They are created as a dysfunctional family unit
Martin Crane
- Father figure
- Authority invested in him by virtue of his previous role as police officer retired injured now –
- Power now curtailed by his injury and loss of job –
- Vulnerable and dependent on others particularly his son, Frasier and live-in physio-therapist Daphne
- Working class, quite bluff and dismissive of his sons’ professions and ambitions (coffee…!)
- Stereotype of masculinity with his love of beer, steak houses, sport and cheap TV!