He seemed to have an incredible ability to fall out with everyone

I think the C4 website said they were social workers - I think it's part
of the job description...

"The spaceman and the cadet" sprung to mind over that pair.
Impressions were "feet firmly planted" ....
.... "on some planet somewhere, just not here" :-(

I saw the pictures on the website - looks horrendous, and we can only
hope it sinks, perhaps even taking them with it in the process :-}