Tim Richards is the brother of the late John Richards and the biological uncle of Chrissie White. In the late 1970s, Tim's brother John had an affair with Ellen White even though he was employed by her husband Lawrence. Despite Lawrence and Ellen's open marriage, Lawrence did not approve of Ellen and John's relationship as Ellen was besotted with him. Ellen soon discovered she was pregnant with John's child but after learning about the pregnancy, John fled to America. Although Lawrence knew baby Chrissie couldn't possibly be his biological child, he raised her as his own. About a year later, Lawrence returned home to find John holding baby Chrissie. Lawrence was furious and set John up and subsequently, John was sent to prison for fraud. Following his release, John was unable to find a job