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Ronald William "Ron" Dixon is a fictional character in the British soap opera, ''Brookside'', played by Vince Earl〔(Ron Dixon Profile )〕 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. ==Storylines== Ron and DD's marriage collapsed shortly after arriving in Brookside Close, having lasted some 20 years and producing three children. He then became engaged to Bev McLoughlin and in December 1993 she gave birth to a son called Josh, but they split up a few months later after she revealed that Josh wasn't his son. He was actually Ron's grandson and the son of Ron's son Mike.〔(Brookside Facts-3 )〕 In early November of that year, at the wedding of 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. 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 briefly opened his eyes while Ron was visiting him. Ron was ecstatic by what he saw and was confident that Tony would be out of hospital in time for Christmas, only to return to the hospital hours later and be told by the doctor 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 in the USA, 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. A guilt-ridden Jimmy helped out with endless fundraising efforts, with nobody else knowing that he had caused the accident. Tony then contracted pneumonia and had to stay in hospital over Christmas, and showed no further signs of improvement. In January 1994, Ron came to visit Tony in hospital and found him being given the last rites. DD explained that Tony was being giving the last rites at her request, which outraged Ron, who was still determined that a medical cure could be found. Tony's doctor then persuaded Ron that there was no chance of him ever regaining consciousness, and Ron soon accepted that Tony would never recover. Ron was now talking of the possibility of having Tony's treatment withdrawn and allowing him to die (echoing the recent real life right-to-die case involving Hillsborough disaster victim Tony Bland) although DD was still determined that Tony might still recover if he was taken to Lourdes. Ron then gave DD permission to take Tony to Lourdes in hope of curing him, despite not believing that Tony could be cured this way, but Tony died in hospital just before DD and Jackie were due to take him to Lourdes. Jimmy broke down at Tony's funeral, unable to contain his guilt any longer, and confessed to Ron at the graveside that he was driving the other car while high on cocaine. Ron later married teenage sweetheart Anthea Brindley who had revealed to him that he was the father of her daughter, Megan. In December 2000, only a few days before Christmas, his life was hit by another tragedy when his son Mike was badly injured in a car crash caused by neighbour Tim O'Leary, who had fled the scene after crashing the stolen car that he had been driving. Mike suffered spinal injuries and was unable to walk for six months. In May 2001, after a succession of robberies at his house, Ron finally snapped and bought a gun off Sotto, an acquaintance of Tim O'Leary, which he eventually used on a burglar who had entered his house. The burglar was Clint Moffat, the brother of his daughter Jacqui's boyfriend, Robbie. Robbie turned out to be the burglar; Clint was only in the Dixons' house to get Robbie out. Ron was charged with his murder. He was released on bail but following his trial in December 2001 Ron was incarcerated for nine months, and was freed four months later. After the verdict, Anthea left Ron and the close. In 2003, Ron married Bev and in the final episode, Ron, Bev and Josh moved away from the close.〔http://www.brooksidesoapbox.co.uk/ - The Dixons〕 His final words on the programme were telling Jimmy he hoped he never saw him again. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ron Dixon (Brookside)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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