Character Development- Allan

      Allan is a forensic scientist/detective who is not very smart.  He tries to do his job well and thinks he is smarter than Bob- and he is slightly.   Allan and Bob add comic relief to the murder mystery.  While Jack attempts to comfort Mary and deal with his own emotions, Allan and Bob attempt to investigate Patrick's body for clues.  Allan has many lines in which he makes comments that do not make sense. The audience knows how Patrick was killed, so Allan's obliviousness is what makes him a comedic character.

      Allan is most likely a middle-aged man.  His stance and opinions would change based on others opinions.  He knows that Jack is smarter and that he needs to be nice to Jack.  He also has a little bit of respect for Jack.  

      There is not much to Allan.  He does not really have a backstory, nor is one extremely necessary.  He is simply there for comedic purposes and the fact that there is no substance to him and that he is shallow, makes him funnier.  Allan thinks he is smart, but he isn't.  He also has a habit of bickering with Bob.  The chemistry between Allan and Bob is very important to our show.  Without each other, they would be funny, but with their obliviousness and stupidity combined, they are twice as fun.  

I picture Allan dressed nicely in uniform as he is on the job, but there are definitely some quirks to his appearance.  He is probably on the larger side, and has funny looking hair.  His hair could potentially be sticking up- not messy, it is just the way it is cut.  His uniform would look new because of his incompetence.  He has not gone on many investigations so he is not dirty.  He probably stands a little weird maybe leaning sometimes and straight/tall others, and his facial expressions will change quickly from line to line as he gets excited about something and then is told it is dumb.  He does not laugh or smile easily if ever because he wants to take his job seriously.  This adds a contrast to his personality.  Overall, I will have to find a mixture of portraying as a funny and ridiculous character to being to far over the top.