Character Relationship Map: Looted

Characters

• Rob (played by Charley Palmer Rothwell) — protagonist

  Rob is the sole carer for his bed-ridden father, Oswald, while secretly earning money by stealing and selling cars. He keeps this criminal life hidden until his best friend Leo draws him into a risky...

• Leo (played by Thomas Turgoose) — supporting

  Leo is Rob's best friend and draws him into a larger, riskier carjacking. The job goes wrong and leads to Rob's arrest, exposing the secret life Rob had kept from his father. Leo is also Kasia's boyfr...

• Oswald (played by Tom Fisher) — supporting

  Oswald is Rob's bed-ridden father, a former merchant seaman suffering from a terminal asbestos-related industrial disease. He believes Rob is going out to look for work, unaware that his son is steali...

• Kasia (played by Morgane Polanski) — supporting

  Kasia is Leo's girlfriend and becomes friends with Rob. As Rob faces an uncertain future following his arrest and the damage to his relationship with his father, his friendship with Kasia gives him a...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Leo → Kasia (Romantic Girlfriend) — Kasia is Leo's romantic partner.

  Kasia is explicitly described as Leo's girlfriend.

• Rob → Oswald (Family Son) — Rob is Oswald's son and primary family support.

  The plot identifies Oswald as Rob's father, and Rob is his sole carer.

Story Dynamics

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

• Rob → Kasia (Social Friend) — Rob and Kasia develop a friendship that becomes emotionally meaningful to him.

  Rob's friendship with Leo's girlfriend Kasia gives him a sense of hope.

• Rob → Leo (Social Best Friend) — Leo is Rob's closest friend and connects him to the larger carjacking.

  The plot explicitly describes Leo as Rob's best friend.

Story Analysis

A car thief struggling to care for his dying father loses control of his divided life but finds limited hope through friendship.

Plot Progression

1. Care Beneath A False Story — Rob cares for his terminally ill father, Oswald, in a run-down northern port town. He hides his income from stealing and selling cars by allowing Oswald to believe he is job hunting.
2. The Dangerous Invitation — Rob's best friend Leo draws him into a larger and riskier carjacking. The criminal activity pushes Rob's carefully separated lives toward collision.
3. Truth And Consequences — The carjacking goes wrong and Rob is arrested. Oswald discovers the truth, and the resulting damage contributes to his move into a hospice.
4. A Small Sense Of Hope — Rob faces a bleak future after the arrest and the rupture with Oswald. His friendship with Kasia, Leo's girlfriend, gives him an unexpected sense of hope.