the official "hollyoaks" website describes doctor browning as being "affectionately known as 'doctor sleaze'", explaining that he has an "incredible capacity for sleaze". they add that the character's "driving motivation is his obsession with mercedes. he's a man who needs to be in control and is not afraid to use underhand tactics to assert his power over the situation". jaci stephen of the "daily mail" called him a "caring doctor" but later dubbed the character "doctor dubious". doctor browning has also been labelled a "grade a nutcase", a "slimy charmer", "devious", "shady" "creepy", "sleazy", "twisted", "scheming" and "hunky".