Ron Dixon (Brookside)

Ron Dixon
Ron Dixon in 1991
Brookside character
Portrayed by	Vince Earl
Duration	1990–2003
First appearance	1 October 1990
Last appearance	4 November 2003
Created by	Phil Redmond
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Grocer
Father Cyril Dixon Wife DD O'Farrell Anthea Brindley (1999–2002) Bev McLoughlin (2003–) Sons Mike Dixon Tony Dixon Daughters Jacqui Farnham Megan Brindley Grandsons Harry Farnham Josh Dixon Michael Dixon Jr. Granddaughters Beth Dixon

Ronald William "Ron" Dixon is a fictional character in the British soap opera, Brookside, played by Vince Earl from 1990 until the final episode in 2003, during which time he was involved in several major storylines including his marriage to DD, being charged with murder and his feud with Jimmy Corkhill. His final words on the programme were to tell Jimmy that he hoped he would never see him again.

Ron and DD arrived in Brookside Close during the autumn of 1990 with their three children, but their marriage collapsed during 1993 due to Ron's affair with Bev McLoughlin, and in December 1993 she gave birth to a son called Josh, but they split up soon afterwards when she revealed that Josh wasn't his son. He was actually Ron's grandson and the son of Ron's son Mike.

In early November of that year, at the wedding of neighbour Frank Rogers to Bev's sister Lyn Matthews, Ron and DD got into an argument after Bev turned up. Frank took Tony in the wedding car to the reception to get him away from his warring parents. During the journey, Frank (who had been allowed to drive the luxury car as a gift from Lyn) crashed after he swerved to avoid an oncoming car which was being driven recklessly by neighbour Jimmy Corkhill. Frank died soon after arriving at the hospital and Tony was left in a coma with a fractured skull. At Frank's funeral, Ron learnt that Frank's post mortem had included a blood test which showed him to be over the drink-drive limit, although the full truth about the crash was still three months away from being revealed.

One morning at the beginning of December 1993, Tony opened his eyes for a few minutes while Ron was visiting him in hospital. Ron was ecstatic by what he saw and was confident that Tony would be out of hospital in time for Christmas. However, when Ron returned to the hospital hours later, the doctor informed Ron that Tony was in a persistent vegetative state and was unlikely ever to recover. Ron was determined to help Tony recover, at whatever cost, wanting to find a medical cure which he had heard was possible for come victims at clinics in America, while DD was determined for him to be cured at Lourdes, which Ron did not think was possible. Unlike DD, Ron was not a Roman Catholic.