Ben is your
average, happy go-lucky decent sort of a bloke.
A genuine nice guy, he comes from a good, solid family
background.
You knew it was summer in the Markham home because
beers were in the fridge and cricket was on the telly. In
winter, beers were in the fridge and footy was on the telly.
And all year round there were barbecues on the weekends.
The Markham family adores Stephanie as much as Ben
does, and they welcomed her into their family with open
arms. This surprised and touched Stephanie, who now
relishes her relationship with them.
Ben would love to have kids of his own with Steph but is
trying to accept that she does not want this at all.
Ben loves his job as a paramedic and he is good at it. His
physical presence and engaging nature mean he gains his
patients' trust and is able to put them at ease in an instant.
But after being attacked as a reprisal for getting involved in a
gang dispute, Ben suffered post-traumatic stress disorder.
His reluctance to talk to anyone, even Steph, about this put
more strain on the marriage.
His close working relationship with his new ambulance
partner Bron turned out to be a blessing in disguise. At first
it seemed he was confusing friendship for Bron with love, but
she has been the one to set him straight and make him
accept that he needs help to get his personal life with Steph
and his professional life back on track.
Taken from the seven website