Home and Away spoilers: WHO does Dean Thompson threaten?

Home and Away, Dean Thompson
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Dean Thompson is ready to fight for his rights as a dad and threatens to take Amber to court over their son Jai on Home and Away...

Dean Thompson (played by Patrick O'Connor) is getting fed-up with the limited access his ex, Amber Simmons (Maddy Jevic) is allowing him to his young son, Jai on Home and Away (1:15pm/6:00pm on Channel 5, see our TV Guide for full listings).

Amber still won't let Dean's mum, Karen meet her grandson.

Nothing that Dean says is enough to convince Amber that his troubled mum has changed since those days back in Mangrove River.

And with Amber's nightmare mum, Francesa (Joanne Hunt) still stomping around the Bay making her presence felt, Dean has had just about enough.

Pushed to his limit, Dean SNAPS and warns Amber he is prepared to take her to court over custody of Jai...

Home and Away, Colby Thorne, Taylor Rosetta, Luke Jacobz

Angelo begins to spy on Taylor and Colby on Home and Away...

Meanwhile, police detective Angelo Rosetta (Luke Jacobz) is still reeling from his discovery that his wife, Taylor (Annabelle Stephenson) is somehow involved with policeman Colby Thorne (Tim Franklin), a prime suspect in Angelo's murder investigation!

Determined to catch the pair in a lie and expose their affair, Angelo secretly photographs the pair kissing...

And now it's payback time.

Turning on the charm, Angelo apologises for neglecting Taylor while he's been busy on the case.

He gives Taylor a beautiful necklace as a way of saying sorry.

But little does Taylor know, but Angelo has bugged the necklace and plans to use it to listen in on the secret conversations between Taylor and her lover, Colby...

Home and Away, Bella Nixon, Nikau Parata

Will Bella and Nikau soon be doing long-distance love on Home and Away?

Elsewhere in the Bay, Nikau Parata (Kawakawa Fox-Reo) faces a dilemma when his mum Gemma wants him to return home to live with her in New Zealand.

Bella Nixon (Courtney Miller) is suddenly worried this will mean the end for their relationship.

WHAT will Nikau decide to do?

Home and Away continues weekdays at 1:15pm/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.