Terry Dean

Terry Dean is a fictional character in the soap opera Beverley Terrace, as played by Terry Alderton since 10 November 2014.

Creation and development
Terry Dean was drawn from early drafts of characters on the show, with Rivera wanting to explore a brotherly bond, when they don't really know each other at all. He appears alongside his twin brother, Samuel Dean (Ross Kemp), the two torn apart by their mothers death, for which Samuel's family blamed him for.

The character is portrayed as the "comedian" of Beverley Terrace, with creator Ashley Rivera saying of the casting: "We wanted a layered character, and Terry is just this: His funny and confident nature is built upon a soft, lonely individual. His girlfriend knows that she's competing with a dead person and constantly has to remind herself that she'll never be loved by Terry the way he loves his mother. There will always be that hole there." Terry lives with his girlfriend, Reinette Wood (Laila Rouass), and their young daughter Laila Dean (Aine Garvey).

2014–
Upon visiting his mother's grave, he stumbles across his twin brother Samuel, and the two decide to patch up their recent history following the tragic death of their mother, Caroline Dean, which everyone had blamed Samuel for.

Critical reception
Upon the airing of the first episode on 10 November 2014, viewers responded well to the scene showing Terry and Samuel making amends, whilst also questioning Reinette's mysterious reaction to the flowers she had received.