Dean Wicks

Emotions will run high on EastEnders next week as the residents wait to hear the outcome of Dean Wicks's trial.

Dean (Matt Di Angelo) is standing trial for attempting to rape Roxy Mitchell at the end of last year, but she will make a shocking discovery in the days leading up to the court case.

With the trial fast approaching, Roxy (Rita Simons) is fuming to discover that Ronnie has written to Dean asking him to plead guilty.

As reality hits home for Roxy, supportive Jack and Ronnie both help her prepare for what's ahead. Despite this, as Roxy prepares to give evidence, she tells her sister that she wants to face it on her own.
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Roxy Mitchell tells Ronnie how it went in court in EastEnders
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Dean's mother Shirley (Linda Henry) will also prepare to give evidence and will turn to Denise Fox and her love rival Kathy Beale for support. However, Shirley admits to Mick later that it didn't go well at the trial and she blames herself for being a bad mother.

After everyone has done their bit in court, the Albert Square residents face an anxious night after learning the verdict will be revealed as soon as the following day.
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Shirley Carter considers buying booze to get her through Dean's trial in EastEnders
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As they await the important call, Ronnie, Roxy, Linda and Shirley find themselves thrown together in The Vic, leading them to discuss Dean and everything that's happened.

As the ladies all open up about their feelings, they offer words of support to each other and Ronnie insists that Dean is the only person at fault.

Before long, the verdict is in, but with Linda fearing Dean will be found innocent, will her fears prove correct? Or will he be found guilty?

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Linda Carter, Ronnie Mitchell and Roxy Mitchell discuss Dean Wicks's trial in EastEnders
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EastEnders airs these scenes on Monday August 15, Wednesday August 17, Thursday August 18 and Friday August 19 on BBC One.

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There's a big fuss in the papers today about Dean Wicks's attempted rape trial taking place off screen in EastEnders - so what's the truth behind the tabloid tales?

Next week's episodes see the Carters and the Mitchells desperately hoping that justice will be served when Dean faces trial for his attack on Roxy, but we don't see the events in the courtroom for ourselves.

Instead, the focus is firmly on those affected by Dean's crimes as we see how the likes of Roxy, Ronnie, Linda and Shirley cope with the events of the emotional week.

That all sounds fair enough to us, but one newspaper report today (August 11) has suggested that the lack of courtroom scenes is actually down to EastEnders budget cuts - with bosses wanting to save on the costs of courtroom scenes and extras.

Hmm, but aren't there just as many extras in a packed-out Queen Vic or market scene? Suspecting there's more to it, we went to our own EastEnders sources for the inside scoop.

A Walford insider told Digital Spy: "The decision not to show Dean's trial on screen has nothing to do with budgets. There's a regular courtroom set at the studios which can be used in episodes at any time.

"Instead the decision was purely a storytelling one, as this is a survivors' story. Rather than telling the story from the perspective of the attacker, the episodes focus on the impact on Linda, Roxy, Ronnie, Shirley and their families.

"Friday's episode is particularly affecting as the women on the Square all wait for the verdict and support each other as they reveal their feelings about what happened.

"Kathy Beale also opens up over her own traumatic past when she tries to support Dean's dad Buster."

An EastEnders spokesperson also told us: "There were never any plans to show Dean's trial on screen. This has nothing to do with budgets but as viewers will see, the focus of the story is about the survivors of rape."


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This would explain why we don´t see anyone at the trial!

I thought Angelo would have filmed some scenes for his trial before he left perhaps finally admitting his guilt and saying sorry to both Linda and Roxy

I was hoping we would see it. Feel a bit cheated

innocent so much for dtc fitting ending and justice being served, liar

is he returning with shirley?

I hope not, I didn't like the direction the charter was going.

online speculation dean returning as in cahoots with theo and ruby

back as gina's boyfriend latest online speculation

his return has been leaked