I actually admired the way he came to support Alex.
Yes Oldgit, the bloke is very annoying, but it makes me empathise with Alex a little more.
He is a typical proper little chap who was never allowed to get his dungarees dirty. No brother's and sisters, mummy's precious little 'Pop'.
Poor little s*d!
I don't think 'Alexander' is a bad bloke. After all, he is obviously from a very comfortable home, but he's nowhere near as elitist as ghastly Tim.
You have to feel sorry for anyone whose Dad has a portrait of himself a' la Jock Ewing, over the mantelpiece.
And who has an Obersturmanfuhrer as a mummy.