Reggie’s son-in-law Tom was a lugubrious, slothful person who enjoyed telling people what kind of things he liked or didn’t like, saying “I’m a <whatever> person” or “I’m not a <whatever> person.”

1/3
"I'm not a heat person."
(Tom visits Reggie on a very hot day)

1/3
"I'm a fish person."
(Tom remarks on Reggie's stuffed trout)

1/3
"I'm not a cricket person."
(Tom listens to Reggie's fantasy cricket scores)

1/7
"I'm a coffee person."
(Tom makes coffee)

2/1
"I'm not a mystery person."
(Tom has been invited round as Elizabeth has a secret to tell everyone)

2/2
"I'm not a cork person."
(Tom argues with Reggie about his wine being corked)

2/2
"I'm not a basket person."
(Tom discusses Elizabeth's apparent new employers).

2/2
"I'm not a thanks person."
(Tom is disappointed with Reggie after he outbid a client over a house)

2/3
"I'm not a pig person."
(Tom discusses Reggie's job at the piggery)

2/6
"I'm a cold and wet person."
(Tom tries to lighten the atmosphere on a miserable day at the seaside)

2/6
"I'm not really a campaign person."
(Tom is modest at a Grot meeting)

2/6
"I'm not really a slogan person."
(ditto the above)

2/6
"I'm a publicity person."
(ditto the above)

2/7
"I'm not a flower person."
(Reggie and Elizabeth tell Tom and Linda of their supposed trip to a flower show)

2/7
"I'm not a champagne person."
(Elizabeth offers Tom a glass of champagne)

2/7
"I'm a happiness person."
(Reggie asks Tom how he's getting on at Grot)

3/1
"I'm not a sport person."
(Tom refutes being made the sports supremo at Perrins)

3/1
"I'm not a joke person."
(Tom cracks a joke to the Perrins staff)

3/2
"I'm not a ‘not pulling my weight’ person."
(CJ tells Tom he's not pulling his weight)

3/2
"I'm very much a house-buying person."
(Tom is impersonating a Sikh, in order for Reggie's neighbours to move out).

3/4
"I'm are people people person."
(Tom tells the staff that of Linda and his togetherness)

3/6
"I'm not a ‘testing things on animals’ person."
(Tom discusses Doc's new elixir)

3/7
"I'm not a goodbye person."
(the end of Perrins)

Legacy/1
"I'm not a money person."
(Tom tells everyone he's not expecting any money from Reggie's will)

Legacy/1
"I'm not an absurdity person."
(Tom baulks at the condition in Reggie's will)

Legacy/3
"I'm not a commitment person."
(Tom commits himself to the cause)

4/4
"I'm not a Greek dancing person."
(Linda invites Tom to a Greek restaurant)

Legacy/6
"I'm not a pomposity person."
(Tom tells everyone that he and Linda have brought up their children properly)

Legacy/6
"I'm a maturity person."
(Tom and Linda tell of their second honeymoon)

Legacy/6
"I'm not a slogan person."
(Tom offers ideas for slogans to be used in the campaign)

Legacy/6
"I'm a traditional jazz band person."
(Tom tells of recruiting five jazz bands for the march on London)

Tom's wine flavours

Tom’s wine – Tom Patterson was very fond of brewing his own wine, albeit produced from rather unusual foodstuffs. He was also very fond of sharing it with people. Here are the delicious flavours he forced on people throughout the series.