Johnno Dean
| Johnno Dean | |||||||||
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Colin Wells as Johnno Dean
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by |
Mark Powley (2002–2003) Colin Wells (2003–2005) |
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| Duration | 2002–2005 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 9 October 2002 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 22 July 2005 | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Fitness Club manager | ||||||||
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| Family | Dean |
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| Wife |
Frankie Wallace (until 2004) Michelle Dean (2005–) |
| Sons |
Jake Dean Craig Dean Presley Dean |
| Daughters |
Debbie Dean Steph Cunningham |
John "Johnno" Dean is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played originally by Mark Powley. He first appeared in October 2002, and from April 2003 was replaced by Colin Wells until his exit in July 2005.
Mark Powley originally played Johnno but the role was recast in 2003 with Colin Wells. Hollyoaks did not anticipate Johnno becoming a central character. Powley could not renew his contract due to commitments in place to other projects. A spokesperson for the show revealed that they were delighted to cast Wells in the role, but warned he would not be like the "lothario" character Jake Booth he previously played in rival soap opera Crossroads.
Johnno arrived in October 2002 as part of the Dean family, with his wife Frankie, and their children Jake, Debbie, Steph and Craig and began working as a lorry driver with Les Hunter. Generally a friendly, good-natured personality and a devoted family man, Johnno's early storylines see him confront Ellie Hunter about her false testimony that her brother and his daughter Debbie Dean's boyfriend Dan Hunter committed a series of attacks, when the attacker was actually Ellie's husband Toby Mills. Johnno also caught his other daughter Steph Dean physical attacking Dan and Ellie's sister Lisa Hunter and had to pull Steph off her victim, before publicly reprimanding her for her behaviour.
The family become heavily in debt after Johnno lost his job when his workplace collapsed and the Deans had to move homes. This resulted in a number of arguments between Johnno and Frankie that almost led to the collapse of their marriage. Johnno briefly turns to alcohol to cope with his troubles but when he realises how much he feels alienated from Frankie and how distressed Steph is after she is diagnosed as having epilepsy, he stopped drinking as heavily..
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