Carol's Children
Carol has three children, 1 conceived by her ex-husband, Derek, and 2 accidentally conceived by Gordon. One is called "Ben", who is the eldest, and is seen and mentioned more. The twins are originally "Tom" and "Emily", but then their names are changed to "Jack" and "Jessica".
When they are older, Tom/Jack and Emily/Jessica study at Cambridge, with Laura's son Barney, and Ben joins the Navy, making submarines.
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