ray taylor, played by dorian lough, is the abusive father of leo (philip dowling) and husband of trisha (cathy murphy). he hates keith miller (david spinx) from a business deal-gone-wrong, and so is horrified when keith's daughter demi (shana swash) gives birth to leo's daughter, aleesha (freya and phoebe coltman-west). he bans leo from having contact with the millers, and drags leo and trisha from the church when they attend aleesha's christening.