Home and Away spoilers: Bad company! Will Ryder Jackson be led astray by Dean Thompson?

Home and Away, Ryder Jackson, Dean Thompson

Ryder Jackson's teenage rebellion continues when he starts hanging out with River Boy Dean. Let's just say Ryder's "Grumps" and Leah are not happy!

Alf Stewart still thinks his grandson Ryder Jackson needs a positive male role-model to look up to, since his own dad did a runner soon after he was born. But Alf certainly wasn't expecting Ryder to become mates with dodgy Dean Thompson, who is shortly due in court and could be facing a prison sentence for the credit card fraud at restaurant Salt among other criminal charges!

However, the pair start hitting it off when Dean tells Ryder tales of how the River Boys surf gang were his "real family" since his mum is not around anymore and he never knew his dad. Ryder begins to realise he and Dean have some big things in common.

But when Alf and Leah Patterson find out who Ryder is keeping company with, they're out to make sure the friendship between Ryder and Dean is short-lived. But will they just push Ryder to rebel even more?

Elsewhere, hospital doc Tori Morgan is still being kept in suspense by Surf Club gym owner Robbo, after asking him to become her sperm donor so she can start her own family. But as Robbo begins to remember Sofia and Lucas, his deceased children, can he bring himself to commit to becoming a father again?

Unaware of the reason Robbo is so distracted, Jasmine Delaney tries to grab some time with him. But when he gives her the brush-off, it just adds to Jasmine's confusion about where the just good friends stand with each other.

Home and Away continues weekdays at 1:15pm and 6:00pm on Channel 5

Simon Timblick
Writer

Simon has long been a fan of soap operas, and especially loves OVER-THE-TOP plots involving evil twins, hair-pulling catfights and natural disasters. Anyone remember the Sunset Beach earthquake/tidal wave? Or when Krystle Carrington got locked in the attic and replaced by look-a-like Rita in Dynasty?!

Simon has written for a variety of TV and childrens’ magazines/websites including Inside Soap, Nickelodeon, What’s On TV, Radio Times, Metro, Girl Talk, Disney Girl, Toxic! and Digital Spy. He has reported LIVE from the red carpet at The British Soap Awards interviewing glammed-up stars from soapland, and hosted a Facebook LIVE session for Metro with Home and Away legend Ray Meagher (Alf "Stone the flamin' crows!" Stewart) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Aussie soap.

Simon is also co-author of The Treasures Of Coronation Street (Carlton Books)

And the writer and director of (very!) low budget fright flick, Midsummer Night's EVIL and the sequel webisodes series, The Hatchet Woods HORROR.