Paul Clarke's mother died from cancer shortly before the Second World War, leaving him in the care of his father, a wireless salesman.
He spends a lot of his time drawing and reading, and drew for a German officer in Eagle Day.
Subsequently, he, PT Bivott and his sister assist Charles Henderson in foiling the Nazis' plot to invade Britain.
During parachute training in Northern Scotland, Paul breaks his leg and subsequently drops out of the course and, in turn, the final exercise.
On his return to CHERUB Campus,[3] Charles Henderson reveals that he has killed all of his wife's pet spiders which Paul fed on occasion.