Mike Fenton

Mike Fenton is a natural optimist, which is just as well - if he realised what he was really like it would depress him. Geeky, and socially gauche, Mike finds it hard to act independently of his relatively cooler friend. He lives vicariously through the more confident Jamie, so he’s gutted by news of Jamie’s impending parenthood. He feels Jamie's pain acutely, not least because of the knock on effect on his own life. He'd been looking forward to a long summer with his best mate, and the mission of losing his virginity but now that's all in tatters, and he's terrified of losing his friend to this girl.

Series 1
Since exams are finally over Mike has only two things he'd been looking forward to this summer. He desperiatly wants to lose his virginity and he wants to hang out with his best mate Jamie. Despite his straightforwardness, Mike actually feels quite hurt when he finds out that Jamie is about to step into parenthood. He fears that their friendship could fall apart because of a girl.