulting things to his son as he normally does]] at the end of the second movie.
** In the same movie, the first thing he does upon reuniting with Jay during the end credits is give him an affectionate noogie.
* TheBully: Practically all of his lines are mocking taunts directed at Jay.
* DirtyOldMan: Jay's perversion clearly comes from him. The first thing he does upon meeting Jane in the movie is to kiss her on the lips unprompted.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Even he finds Jay's uncle's behaviour towards him unbearable.
* FatBastard: Possessed of a hairy beer gut and is borderline abusive towards Jay.
* {{Gasshole}}: Is quite loud when using to toilet in a cramped caravan. The smell is so bad, Will notes that his eyes are burning.
* HateSink: Everything about him works to earn the audience's ire. [[FreudianExcuse This has the added effect of making Jay seem more likable and sympathetic.]]
* HypocriticalHeartwarming: Surprisingly, he gets one in the second movie when he starts a fight with his cousin when he repeatedly insults Jay in front of him. Bearing in mind, Jay's dad usually says similar things to Jay, apparently only ''he'' is allowed to do so.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's constantly derisive towards both his wife and son. He's actually fairly amicable towards all of Jay's friends, but they still rightfully find him to be disgusting.
* KarmaHoudini: Nevers suffers any consequences for his terrible treatment of his son.
* LowerClassLout: He's a brutish, unwashed working-class bloke.
* PetTheDog: He's generally quite friendly to Will and is one of the few people who doesn't ridicule him at any point (onscreen at least).
* ThePigPen: He has no manners whatsoever, allows his piss to splash in all directions while in the bathroom, and produces farts rank enough to offend even ''[[TooSpicyForYogSothoth Neil's]]'' nostrils.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The bullying Manly Man to Jay's insecure Sensitive Guy.
* StrawMisogynist: Refers to women as though they were objects, along with all of his other loathsome characteristics.
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