Dean Wicks

[storyseeker1]

Yeah, Ronnie is definitely the unstable one.

[Perdita]

EastEnders' Ronnie Mitchell will find her worst fears happening when her sister Roxy gets engaged to dangerous Dean Wicks next week.

Upcoming scenes will see Ronnie (Samantha Woman) adopt new tactics in an attempt to get him out of Roxy's life for good, but she will soon realise that Dean is a force to be reckoned with when he takes drastic action.

Deciding she needs to win Dean over, Ronnie continues to push forward with her plan but her intentions falter when she learns Dean and Roxy are set to move out of London.

Ronnie calls Billy with a proposition
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Ronnie calls Billy with a proposition

After trying her luck with Mick and failing, Ronnie seemingly concedes to their plan and agrees to see if she can buy out Roxy's share of the house. As night falls, Ronnie gives Billy the keys to Blades and tells him they're going to put Dean out of business to ensure that Roxy that can't leave.

Tensions run high later when Dean discovers Blades has been broken into and he immediately directs his anger onto Roxy, blaming her for leaving the keys in the door.

Dean finds everything has been stolen from Blades
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Dean finds everything has been stolen from Blades

As Roxy goes off to fix the problem, the penny drops for Dean and he realises who really is to blame. When Ronnie arrives at Dean's flat, it doesn't take her long to realise that she's been caught out and she later finds herself in an impossible situation when Roxy returns.

However, Dean's plan soon begins to fall apart as well when Ronnie shares a harsh truth with him. Knowing he needs to take drastic action, Dean then proposes to Roxy, who happily accepts.

Ronnie puts her plan into action
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Ronnie puts her plan into action

Ronnie puts her plan into action
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Ronnie puts her plan into action

As Roxy and a smug Dean happily celebrate their engagement, a desperate Ronnie turns to her family in a bid to intervene but despite their disapproval, Roxy pushes forward with her engagement party regardless.

However, both Roxy and Dean are shocked when Ronnie arrives and apologises for her earlier behaviour, but her true intentions soon become clear.

With Roxy back on side, Ronnie takes matters into her own hands and attempts to show Roxy what Dean is really like, but will her plan work?

Will Ronnie's plan to expose Dean work?
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Will Ronnie's plan to expose Dean work?

Will Ronnie's plan to expose Dean work?
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Will Ronnie's plan to expose Dean work?

EastEnders airs these scenes on Monday November 9, Tuesday November 10 and Thursday November 12 on BBC One.


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[lizann]

we now know mick and linda wedding is by a lake and mick has a water stunt so ronnie breaks up roxy and dean, could be with mick's help, dean gatecrashes the wedding and he fights mick in the lake or saves mick or linda or nancy but is lost in the lake presumed death only to return later to terrorise ronnie, just my theory

[tammyy2j]

I hope a drunk or sober Dean lets slip at the wedding his guilt for raping Linda, she needs to be believed by everyone and Shirley needs to grovel to her for forgiveness

[Perdita]

EastEnders​ villain Dean Wicks will attempt to rape his girlfriend Roxy Mitchell in the build-up to his exit from the show.

The soap's team have been working with the charity Rape Crisis while planning the storyline, which will air on screen towards the end of the year.

Dean has been dating Roxy (Rita Simons) for a few months, much to the concern of Roxy's sister Ronnie.

Viewers have already seen signs that their relationship could take a darker turn, as Dean's controlling behaviour has led to him burning Roxy with hair straighteners. He also cut off a chunk of her hair when they were rowing last month.

The plot is now building towards a dark conclusion when Dean leaves Roxy traumatised by trying to rape her.

Backing ​EastEnders​ for exploring the issue once again, a Rape Crisis spokesperson told The Mirror: ​"EastEnders has covered every other conceivable issue. If sexual violence or rape was the only big topic EastEnders never approached, it would reinforce the idea sexual violence is unspeakable.

"Because people relate to soaps they can have a social impact and make people feel less alone or encourage them to come forward and seek support for the first time."

Hair salon owner Dean raped his sister-in-law Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) last year, but he wasn't punished for his crime as the authorities chose not to bring the case to trial.

Some of the Square's residents have been wary of Dean since, but he has managed to fool a number of the locals with his seemingly-charming demeanour.

Matt Di Angelo, who plays Dean, will be leaving ​EastEnders​ within the next few months. It's thought that his exit could air at the start of 2016, when Linda and Mick's New Year wedding leads to a dramatic water-based stunt.

An ​EastEnders​ spokesperson recently commented: ​"We can confirm that Matt will be leaving and we wish him all the best."​

[storyseeker1]

I will be sorry to see Matt go, but glad that the story involving Dean will finally be resolved.

So... Who thinks what is gonna happen? I'm gonna guess and say that after Dean tries to rape Roxy, he tries to make a run for it, but ends up falling into a lake/river. Mick is then faced with the big decision of whether to let the man who raped his wife drown, or save his brother? After a big mental ordeal, he then dives in to save him, followed by Dean being arrested. Even if Dean doesn't confess to raping Linda, it won't matter, as the fact that he tried to rape Roxy will prove once and for all that he's a rapist, and that Linda had to be telling the truth after all.

[Dazzle]

I agree, I think Mick will save Dean from drowning.

Dean's attempted rape of Roxy probably costs him everything (even Shirley's love). He'll possibly turn up at Mick and Linda's wedding intent on destroying their happiness.

Thank goodness everyone will see Dean for what he is at last! I've seen complaints elsewhere about the second (attempted) rape, but he's got away with it once so it's entirely probable he'd try it again. I've heard that rapists are often serial offenders (and why wouldn't they be if they go unpunished and believe they've done nothing wrong ).

[storyseeker1]

I agree, I think Mick will save Dean from drowning.

Dean's attempted rape of Roxy probably costs him everything (even Shirley's love). He'll possibly turn up at Mick and Linda's wedding intent on destroying their happiness.

Thank goodness everyone will see Dean for what he is at last! I've seen complaints elsewhere about the second (attempted) rape, but he's got away with it once so it's entirely probable he'd try it again. I've heard that rapists are often serial offenders (and why wouldn't they be if they go unpunished and believe they've done nothing wrong ).

Not so sure about losing Shirley's love, as she'll probably blame herself for what he's become. I often wondered if Dean would have become the man he is now if he never gone to jail in the first place? Mick and Linda's wedding is probably the place where he'll try to rape Roxy, though what he'll be doing there I have no idea.

Oh yeah, I totally agree. Every rapist in history I've heard about, especially those who were never punished, often end up doing it again. I mean, I have heard about some who do truly regret their actions and tried to get their lives back on track by admitting their crimes, going to prison, having therapy etc, but those type of men are rare.

[lizann]

don't think mick is a good swimmer, ian gave him what one lesson

[storyseeker1]

don't think mick is a good swimmer, ian gave him what one lesson

There was an ep where Mick did a sponsored swimming marathon of some sort.