Working as an arborist and landscaper, Ford is rougher round the edges than his ambitious younger brother Simon but appears content to take a more happy-go-lucky approach to life.
Separated from his brother when Simon was put into foster care as a child, Ford was left to spend his adolescence alone with their abusive father - something about which the brothers rarely speak.
Living with Simon and his wife Karen in their sprawling home's spare bedroom until he makes his next move, Ford is his brother's main confidant – a role that becomes increasingly tense when Simon is implicated in a murder investigation.
