Philip Bannister was the son of Martin Bannister and the father of Tom Bannister.
His father, Martin, left him and his mother at a young age. Philip hated his father and tried to raise his son in the best way possible. Even this way, his wife left him. He blamed his father for it. He killed and burned a Guinea pig and faked it as his mother's ashes, as an excuse to get in touch with his father. He tried to bring his son and his father together. (NOTDWU: Deadline)