 Dean played Goneril opposite, Joss Ackland as King Lear, Michael York, Tony Robinson, Greta Scacchi, Honeysuckle Weeks, John Nettles, Robert Young, Tony Britton, Shaun Dooley, Barrie Rutter and Jos Vantyler.In 2014 Dean played the lead role in "The Long Road South" alongside Michael Brandon, a new play by Paul Minx.The press said of Deans performance ""Felicity Dean, playing the best drunk ma in her nightdress since Lindsay Duncan in That Face.""