Dean Lockwood was an employee of Phil Jennings. He was manager of one of Phil's business enterprises - an amusement arcade frequented by pupils from Weatherfield Comprehensive. In October 1990, councillor and concerned mother Deirdre Barlow complained to Dean about his allowing underage children on the premises. When faced with the determined woman, Dean joked around, pretending that he couldn't tell how old customers were despite many of them being in school uniform.