Character Profiles

Anthony
-Early twenties, Anthony was in care until he was 8 years old until he was adopted by Albert. In Albert's strict, religious house he grew up along may other children Albert had also fostered and adopted. There he formed close bonds to his many brothers and sisters who in turn held him in the highest regards. Anthony finished his GCSE's and went onto further education. He went to University but was constantly homesick for the town he grew up in. He dropped out and went onto a mechanics apprenticeship where he met his girlfriend as she was a customer. They went on a few dates and eventually formed a good relationship. Anthony did not realise, however, that she was a Roman Catholic until he visited her parents house and saw the religious imagery around the estate. Knowing this would prevent Albert from allowing Anthony to marry her, he vowed that she would convert. He was lying. He put of the talks of conversion eventually reaching the point in the film to where we flashback to.

Albert
-Albert grew up in Scotland. During World War 2 he was evacuated to the countryside where he stayed with a pair of very religious people who were also the parish's preachers. He would of been scolded incredibly he did not learn his passages thoroughly. By the end of the War he had decided to become a missionary abroad in countries, mostly in the continent of Africa. There he saw orphans with no hope in life and upon returning home, some ten years later, devoted his life to adopting children and bringing them up. In his lifetime Albert has fostered some 37 children, most of which are now married and having children. The new parents are often in contact with Albert almost everyday. Albert, now an elderly man, is seeing the rest of his 'flock' go off and get married before his next journey takes him to America to become a preacher himself.

Michelle
-Early twenties, Michelle is of Roman Catholic origins. Growing up on a country estate made Michelle want to experience the work. Taking a gap year she went to Thailand before returning back to the estate to work with her father's business in real estate. She would show people round homes. She was running late one day when she crashed her car and entered Anthony's mechanical garage.