Dylan Hodge was a porn-obsessed man who forced Bex Fisher to live with him for 18 months before she went back home to her family. He made films of Bex and posted them on a porn website. Because Dylan couldn't have Bex after she left him, he went after her sister Jess Fisher. He is the main antagonist of Episodes 13-17 of Series 6.
History
He met Jess in a nightclub, using the name "Ewan" otherwise Bex would know who he was and tell Jess. Hodge "Ewan" made a film of Jess and threatened to put it on the internet unless Bex got back with him. Bex wanted to protect her sister, so she agreed, and Hodge never went near Jess again, and also deleted the film of Jess.
But Jess wanted Bex to come home, so she went and secretly met her in a café. Hodge found out about this. Jess rang Hodge and said she wanted to see her sister and talk to him. So she agreed to meet her somewhere. Jess told her mum Karen Fisher and Chris Mead. They followed and waited for Jess to finish talking to Hodge, but Jess got in Hodge's car, and a shocked Karen and Chris followed.
Jess wanted Bex to come home, Bex wanted Jess to go and Hodge said he had another idea, that Jess was going to star in a film again. Jess started putting on makeup, but while Hodge was concentrating on her, Bex secretly texted their mum and said where they were. Hodge found out about this and he took Bex and left, leaving Jess shaken up in his flat. Chris and Karen found Jess, and Jess explained what had happened. Karen then called the police. Karen, Chris and the police find Hodge dragging Bex across a bridge.
The police arrest Hodge and take him away. Jess hugs Bex, knowing that she did wrong by going with Hodge and falling for his "Ewan" ruse, but if she hadn't they wouldn't have gotten Bex back. Since Hodge was arrested, Jess and Bex could go back to their normal lives with no porn-obsessed men bothering them, and all films would be deleted. That was the last we saw of Dylan Hodge.
Behind the scenes
- Coincidentally, Bex's actress, Tina O'Brien, and Hodge's actor, Ciarán Griffiths, reunited to once again play an on-screen couple when Griffiths joined the cast of Coronation Street in 2022 as Damon Hay, who embarked on an affair with O'Brien's character Sarah Barlow in 2023.
Quotes
- "Hiya, Bex. I see you've not gone to school after all. Might pop round later for a coffee. Thought we could catch up. See you later." (first line, on the Fishers' answerphone)
- Bex: "Stay away from my mum."
- Hodge: "Why? Are you worried she might find out what her little girl's been up to all this time?"
- "I'm not giving up on you, Bex!"
- Bex: "Why Jess?"
- Hodge: "Because I can't have you."
- "I want you to swear to me that you'll never speak to any of your family ever again. We've got each other now."
- "I'm afraid there's been a change of plan. Jess is gonna star in a little movie."
- "But I still love you, Bex! I still love you! I still love you! Bex!" (final line)