Tank Top is the friend of Ben Davies and Adam Tyler. Tank Top and Ben were both firemen and befriended each other through work. Ben and his girlfriend, Lisa Hunter, moved in with Tank Top and Adam in August 2006. Tank Top would have several one night stands with women, and kick them out the next morning. When Adam broke up with his girlfriend, Millie Andrews, she tried to make Adam jealous by sleeping with Tank Top. Adam was absolutely furious and punched Tank Top, but they soon reconciled.
Ben ended up getting a job working as a bouncer for Attraction and an assistant for Burton Phillips, working alongside Tank Top. Ben and Tank Top were tasked with retrieving Kay Price's stolen file from her brother Mickey, and Burton secretly gave Tank Top a gun to scare Mickey with. They were later tasked with setting a warehouse alight, and Ben found Mickey's dead body inside.
When Ben was revealed to be having a secret relationship with Polly Clarke behind Lisa's back, Tank Top threw Ben out and allowed Lisa to remain in the flat. Tank Top was initially furious with Ben, but slowly began to reconcile with Ben - although Ben remained living with Polly.
Tank Top went to a bar, and met a girl, Debbie. He was horrified to wake up the next morning and discover that she was, in fact, a student - and even more so to discover that Polly was her older sister. However, they began a relationship when Tank Top realised that he reciprocated Debbie's feelings towards him, with Polly reluctantly accepting their relationship.