Dean family

The Dean family are a fictional family in the long-running Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks

The family where first introduced properly in 2002 however some members of the family had been in the show since 2000.

History

Johnno Dean was the head of the household. He had met and fell in love with first wife Frankie Dean while still in school, and the two were married by age 21. Together they had four children: Jake Dean, Debbie Dean, Steph Dean and Craig Dean. In 2005, following a midlife crisis caused by the collapse of his workplace, 45-year-old Johnno had an affair with a 19-year-old student named Michelle and had a son with her named Presley (thanks to Johnno's love of Elvis Presley). Johnno left Hollyoaks, Frankie and his previous four children to be with his new girlfriend and son. He returned briefly after realising that he missed his old family but was told by son Craig to go back to Michelle. Johnno and Michelle are now married.

Following the collapse of her marriage to Johnno, Frankie started a new relationship with Jack Osborne whom she went on to marry.

Jake suffered a mental breakdown after his break-up with wife Becca Dean then went on to marry her sister Nancy Hayton after Becca's death. Jake then found out his son Charlie Dean was in fact the offspring of Becca's schoolboy lover Justin Burton.

Debbie lost the love of her Dan Hunter in a car crash so then moved to London to follow her theatre dreams.

Steph's husband Max Cunningham died on their wedding after being run over by Niall Rafferty; she now looks after Max's little brother Tom Cunningham.

Although originally being seen as straight, Craig had a gay affair with best friend John Paul McQueen; the pair moved to Dublin together.

Generations

First

• John Dean

Second

• Jacob Dean
• Debra Dean
• Stephanie Dean
• Craig Dean
• Presley Dean

Other relatives

• Francine Osborne - first wife of Johnno and mother to Jake, Debbie,Steph and Craig.
• Michelle Dean- second wife of Johnno and mother Presley.
• Becca Dean first wife of Jake
• Nancy Hayton second wife to Jake
• Max Cunningham first husband to Steph.
• Gilly Roach second husband to steph.