The 2 families had previously been good friends,and since his son was gone he said he wanted to help Tom have a male model/friend in his life as he hoped it would have happened if their family situations had been reversed.
I know I'm in a minority here but I've never seen this programme. I understand the first series was very good. Maybe if it's repeated, I can catch up then.
I have given up on this series. Cannot understand a lot of the dialogue what with the "background music" and David Tennant's accent - it is all too much of a bother. Spoils a good programme.
I think the caravan was owned by the character played by Pauline Quirke. She was living there as a recluse after her husband had abused/murdered (?) a child in the past. She left suddenly after her secret was discovered in series 1.
It is the caravan that the Pauline Quirk character lived in but I don't know who owns it.
We said last night that eight episodes will probably be too much. It already seems to be dragging. Shame.