Toby (Harry Culverhouse) is a friend of Dani's that is shown to have low intelligence and an obsession with his hair. He leaves to go to medical school at the end of series 1 and is replaced by Jack.
Dumb and obsessed with hair gel, Toby can never seem to stick with one job for very long. Despite this he appears to get through life on his charm and conversation skills. He later becomes a top surgeon despite having very little intellect.
He was a main character in Dani's House: Series 1 and made a one off appearance in the series 2 Christmas special as well as the final episode.
Series 1[]
During series 1 Toby has numerous jobs ranging from a waiter to a pet-sitter for the fictional organisation, P.L.O.P.S. He gets along well with Ben, Max's friend as they both have the same intelligence.
In Best Friends him and Sam become closer after going to a party that Dani is unable to attend.
It is shown in series 1, episode 7 (Snakes) , that he got his obsession for hair and hair-gel after Dani and Sam rubbed Mayonnaise into his hair after he pushed in front of them in a line. Also in this episode Toby is convinced that he has been bitten by the snake he was petsitting. It turns out that he had merely stabbed himself with a fork.
In Snowed In Sam and Toby make their way to Dani's house after she is left snowed in with only Max for company. Toby's legs freeze due to the fact he went to an Hawaiian themed party the night before and he hadn't changed.
Series 2[]
It is revealed in series 2, episode 1 (Jack in the House) that he left for medical school after passing the exam by answering "bum" to every question. He makes a cameo appearance in the Christmas special Scrooge Tube after setting up a business selling the ‘worlds worst DVDs’ in order to pay off his medical school loans. These include "The Sloth Who Loved Christmas". He has obviously returned before off screen as he seems to know Jack and even has a special handshake with him.
In Max's dream he plays the ghost of Christmas past, he shows Max flashbacks of Christmases when him and Dani got along.
At the end of the episode Toby comes to Dani's house along with the rest of her friends to help her celebrate Christmas.
Series 5[]
Toby later returns in the final episode, The Birthday Trap. He is now a top surgeon, despsite showing very little care for his job. When Max rings Toby to tell him about the date mix up for Dani’s party he leaves his assistant in the lurch despite it being her first day. He manages to make it to Dani’s party along with the rest of her friends thanks to Coordinator Zang and Zark. When coordinator Zang and Zark arrive at the party, he makes a passing comment that coordinator Zang is 'devilishly good looking.' This is a reference to the fact they are both played by Harry Culverhouse.
Trivia[]
- Despsite Toby only appearing as a main character for series 1 his actor, Harry Culverhouse continued to appear in every episode of the show as Coordinator Zang.