Tommy Cartlidge

The former car salesman from Grasmere Valley who went to prison for embezzling, something he didn't do.

Bio
Born to a single mother who was Italian as his father ran off before he was born, he always wanted to live a flashy lifestyle being a high roller with many ladies round him and loads of money. Tommy wanting to make id decides to be a fraudster pretending to have wealth and swindling business men and very wealthy people so it could fiance his own lifestyle. He had loads of girlfriends and lived the greedy hedonistic life he always wanted.

Tommy however is caught is a sting operation after one of those clients he swindled wanted to get Tommy caught. He goes to prison, loses everything all the girlfriends and hating, prison he wants to change his life, becomes a Christian and wants a different life. He also begins to date Jessica Marco who visited him in prison.

He eventually is paroled out of prison and he goes on to live his new life.

Season 2
Tommy ends up being accused of embezzlement in Welcome to the Embezzlement! when there is over a million pounds taken away by someone who frequents the hotel. Mrs Glades, believed Tommy due to his profession of being a car salesman that he is a guy not be trusted. With Tommy often trying to get people to buy cars at the hotel she believes he is guilty without any proof. When his background in fraud is revealed by Hoffman and Forbes who are requested to find out more about Tommy by Mrs Glades. When Ruddy Abbott finds out from Mrs Glades she insists he did this. Ruddy confronts Tommy and he insists he would never betray his friend Ruddy like this. Ruddy is not sure but soon he gives Tommy up to the police as he believes in his guilt. Tommy is very distraught. Ruddy decision to do this is objected by Eleanor Sharpe and Roberto Scarletti who believe in his innocence but h does not listen and wants to move on from the situation.

In Welcome to the Royal Wedding (Not that on or that one)! it is revealed to everyone that John Carey was responsible for stealing the money from the hotel and blackmailed John Carrick to plant further evidence incriminating Tommy. Tommy is there at the wedding when this is revealed by Abbie Di Marco. Afterwards Ruddy Abbott pleads for forgiveness but Tommy now out of prison has lost his job, the woman he loves who has dumped him and his faith has been more than shaken from the erroneous accusations. He vows to never forgive Ruddy, for their friendship to be over and seek some form of revenge.