Dean is Holly Barton's former boyfriend and drug dealer. After splitting up with Holly, Dean demanded £2,000 for drugs he supplied her with during their relationship. Holly was unable to pay up so she visited her mother Moira Dingle in Emmerdale. Holly initially stole step-father Cain Dingle's car to sell and pay back the money but Cain and Moira managed to stop her before she could. Later that day, Dean turned up at Cain and Moira's house, Butler's Farm, where he go talking to Holly's half-brother Adam Barton. Holly was surprised to see Dean, who introduced himself to Moira as Holly's boyfriend but Cain was suspicious of him. Dean put pressure on Holly to pay up and Holly attempted to clear the debt by sleeping with Dean, but he made it clear that sex with her wasn't worth £2,000. Holly a