Dean Wicks

[Dazzle]

would shirley ostracise him i think deep down she knows he could have done it but is in denial plus she don't like linda, buster knows or has doubts too but still wont side with linda, someone else like denise needs to hear a confrontation between dean and linda or ronnie's cameras record him confess and threaten linda and tell all

My gut feeling is that Shirley will hate Dean when she knows for sure. At the moment she doesn't want to know but at some point she'll be forced to face the truth. I'm not sure about Buster but he feels strongly enough to try and keep Jade away from Dean - which is a good sign.

[parkerman]

What happened to Wilmott-Brown? Before my time.

Willmott-Brown was tried and found guilty of rape. He served three years and then came back to Walford to ask for Kathy's forgiveness. She refused. I can't quite remember how he finally left but I know Pete wasn't happy about his return! He was later sent to prison again for another rape (off screen) and hasn't been heard from since.

[maidmarian]

Willmott-Brown was tried and found guilty of rape. He served three years and then came back to Walford to ask for Kathy's forgiveness. She refused. I can't quite remember how he finally left but I know Pete wasn't happy about his return! He was later sent to prison again for another rape (off screen) and hasn't been heard from since.

A lot of things happened including threats to
throw him off a bulding and Pete getting a mob
to deal with him. He tried to buy flats from Phil
& Grant and set up a business.
Kept telling Kathy he was sorry but wanting to
restart their special relationship. He signed
a paper to say he would leave Walford but reneged.

Eventually he did make s believable apology and
left Walford. It might have been threat to throw
him off building that changed his mind.
It was a bit jumbled and some repititions to me.

Some time after he left- a character met his
ex-wife and was told he had commited another
rape and was in prison again.Never mentioned
again.

Basically he was in denial right up to the end.

[maidmarian]

Dupl

[tammyy2j]

When Linda discovers Dean is now seeing Roxy she may warn her like she did with Stacey and perhaps Ronnie a victim of rape too can spot the signs from Linda and convince Roxy to dump Dean or Ronnie's secret cameras will catch Dean out

Linda needs to be believed

[Perdita]

EastEnders star Matt Di Angelo doesn't know whether his character will ever be punished for raping Linda Carter.

One of BBC soap's most hard-hitting storylines last year saw Dean rape his sister-in-law Linda (Kellie Bright) in the Vic.

Although Linda bravely decided to report her ordeal, Dean was never charged, and Di Angelo has revealed that it is unlikely he ever will be.

Speaking to What's on TV about whether Dean will get away with the crime, he said: "I think that will happen. I think it is perfectly believable that he got off because there was no evidence, but when you watch a soap, you do want to see the villain lose.

"Although when Dean stands at the bar in the Queen Vic, he could very well be standing next to two murderers, people who are having affairs, others who are burying bodies. There are murderers walking around the Square, but for some reason, it seems worse to have a rapist on the loose.

"I think what makes Dean's rape so shocking is that it was unexpected. People forget that in the same episode, Shirley was walking around with a handgun and ended up putting a couple of caps into Phil Mitchell.

"Put it this way, Dean is now the baddie of the show, so whatever happens from now on, it isn't going to be good."

Di Angelo also discussed his own future on the show, having decided to extend his contact for another 12 months beyond the initial year he signed up for.

"I said I would come back for a year, but I wasn't sure how I would feel after 12 minutes, let alone 12 months," he explained. "I didn't know if I was going to hate it. Or perhaps I wouldn't be able to handle the pace.

"I am enjoying it here at the moment, but there are also other things that I want to do. I am young and there are other roles and shows I would like to do.

"I am not sure what is ahead for me, I am just cracking on, keeping my head down and enjoying the fact that we are doing some good work here."

[maidmarian]

Talented and modest too! Even about
his own violence!!

[maidmarian]

Dupl.

[Dazzle]

Talented and modest too! Even about
his own violence

I've just spent about twenty minutes writing a post venting my disgust at Matt's blasé attitude in the above interview, but I deleted it in frustration. I've said it all before several times and I can't be bothered to repeat it. He really doesn't get what's so problematic about the way this storyline's playing out. He calls Dean the "baddie of the show" but he talks about him almost affectionately - an attitude the whole EE team appear to share.

[parkerman]

"I think what makes Dean's rape so shocking is that it was unexpected."

So rape would be ok if it was expected then would it?