[1] Gordon Collins moved to Brookside Close aged 14 with his family in 1982, after his father, Paul (Jim Wiggins) loses his job.
While Lucy (Katrin Cartlidge) struggles to fit in on Brookside Close (which she refers to as 'purgatory'), Gordon settles in more quickly.
After the Collins' arrival, Gordon begins writing computer software, a hobby shared by Alan Partridge (Dicken Ashworth).
For some time, he gave his parents little cause for concern, unlike Lucy, who was having an affair with a married man much to Annabelle and Paul's disapproval.
Paul, however, assumes that Terry Sullivan (Brian Regan) killed the dog, photographs him and Pat Hancock (David Easter) working, and sends the evidence to the DSS.