Sean Bywater was the brief boyfriend of Debbie Dingle. When Debbie drives back to Emmerdale after dropping her friend Jasmine Thomas off at a hostel in Wakefield, she runs out of petrol in a country road. Sean arrives and offers to lend Debbie a helping hand, but she spurns his offer. Sean drives off, but has a crisis of conscience and insists on helping her out. Debbie thaws and Sean later sends her flowers.