Tom Carter (1996 character)

Not to be confused with Tom Carter (actor)
Thomas 'Tom' Carter is the son of the late Terry Woods and his former girlfriend Elaine Carter. 
Elaine dumped Terry when she discovered she was pregnant in favour of someone better to father her child (which she hadn't told Terry about). Tom was brought up under the belief that Ted Carter was his biological father, which Ted also believed too.
Terry, Ted and Elaine met up in May 1996, and Terry and Tom met in June. At this point, all Tom knew of Terry is that he was rubbish at rugby. Elaine then dropped hints and eventually confessed to Terry that Tom was in fact his son, not Ted's.
Tom was mentioned in October 2005 during a conversation Terry had with his boss Tom King about fatherhood shortly after the death of the elder Tom's youngest son Max.
Tom didn't attend Terry's funeral in January 2011. It's unknown if Tom ever knew Terry is his biological father.
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