The Brown Clarke family consists of Mary Brown (76), her children Chris (34) who has Down's syndrome, Laura (39) and her deceased son David. Laura lives with her partner Doug (40) and their 3 children with another on the way. Mary has been caring for Chris since 2004 but was diagnosed with dementia in 2012. She has difficulty caring for Chris so he is moving in with Laura. Laura works part-time and smokes heavily. Doug works as a plumber and has a history of depression. Chris also has Down's syndrome and finds the move to Laura's difficult.