Character Relationship Map: SuperBob

Characters

• Bob (played by Brett Goldstein) — protagonist

  Bob Kenner is a mild-mannered postman who gains extraordinary powers after being struck by a meteorite fragment and becomes SuperBob, the British government's first superhero. Socially awkward and lon...

• Theresa (played by Catherine Tate) — supporting

  Theresa is Bob's superior within the British government and the official responsible for managing his public image and political usefulness. She authorises a documentary, prepares Bob for a weapons su...

• Dorris (played by Natalia Tena) — supporting

  Dorris is Bob's cleaner and also helps care for his mother at her residential home. She hopes to earn enough money to open a nursery in Colombia, but an American-funded project is used to pressure her...

• June (played by Laura Haddock) — supporting

  June is a librarian whom Bob believes he is meeting for his first date in years. She arrives for the planned date, but Bob ends it after realising that he wants to be with Dorris. June is later taken...

• Barry (played by Ricky Grover) — supporting

  Barry is Bob's security guard and lives with him in Peckham. His role reflects the constant protection and supervision attached to Bob's status as a government superhero, even while Bob remains social...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Bob → Barry (Professional Security Arrangement) — Barry protects Bob as part of the security structure around the famous superhero.

  Bob lives in Peckham with Barry, who is identified as his security guard.

• Theresa → June (Professional Arrangement) — Theresa uses June as part of a political strategy surrounding Bob.

  June reveals that Theresa arranged the date because an American girlfriend would make Bob more politically useful.

• Bob → June (Romantic Arranged Date) — Bob and June have a politically arranged romantic encounter that does not become a relationship.

  Bob prepares for his first date in years with June, a librarian, but later decides not to continue because he wants to be with Dorris.

• Bob → Dorris (Romantic Interest) — Bob develops genuine romantic feelings for Dorris.

  At the care home, Bob and Dorris pretend to be a couple for his mother's sake. Their closeness makes Bob realise that he has feelings for Dorris.

• Bob → Theresa (Professional Superior And Subordinate) — Theresa manages Bob's official duties and public presentation.

  Theresa is Bob's superior and authorises the documentary about him. She also prepares him for the Ministry of Defence weapons summit.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Dorris → Theresa (Conflict Manipulated Stakeholder) — Dorris is indirectly affected by the political plan managed around Bob.

  Bob learns that the United States funded Dorris's nursery project so that she would leave Britain, which contributes to his fury at the political mani...

Story Analysis

Bob moves from controlled government asset to an independent hero who chooses love, personal freedom, and a life with Dorris.

Plot Progression

1. The Birth Of SuperBob — A meteorite fragment gives Bob extraordinary powers, but he cannot control them and eventually surrenders. The Ministry of Defence trains him into SuperBob, the first superhero working as a British ci...
2. A Carefully Managed Life — Six years later, Bob remains lonely despite his fame. Theresa authorises a documentary and prepares him for a weapons summit while Bob looks forward to a date with June.
3. Feelings Beyond Orders — Bob resists Theresa's instructions and returns to his day off. At his mother's care home, pretending to be Dorris's partner exposes his genuine feelings for her.
4. The Cost Of Obedience — Bob breaks orders to help at a fatal motorway crash and is emotionally shaken by the experience. He rejects the date with June because he wants Dorris instead.
5. Freedom Beyond State Property — June exposes the political purpose of the date, while Bob learns that Dorris's nursery funding is intended to remove her from Britain. Bob escapes, reunites with Dorris, resigns, and begins an indepen...