Dean (Patrick O'Connor)

[Pantherboy]

Digital Spy article:


Home and Away brings back another character for Dean Thompson storyline
Karen shares a heartwarming moment with her grandson.

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hom...mmons-returns/

Home and Away spoilers follow from Tuesday's episode in Australia (February 22), which some UK readers may prefer to avoid.

Home and Away has brought back Dean Thompson's son Jai Simmons for another guest appearance.

River Jarvis reprised his role as Jai in Tuesday's episode on Channel 7 in Australia, which featured moving scenes for the youngster's grandmother Karen (Georgia Adamson).

Recent episodes in Australia have seen Karen return to Summer Bay to reassure Dean (Patrick O'Connor) that she's fine after she caused concern by briefly going missing.

The reappearance of Karen initially left Dean nervous, as he still hadn't told her about Jai's existence. His hand was ultimately forced when Karen found a photograph of Jai that he'd tried to hide.

In Home and Away's latest episode, Karen struggled following Dean's confession over why he didn't tell her about his son.

Jai's mum Amber has always made it clear that she doesn't want Karen to have anything to do with the child. This was a strict condition that Amber put in place several months ago, as she doesn't trust Karen after her troubled past.

As Dean felt sorry for Karen and felt she deserved a chance, he took matters back into his own hands by arranging for Jai to pay a visit to the Bay.

Dean played with Jai on the beach and let Karen watch from afar ? the first time that she'd seen her grandson in person.

He soon went a step further by letting Karen join in. She introduced herself as John Palmer's (Shane Withington) girlfriend, rather than giving away her true identity.

Later, Dean pointed out to Karen that his life is going well and it's time to start sorting hers out instead.

Top of Dean's list was finding out why Karen is so uncomfortable with the idea that her new boyfriend Brett has proposed to her.

Dean demanded: "What's going on with him? He's obviously got it bad for you and I can tell that he's really got under your skin.

"If this guy makes you so happy, what are you running from?"

Home and Away fans in the UK will see these scenes on Channel 5 in March.

Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.15pm on Channel 5 and 6pm on 5STAR (UK) and Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 (Australia). Selected classic episodes are available via Amazon Prime Video in the UK.

[Pantherboy]

Nowtolove.com.au article (part 2 of the article):


Home and Away: Ari collapses in the middle of his wedding to Mia and Karen continues to stir up drama in Dean's life
Emotions are running high this week as the Parata family grapple with Ari?s cancer diagnosis.

https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebri...mia-dean-71296

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Will Dean tell Karen to leave?

Since arriving in Summer Bay, Karen has continued to encroach on her son Dean's life. At first, it was to hide from her fianc? as she grapples with becoming a wife.

Now, she's learnt she is a grandmother and wants to stay in town ? but not just anywhere, in Dean (Patrick O'Connor) and Ziggy's (Sophie Dillman) home.

This week, things get even cosier when Karen (Georgia Adamson) gets a surprise visitor. Brett arrives unannounced. He wants Karen to be his wife, but she's not ready.

In an unexpected move, Dean becomes a mediator between the two while Ziggy is left out in the cold!

At the end of her tether, Ziggy makes a bold suggestion to fix Karen and Brett's jitters. But will it work?

[Pantherboy]

DS article:


Home and Away regular becomes prime suspect in murder storyline
The fallout continues.

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hom...n-thompson-pk/

Home and Away spoilers follow from Thursday's Australian episodes (May 26), which some UK viewers may prefer to avoid.

Home and Away's Dean Thompson has become the police's prime suspect in the show's new murder storyline.

Dean appears to have been framed for a crime he didn't commit, after sleazy poker player PK was found dead in suspicious circumstances.

A big new storyline airing in Home and Away's Australian episodes saw PK become a hate figure after manipulating Dean's sister Mackenzie Booth during her illegal gambling events at Salt.

His body was later found on the beach and an autopsy confirmed blunt force trauma as the cause of death.

Fellow poker player Nathan, who owed money to PK, appears to have been the culprit as a recent episode saw him lurking with the murder weapon.

In Thursday night's episodes on Channel 7, the blood-stained weapon was found in Ziggy Astoni's car following a search by the police.

Ziggy had already given Dean a false alibi for the time of the murder, so they both found themselves facing police pressure over their recent poor decisions.

As Ziggy was forced to retract the lies she'd given to protect her boyfriend, Dean realised things weren't looking good for him either. Dean teamed up with the River Boys to give PK a brutal warning shortly before he died, which makes him the prime suspect.

Dean was doing so to protect Mac and his young son Jai Simmons, whose life had been threatened by PK. But will Dean's thuggish tactics now lead to him going down for a crime he didn't commit?

Home and Away fans in the UK will see these scenes on Channel 5 in July.

Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.15pm on Channel 5 and 6pm on 5STAR. First-look screenings air at 6.30pm on 5STAR and the show also streams on My5. In Australia, the show airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and streams on 7plus. Selected classic episodes are available via Amazon Prime Video in the UK.

[Pantherboy]

Nowtolove.com.au article:


Home and Away's Dean goes to extreme lengths to clear his name after being framed for PK's death
''Dean is fuming that he's been framed.''

https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebri...-suspect-73395

With the evidence stacked against him, Dean takes matters into his own hands this week. But how far will he go to prove his innocence?

In tense episodes of Home And Away, police are pressuring Dean (Patrick O'Connor) to confess after the bloodied wrench used to kill evil businessman PK (Ryan Johnson) was discovered in Ziggy's (Sophie Dillman) car.

He denies any knowledge of how it got there, but Dean's motives and ties to the River Boys make him the prime suspect.

But he knows who committed the violent crime ? and can prove it.

"Dean is fuming that he's been framed," Patrick, 29, tells TV WEEK.

"He's hoping it will be relatively easy to get a confession out of Nathan, but if not, he's prepared to go to extreme lengths to get it."

Ziggy wakes next morning to find a note from him: "I love you. Please don't worry."

Dean, meanwhile, arrives at a run-down house. Inside, the River Boys stand over Nathan (Ryan Panizzi) who's bound to a chair and has clearly been beaten.

Dean orders him to talk, but Nathan refuses. Getting nowhere fast, Dean tries a gentler approach and unties him.

But when Ziggy's persistent calls interrupt his interrogation, Nathan makes a run for it.

Dean and the River Boys scour the junkyard for the fugitive. Nathan tries to take refuge under a rusty tractor, but is bowled over by Dean, who tries to get the upper hand, but struggles to pin him down.

Nathan fights back, reaching for a length of scrap metal... Watch out, Dean!

"It's always a blast filming Dean in his bad-boy mode," Patrick says. "There's nothing like getting the River Boys back for the action."



And:

Home and Away lines up drastic Dean plan after mysterious death
He's going to great lengths to clear his name.

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hom...plan-pk-death/

[Pantherboy]

Nowtolove.com.au article (2nd part of the article):


Jealous Dean lashes out at Remi

https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebri...and-away-74402

When Bob left the band, he took the van with him, leaving Lyrik in urgent need of wheels.

Mechanic Ziggy agreed to join Remi to look at a replacement, but their well-intentioned inspection goes very wrong when they find themselves trapped in a shed somewhere remote.

This week, after the owner of the van duped Ziggy (Sophie Dillman) and Remi (Adam Rowland) and stole their car, the pair are forced to spend the night in a dusty shed.

Neither have their phones and, as night falls, Dean (Patrick O'Connor) is worried sick.

Dean, who believes Remi is out to steal Ziggy from him, gets to work on finding her, unaware she's with the musician.

As dawn breaks, Dean finds what he's looking for and races to help Ziggy.

When the shed doors open, Ziggy goes to embrace her rescuer, but is appalled when her boyfriend punches Remi in the face. This can't end well...


EDIT: DS article:

Home and Away's Dean Thompson in punch drama with newcomer Remi
Dean's jealous side is on full display...

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hom...an-remi-punch/

[Rowdydog12]

Wonder if Dean will get nugget and the boys to sort him out....