Damian Burchens

An television editor who is married to Ruth Burchens and has two sons Darren Burchens and Duncan Burchens, and is the nephew of the insufferable Aunt Carol.

Early Life[]

Born in Grasmere Valley, he grew up there and during his time attended both Chadwick Academy and later on Grasmere Valley High School as he got older. Known to be rather sensitive and having parents that weren't really invested in his life, he began to develop feelings for men. Being seen as quiet, and insecure many in the school such as Big Bill would bully him mercilessly and call him names and assume that he was gay. Believing therefore he was, he soon began living a rather actively homosexual lifestyle from a young age, as he had made many partners such as Michael Kaffe.

He however always had a sense of guilt which never seemed to go away no matter how much he tried. He ended up going to university and whilst there studying media production, he went to the Christian one night on the off chance and heard the message of the Gospel and became a Christian. He soon realised that he had to leave his gay lifestyle behind if he claimed to be a Christian and while it was not easy and the gay community he had belonged him vehemently shunned him, soon enough he was out of that lifestyle and was committed Christian. It is whilst at University that both his parents passed away and the interfering Aunt Carol took over as being the main guardian in his life.

Damian ended up becoming a successful television editor and while starting out he meet the lovely if not slightly sheltered Ruth Burchens whom he got married to and the pair ended up having two children together Darren and Duncan. Soon after turning up to the school reunion for Chadwick academy, they decide to move to Grasmere Valley permanently having been there for the reunion of the prestigious academy.

The Tales of Grasmere Valley Novels[]

Volume 27[]

The Burchens move to Grasmere Valley at the end of Volume 27.

Volume 31[]

Damian Burchens, Ruth Burchens and Aunt Carol are present during the Mega School Reunion for Grasmere Valley at the golf club at Rose Park Heights. Whilst there Aunt Carol who is one of the chaperones is also present, embarrassing the entire family and almost putting her nephew Damian out to dry even though he had completely changed and had managed to have a great family life which looked very unlikely while at school. This could be seen for example when Aunt Carol laments that she wished Damian married Marianna Carpenter who is also there all the while Ruth is standing right there next to Aunt Carol, Damian and Marianna. Aunt Carol, Damian and Ruth end up getting into a conversation with Mr Love, Chris Coy, DC Robins, Marianna Carpenter with Abigail Fed as they discuss as to their memories of Jotham with Marianna thought very glowing things about Jotham while the majority of the others who knew him mention how much Jotham was a merciless bully. Aunt Carol seems to be demeaning Damian should be a proper man like that of Jotham who was seen as a man going places as he had made it as a actor in Hollywood. They however end up encountering him at the reunion with his son Edgar. It turns out however Jotham's life which had once been looking at a Hollywood career was now beyond ruins with his wife Cariala left him and him being at the reunion with his son Edgar whom he is now looking after by himself. Ted is delighted by this but Jotham clearly ashamed by what had happened with his marriage and his career as an actor dried up. He soon ended up running away from the reunion. Aunt Carol ends up giving a compliment to Damian as this happens saying at least he managed to have a decent family even if his children are weird which is what she deems them as.

Damian, Ruth and Aunt Carol are among those joining the clean up team for the school reunion, to which Aunt Carol is seen complaining about helping out but does. When they finish in the earlier hours they go with Daisy leading them to La Vista to have a bite to eat. As they are there they hear a cry to which Aunt Carol really doesn't like it and wonders where is the noise coming from. As all those there are wondering what the noise is, Aunt Carol says it reminds her of the time that Damian didn't get the part he wanted at school crying like a baby to which Damian points out it was years ago. It turns out it is Edgar who is there with Jotham as he is a waiter at the restaurant looking to make ends meet and his son there as no one else can look after him.

Volume 43[]

He is seen with Edurado Halten and Laura Lauren talking about a planned two ballet performances on TV. As they talk however soon they are attacked with flying objects by Richard Hou, Nicola Whiles, Denise Sommerset and Petrich Davidson. Soon they are chased by them along with other students as they believe Edurado knows where Serena Vasser who is believed to be dead by his hands! The three are rather clueless what is going on until they begin to explain why they are doing this and also mentioning Edurado's drug history. Laura remarks that they as a company cannot work with a someone with a drug problem to which Edurado admitted his past but that he was now clean of drugs. As this was taking place, stop as Seth Comodtes and Etho Mortem come to the scene to announce Serena Vasser is dead and end up arresting Edurado and Laura. Laura remarks just how she knew what was going on and just she was meeting Edurado with Damian for a meeting about theirs how.

Volume 52[]

The Happy People Parade takes place with Marta Wrinkles hosting the event in the town. Damian Burchens and Aunt Carol are among those at the event wondering what is going on. The Happy People there are ecstatic about taking over the town and with Marta singing The Happy People anthem, many in Grasmere Valley who wondered what it was about realising what The Happy People stood for wanted to leave. During the event Bambi Alabama who had been engaged to George Dennis announced that they weren't marrying after people were wondering who Bambi was dating and Bambi was annoyed the focus was not on her to which President Dennis remarks the focus should be on his son. Soon as planned George Dennis comes out of the closest as Happy person but clearly is not happy as seen by Kevin Davis. The crowd go wild over this as The Happy People are enthralled as President Dennis and Bambi both bask in being on the right side of history as they see it. Joe Cook and Annie Cook trying to leave with their twins Samson Cook and Rebecca Cook with Chad Campus helping where President Dennis sees them and stops them from going as he asks them to the stage to demand why they were leaving. Marta as do others label them as phobes remarking them as haters. Chad wanting the spotlight for once not to go Joe explains how because The Bible says that marriage should be between man and woman and that he believed God's word. Bambi tried to shame Chad for his past sexual immorality as if to suggest that since he disobeyed the Bible in the past with that the Bible could be wrong on that issue as well. Chad stays strong but it is Charlie Wilkins by pointing out Chad and his wife were an odd pair as well as Michael Costa with his wife Lois Costa and Joe and Shelly Adams and he says since society doesn't usually accept those relationships why couldn't they accept The Happy People to marry who they love to which Chad caves in wanting the situation to be over. Instead what happens he ends up being grand marshal of the festivities. President Dennis is seen talking with Linda happy about what they are doing as Linda had worried Chad wouldn't cave. They then suggest the penalty will be stiff for offending The Happy People and also Linda produces her idea of The Voice to be used to keep everyone in line. Throughout this event Aunt Carol is over the moon and wants Damian to comes out as a Happy Person but he refuses staying faithful to God, his wife and children.

Despite Aunt Carol's efforts to support The Happy People to try and get Damian to come out of the closest and leave his family, Cliff Clifford ends up putting her in prison for using gendered words causing for all her work to mean nothing.

The Tales of Grasmere Valley Comics[]

#104 That Don't Impress Me Much[]

#104 Tale of Aunt Carol[]

The town is in a panic, when Damian's aunt Aunt Carol decides to visit Grasmere Valley to give her verdict as to whether the town matched up to her standards Ruth longs to alert the entire town to be on their best behaviour so that the town could pass Aunt Carol's test. When Ruth meets Aunt Carol she tries to say hello to her. Instead she blanks her but wonders why everyone calls her Aunt Carol. He shows her the bank, the library, the hairdressers and then the hospital after Aunt Carol said a careless comment whilst at the hairdressers causing for Daisy to push her causing for her needing to go to the hospital. At the end her verdict was the town was alright, but nothing special.

The Devon Show[]

Season 3[]

Episode 12 Back to School[]

Damian Burchens who was at school with Frugal Mum at Chadwick Academy is going who is now a hard working editor happily married to Ruth and a proud father of two his two boys. Big Bill who was known to be a macho man at school is also planning to be there and he in particular bullied Damian whilst at school. The entire Burchens family along with The Prescot family, Billy Santiamo and Gary Robinson all venture to the reunion. Soon it is revealed that Damian who was a loner at school was also gay and ever since he got saved he has gone to Gary Robinson for help to mortify such a sin. When exposed in front of everyone by Big Bill at the reunion he runs away and attempts to slit his wrist before he reveals the truth to Ruth his wife. To his surprise she says how much she loves him even more and finds him a more manly man that he putting to death his sin in order to please God.

Episode 15 The Wedding Show[]

Damian and Ruth are among the couples along with Pamela Thornton and David Thornton, Harvey Robinson and Elle Robinson, James Dontos and Anne Dontos, Eric Gladville and Gladice Gladville, Ryan Carey and Kate Carey, Jay Karl and Mikey Karl for Nanny Prescot's Wedding Show, were the couples would all show their wedding videos to everyone and then they would vote who had the best wedding. Damian and Ruth showed their video which showed a rather sweet wedding with Aunt Carol, Damian’s aunt who knew of his homosexual past constantly declaring that this was a sham marriage, even after the wedding night and when Ruth became pregnant to which the intruding Aunt Carol also turned up. In the end the winner was in fact Ruth and Damian who won and afterwards they all in a mode for weddings decided to dance to the first song that they danced at their wedding.

Episode 16 That Don't Impress Aunt Carol Much[]

The Burchens have called the Prescots over in order to get them to help the Burchens with the house in order to impress Aunt Carol who has decided to visit the house, still under the belief that Damian is gay. Also long for the inspection visit is Mrs Bloomers, one of the most uppity judgemental woman in the town. When they come she brings Malcom-Seth Banjo wrapped up for him as she always tries to give him things to feed his homosexuality. Damian then tries to prove he had changed and is a family man and Christian. Also Billy Santiamo ends up coming to the house to ask Damian some questions and soon realises his ex is around, tries to hide. However when he is found he too tries to convince Malcolm how Christ has changed his life. They all don’t believe this and they soon go to Gary Robinson’s house to find out the truth about Billy and Damian. There he tells of how Christ had indeed changed their life. After that Malcolm takes a gospel tract but still wants nothing to do with Jesus while Aunt Carol now thinks that Damian is bi-sexual and now in dates him with things to do with that!

Episode 18 What Does Christmas Mean? Part 2[]

Damian and Devon end up resolving the Christmas Dance dilemma after Gary Robinson had been fired as pastor who was initially organising the dance and the dance ends off going very well with all the couples who refused to go now go to the dance and Ruth is also at the dance and dances with her husband Damian.

Season 4[]

Episode 7 The Rape[]

Damian is among those in court as Nanny Prescot helps prove the innocence of Peter P and Ryan Crawford of raping Trudy Jenkins, Leanne Breslin and Christy Crawford.

Episode 9 A Friend in Need of Aid[]

Damian ends up going to the hospital when he hears that former boyfriend Michael Kaffe is there dying from aids. Damian does his best to try and tell him the Gospel but Michael refuses to become a Christian and not wanting to repent. There was one more attempt to try and share the Gospel with him before Michael died but they were deliberated directed to the wrong room by Average Mum. However Michael passed away but not before he heard the Gospel one more time from a visitor who was trying to find his ailing father which everyone else was locked in with due to Average Mum's misdirection, The Old Bigot. Average Mum who was working as the secretary for her deception was suspended by Dr Keith Brook.

Season 7[]

Episode 13 A Night With Luciano[]

Nanny Prescot has organised with Damian Burchens and Kevin Davis to have a night where Luciano a famous one hit wonder rapper known for his swearing who now had become a Christian and a new creation where he explained his testimony. Nanny Prescot hoped Jeanette Sparkle would come but she did not leaving her disappointed, she still comes in and listen to the testimony which is heart warming and it’s amazing to see Luciano come through the other side. This is very helpful for Devon to see himself also being an inspiring rapper himself.

Episode 14 The Rise of Devon[]

There is an improtu party for the town and everyone is dancing up a storm with Damian and Ruth is among those there. Billy Santiamo however who is with Laura Bright takes her for a walk. Initially he believes he is on his own but soon a barrage of people are listening in to what is going on which includes, Daisy, Mrs Ambrose, Janet Herman, Kelly Barbour, Damian Burchens, Ruth Burchens, Sally Moogle, Nanny Prescot, Randy Morris, Abdul McGray, Champaine, Jay Karl, Mikey Karl, Frugal Mum, Economy Dad, PJ Simmons, Frankie Barbour, Anna-Marie Davenport II and Anna-Marie Davenport III. Much to everyone’s shock Billy proposes to Laura and she accepts with them being delighted. They all go back to the dance floor ready to talk about the wedding when they see Sheneque at the dance which everyone thinks is very odd. But then the real motives for the dance are revealed when out of a giant gift box which was decorations jumps up Devon and he does a life performance with numerous of dancers called Humpty Dumpty which is being filmed live! He crowd go wild and at the end of his performance Ms What’s On is there holding up Devon’s hand and announcing to the world the rap star had finally arrived.

Episode 15 The Backsliding of Devon?[]

He and Ruth are excited after seeing Devon's performance as are many other and they go round Nanny Prescot's house to talk about it. Nanny Prescot however is very concerned and is worried he will backslide. Damian is among those who think Nanny Prescot is just overacting. However with Clara Derulo turning up to the hairdressers saying Devon renouncing his faith at the Royal Gala, this changes things and the Carey among many others go with Nanny Prescot to the Gala, to see if this is true. As Devon is getting the man of the moment award at the Gala which was were Clara said he would denounce his faith, Nanny Prescot had a heart attack much to everyone's shock.

Episode 16 The End of Devon []

Damian and Ruth are among those at the hospital when Nanny Prescot had a heart attack of which she ends up making a full recovery. She is also seen among the many singing at the wedding of Billy Santiamo and Laura Bright for the finale of the show.

What's Going On in Grasmere Valley? (Podcast)[]

Episode 59 That Don't Impress Me Much[]

Peter Rupert is preparing to meet Lana Xing who is coming down to visit so she can see how he is and rub it in his face how successful she is with her boyfriend Humphrey who is making £6 million an hour due to Cryptocurrency. Peter wants to try and impress her and ends up talking to Damian Burchens, Daisy and Nanny Prescot to which they give her advice. Damian remember show he was trying to impress his Aunt Carol when she came to visit Grasmere Valley a couple of years ago (Issue 104 That Don't impress Aunt Carol Much). When she arrives she boasts about how great her life is and sees Grasmere Valley as a backwater as she reveals she will be staying at the hotel. Daisy is introduced as the hairdressers and matriarch of the town which Lana finds hilarious that Peter would deem her as someone so important for him to meet. James Dontos also comes to introduce himself to which she is not impressed with the mayor but he says how they enjoy the town and he seems unfazed by her snobbery. When Lana continues boasting to Peter he says how he doesn't care about the money Humphrey is getting and says how he loves his life in Grasmere Valley as it was where he found peace and Christ, a concept seeming foreign to Lana.

Episode 210 Where's My Baby?[]

Damian Burchens helps on the hunt to find Rebecca Cook and Samson Cook who were supposedly missing as he is concerned with their disappearance. Nanny Prescot is pleased at least someone sensible is on the team. However after being led around by Dr Tameila Whatsgoingon's sense of direction by supposedly the Holy Spirit, it turns out Rebecca and Samson were never lost and were never looked after by Kate Carey who she claimed she was looking after and sound the alarm they went missing in the first place. They simply just walked way after her condescendingly playing where's the baby with the two who aren't babies and then she declared they were missing.