Cain Dingle
Encyclopedia
Cain Dingle is a fictional character
in the British ITV
soap opera
Emmerdale
. He is played by Jeff Hordley
.
. The new characters were introduced to the regular cast in 2000, who first arrived at the funeral of Butch Dingle (Paul Loughran
). Among them were Cain (Jeff Hordley
) son of Zak Dingle
(Steve Halliwell
) and Faith Dingle (Gillian Jephcott). Cain's cousin and one-time lover Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins
), and Zak's brother Shadrach
(Andy Devine). In April 2006 it was announced that Jeff Hordley had quit, however the door had been left open for a possible return in the future. Cain's final scenes aired in September 2006. His storyline saw Cain bow out of the serial drama following the character's successful kidnap and extortion plot involving Tom King
(Ken Farrington
) and Sadie King
(Patsy Kensit
). In January 2009 it was announced that Cain Dingle would return to Emmerdale in April that year after a three-year break, his return storyline saw him support and help his daughter, Debbie Dingle
(Charley Webb
) who was being held on remand for the murder of PC Shane Doyle (Paul McEwan
). Speaking to Digital Spy
about his return, [...] "I am really looking forward to returning to Emmerdale. The storylines that lead to Cain’s return are in keeping with his character and a perfect way to bring him back to the heart of the Dingle clan where he belongs." [...]
" which will keep viewers guessing as to whom attacks Cain. The potential attackers were revealed to be John Barton (James Thornton
), Moira Barton
(Natalie J Robb), Jai Sharma
(Chris Bisson
), Amy Wyatt
(Chelsea Halfpenny), Zak and Charity. A spokesperson for the serial stated that the characters had become "sworn enemies" of Cain, all "all pushed to the limit after months of manipulation and destruction". While Emmerdale's executive producer Stuart Blackburn said that the climax of Cain's actions "will be one of our most dramatic episodes this year" as veiwers decide who took "matters into their own hands".
After arriving for his cousin Butch's funeral, Cain took an immediate dislike to Chris Tate
, feeling he was responsible for Butch's death, and policewoman Angie Reynolds. He spent months letting Angie's daughter Ollie believe he fancied her but showed his true colours by making a play for Angie. Angie was horrified but couldn't deny the spark between them and after a year of flirting, they began an affair. When Angie ended it, Cain caused havoc - sleeping with Ollie, pushing her father-in-law, Len
, down a flight of stairs and telling Angie's boss about their fling so she lost her job.
Cain and Angie planned to rob a Tate Haulage truck and escape together but Angie set Cain up to get him out of her life permanently. It ended when Angie's car crashed, causing her fatal injuries. Cain begged her to say she loved him but she said she loved her children and died in his arms, leaving Cain distraught.
As a teenager, Cain had a fling with his cousin Charity and when Charity arrived in Emmerdale, Cain began causing trouble for her. On hearing she was dating Chris Tate
, Cain hit her and war was declared between them.
When Debbie Jones
came to live with Paddy and Emily Kirk (she was their new foster daughter), she made friends with the Dingles. One day she showed Cain a picture of her biological mother but it was only when he saw Sam looking at old family pictures that he realised Charity was her mother. Cain's stepfather, Shadrach, made him realise that he was Debbie's father when he said Debbie reminded him of Cain at the same age. Cain grabbed the opportunity to blackmail Charity - threatening to tell Chris but Charity told him first and Chris welcomed Debbie into their lives.
Despite his bad boy personality, Cain and Debbie bonded closely, leading eventually to Cain and Charity having an affair. However, Chris realised what was happening and on discovering he had a fatal brain tumour, framed Charity for his murder. Cain was there too when Chris died, (he had planned to murder Chris), and ran away with Debbie but returned to clear his name. With Charity in gaol, they declared their love and planned to stay together. However, on her release, Charity couldn't live with Cain as she was too used to the high life and they soon split up. The sparring continued until Sadie King
hired him to ruin Tom and Charity's wedding. She and Cain made it seem like Cain and Charity were back together. Sadie hired a detective to follow Charity and Cain kissed her, despite her struggles, knowing the camera wouldn't lie. Charity cleared her name and left the village and Sadie was rejected by her family, turning to Cain. She spent a night with him but dumped him later but Cain killed her beloved dog, Damon, in revenge. Zak was so disgusted that Cain had betrayed Charity and threw him out so he and Debbie moved in to Butler's Farm with Andy Sugden.
Debbie had a brief relationship with farmer Andy Sugden
and was hiding her pregnancy. However, when Cain – and the Dingle family - discovered Debbie had a daughter, baby Sarah Sugden, he was overjoyed. Cain threw himself into looking after Sarah and was absolutely smitten. Unfortunately Debbie wasn’t and made it clear that she didn’t want to be a mum. When Cain pressured her to face up to her responsibilities, she got desperate and persuaded Emily Kirk
to take Sarah with her when she left the village. When the Dingles found out what Debbie had done, they went mad.
Cain went after Emily but couldn't find her, returning in a fury. Desperate to make Debbie pay for her actions, Cain made her life hell by being constantly nasty, leading her to move in with local vicar Ashley Thomas
. Debbie bonded closely with Ashley's niece, Jasmine, and they had a brief romantic relationship which Cain made sure he destroyed by seducing Jasmine and making sure Debbie saw them together. Debbie couldn’t believe Cain's actions and vowed revenge but Cain didn’t care, he’d settled the score. On Father's Day
, Debbie vowed revenge regardless, cutting her ties with Cain and Jasmine but reconciled with Jasmine when Jasmine told her that she was pregnant and wanted an abortion. When Cain heard about Jasmine's baby, he was thrilled to be a father again but was horrified to learn Jasmine had no intention of having the baby. He tried talking her round but she wouldn't listen. Sadie also heard and paid for Jasmine to go private - revenge for Cain killing her dog. On the day Jasmine had the termination, Cain searched frantically for her and Debbie but it was too late.
Cain and Sadie were responsible for sabotaging the King's River Show Home. Sadie paid Cain to drive a JCB in to the house and Jimmy only patched the damage up, leading to the explosion. Sadie refused to sleep with Cain, infuriating him so he told Jimmy that Sadie had paid him to trash the house and claimed they were having an affair. He and Jimmy planned to set her up, just as he and Sadie set Charity up. When Sadie confronted him, Cain said he would tell Matthew, that they were having an affair. Sadie hit back by telling Ashley that Cain was sleeping with Jasmine, resulting in the Dingles throwing Cain out and let Debbie move back. Now homeless, Cain left the village for a while.
The sabotage of the show house damaged the gas pipes. Due to pressure to meet deadlines, Jimmy had them patched up, meaning to do a proper job later. Unfortunately gas built up in a cupboard and when sparked by an automatic light switch, the show house exploded, causing the deaths of Dawn Woods
, Noreen Bell and David Brown. When Cain found out, he and Jimmy felt terrible guilt for their part in the showhome explosion but Sadie showed no interest at all. Feeling the need to be punished for what he'd done, he confessed to murdering his late sister-in-law, Alice, so Samson wouldn't lose both his parents. This act redeemed him with his family, even Debbie. He was bailed by Sadie, who sent money to Wishing Well cottage, which Zak and Shadrach surrendered at the hearing.
Out on bail, Cain agreed to help Sadie get revenge on Tom and Matthew King. They schemed for weeks, eventually breaking in to Home Farm and learning the Kings were millionaires. Cain and Sadie plotted a kidnap of Tom King for a large ransom. Sadie knew nobody would believe Cain was capable of murder so they planned to fake her death so Tom would co-operate. However, things didn't go to plan. Debbie took great pleasure in telling Cain that Sadie had paid for Jasmine's abortion, leaving Cain heartbroken and furious. After a violent confrontation with Sadie, Cain followed her to the meeting place regardless.
As Sadie and Tom discussed the house collapse, Cain kidnapped them. After hiding in a barn for a night, Cain returned to the village and was confronted by Chastity. Cain denied knowing anything about Tom and Sadie's disappearance and left. When the police began closing in on his hideout, Cain took them to an abandoned factory, switched cars and donned a disguise reminiscent of Mr. Magoo
. However, the police followed him to a quarry where Cain sidetracked them by sending his empty car over a cliff, making everyone think Tom and Sadie were inside. While the police searched the lake, Cain assaulted two policemen and disguised himself in a police uniforms. After "shooting" Sadie, Cain forced Tom to phone Chas to deliver the ransom. This was also the last time he saw Debbie. Debbie begged her father to take her with him, even suggesting she get Sarah back but they parted in tears. Cain gave some of the ransom to an old lady, asking her to post it to Debbie. Cain was surprised by her honesty and realised he wanted to change. At the airport, Cain got into the plane alone, telling Sadie that he didn't want to be the same person he'd always been.
Cain left a message for Debbie on her voicemail, telling her to ignore what the others said. He wasn't with Sadie and he loved Debbie more than he'd ever shown. After his departure, Cain was rarely mentioned by his family. On Debbie's 18th, a year after he fled, he sent her an expensive silver watch.
Cain returned on 28 April and they immediately went up to Butler's Farm. Debbie told him that Andy was refusing her access to Sarah. The same day, Jimmy King
and Carl King demanded their money back and beat Cain up when he refused.
He supported Debbie in her custody battle, which she eventually won. He then began flirting with Maisie Wylde
, Andy's ex-girlfriend, and daughter of Mark
and Natasha Wylde
who took an instant dislike to Cain. After a brief fling with Maisie, Cain set his sights on Faye Lamb, first wife of Mark
. They flirted for a while but it didn't come to anything as he realised she was using him to make Mark jealous.
Cain took an instant dislike to Michael - Debbie's new boyfriend but they didn't care. Cain was proved right when Michael admitted that he was getting married in a few days to his pregnant fiancee. In love with Michael, Cain and Debbie crashed the wedding
and were shocked to discover that his fiancée was Debbie's mum and Cain's ex-flame - Charity Tate. Michael called the wedding off, after discovering that Charity had lied about being pregnant. Cain warned Debbie not to have anything to do with Charity but on discovering that she and her young son, Noah, were homeless, invited them to stay with her. Charity took her up on it and moved in but took some persuasion to stay. She and Carl King planned to rob Cain of his money but Cain realised and went after her. He and Debbie caught Charity in the act and refused to believe her when she said she was replacing it. Cain also threw her and Noah out so she moved in with Marlon. He also gave her the money she had been about to steal and after Debbie's reassurance that they were okay, left the village.
He returned on December 22nd bearing presents for Debbie and Sarah. He was still angry with Charity, but they reconciled on Christmas Day after he agreed to marry her when she proposed.
Cain is taken back when he learns that Shadrach, the man he believed was his father for most of his life, is dead. Although Cain had never appreciated Shadrach it was clear that he felt a lot of grief over his loss.
Cain discovers Mark Wylde's wallet in the woods. In reality Mark had been shot and killed by his wife Natasha, which Cain was unaware of. Cain blackmails Natasha and Nathan into paying him to keep quiet about the wallet as he thinks there is something sinister behind Mark's disappearance, however when Sam's dog Alfie digs up the body Nathan sets up his half-brother and Cain's mechanic Ryan Lamb
for Mark's murder and he is subsequently charged with murdering Mark.
Cain told Maisie he had blackmailed Nathan and Natasha and they had paid him to keep quiet. But he could not help Ryan without incriminating himself for fraud and blackmail. He attended Ryan's trial and after witnessing Nathan lie in the witness box he decided to take action. After making sure that Sam kept quiet about the wallet during his witness testimony, Cain kidnapped Nathan and held him hostage in a disused barn. He threatened Nathan, telling him that he would kill him if Ryan was found guilty. Ryan was later found guilty of the murder however Natasha soon confessed to it much to Maisie and Will's distraught. Cain should have been arrested and should be spending at least a year in prison for holding Nathan hostage.
After Natasha's arrest, Cain bumped into Nathan, struggling to walk through the village after the injuries that he had inflicted, and warned Nathan that it "wasn't over yet".
. Hordley was nominated in the category of "Serial Drama Performance" at the 2012 National Television Awards
, for his portrayal of Cain.
Fictional character
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in the British ITV
ITV
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soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
. He is played by Jeff Hordley
Jeff Hordley
Jeff Hordley is an English actor most notable for playing Cain Dingle in ITV's long-running soap opera Emmerdale.-Early life:...
.
Character creation
In 2000 series producer Kieran Roberts introduced three new members of the Dingle familyDingle family
The Dingles are a family in the British soap Emmerdale. They all seem to have Biblical names, and get into trouble with the law.The current family consists of:* Zak Dingle* Lisa Dingle * Belle Dingle* Sam Dingle* Samson Dingle...
. The new characters were introduced to the regular cast in 2000, who first arrived at the funeral of Butch Dingle (Paul Loughran
Paul Loughran
Paul Loughran is a Northern Irish actor. He was educated at Methodist College Belfast. He is best known for portraying Butch Dingle in ITV Soap Opera Emmerdale in which his character died in a bus crash with friend Pete Collins. After that he appeared in many other Soaps such as Heartbeat...
). Among them were Cain (Jeff Hordley
Jeff Hordley
Jeff Hordley is an English actor most notable for playing Cain Dingle in ITV's long-running soap opera Emmerdale.-Early life:...
) son of Zak Dingle
Zak Dingle
Zachariah Bartholomew "Zak" Dingle is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Steve Halliwell. He first appeared on 20 October 1994 and has remained since except for a brief break from 2002-2003. On his time in the show he has been involved in a testicular cancer...
(Steve Halliwell
Steve Halliwell
Steve Halliwell isan English actor best known for his part in ITV's Emmerdale as smallholder Zak Dingle, a role he has played since 1994....
) and Faith Dingle (Gillian Jephcott). Cain's cousin and one-time lover Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins
Emma Atkins
Emma Atkins is an English actress best known for the role of Charity Tate in the ITV1 Soap Opera Emmerdale from 2000 to 2005 and from 2009 to the present, which was her first role on British Television.-Television:...
), and Zak's brother Shadrach
Shadrach Dingle
Shadrach Dingle is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. Played by Andy Devine, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 30 March 2000. Since early 2010 the character appeared from time to time on an episodic basis after Devine felt he could not...
(Andy Devine). In April 2006 it was announced that Jeff Hordley had quit, however the door had been left open for a possible return in the future. Cain's final scenes aired in September 2006. His storyline saw Cain bow out of the serial drama following the character's successful kidnap and extortion plot involving Tom King
Tom King (Emmerdale)
Thomas "Tom" Albert King was a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He appeared in the show from February 2004 to December 2006. Ken Farrington played him during the character's run.Tom grew up in Emmerdale and was keen to return...
(Ken Farrington
Ken Farrington
Ken Farrington is an English actor.He first found fame playing the role of Billy Walker, wayward son of publican Annie, in ITV's long running soap opera, Coronation Street...
) and Sadie King
Sadie King
Sadie Jacqueline King , was a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She was played by Patsy Kensit...
(Patsy Kensit
Patsy Kensit
Patricia Jude Francis "Patsy" Kensit is an English actress, singer, model and former child star, known for her television and film appearances. Her films include Lethal Weapon 2 and she has been married to rock stars Jim Kerr and Liam Gallagher, as well as herself fronting the band Eighth Wonder...
). In January 2009 it was announced that Cain Dingle would return to Emmerdale in April that year after a three-year break, his return storyline saw him support and help his daughter, Debbie Dingle
Debbie Dingle
Deborah "Debbie" Dingle is a fictional character in the British ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale. She is portrayed by Charley Webb...
(Charley Webb
Charley Webb
Charley Webb is an English actress. She is best known for portraying Debbie Dingle in the ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale.- Career :...
) who was being held on remand for the murder of PC Shane Doyle (Paul McEwan
Paul McEwan
Paul Ernest McEwan is a former Canterbury and New Zealand cricketer who played in 4 Tests and 17 ODIs from 1980 to 1985....
). Speaking to Digital Spy
Digital Spy
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about his return, [...] "I am really looking forward to returning to Emmerdale. The storylines that lead to Cain’s return are in keeping with his character and a perfect way to bring him back to the heart of the Dingle clan where he belongs." [...]
Character development
In 2011, it was announced that Cain would become part of a "major" storyline where he is attacked by a "mystery" assailant. The storyline developed after Cain had made several enemies throughout the year and forced one of his enemies to "take the ultimate revenge". Producers stylised the plot as a "whodunit storylineWhodunit
A whodunit or whodunnit is a complex, plot-driven variety of the detective story in which the puzzle is the main feature of interest. The reader or viewer is provided with clues from which the identity of the perpetrator of the crime may be deduced before the solution is revealed in the final...
" which will keep viewers guessing as to whom attacks Cain. The potential attackers were revealed to be John Barton (James Thornton
James Thornton (actor)
James Thornton is an English actor and Voice-over artist.-Early life and career:Thornton was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire. He starred in the BBC One police series Holby Blue and currently appears as John Barton in the British soap opera Emmerdale...
), Moira Barton
Moira Barton
Moira Barton is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Natalie J. Robb. She made her first on-screen appearance on 17 July 2009.-Creation and casting:...
(Natalie J Robb), Jai Sharma
Jai Sharma
Jai Sharma is a fictional character from the British ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale, played by Chris Bisson. He made his first on-screen appearance on 11 September 2009.-Character creation and casting:...
(Chris Bisson
Chris Bisson
Christopher Paul "Chris" Bisson is a British actor.-Career:Born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, Chris Bisson first appeared on television as J.J. in Children's Ward in 1990...
), Amy Wyatt
Amy Wyatt
Amy Wyatt is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by Chelsea Halfpenny. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 8 October 2010. Since her inception Amy has been central to main storylines and has been played as the serial's rebellious teenager. Halfpenny...
(Chelsea Halfpenny), Zak and Charity. A spokesperson for the serial stated that the characters had become "sworn enemies" of Cain, all "all pushed to the limit after months of manipulation and destruction". While Emmerdale's executive producer Stuart Blackburn said that the climax of Cain's actions "will be one of our most dramatic episodes this year" as veiwers decide who took "matters into their own hands".
2000–06
Chris Tate
Christopher Francis "Chris" Tate is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He was played by Peter Amory.-Early storylines:...
, feeling he was responsible for Butch's death, and policewoman Angie Reynolds. He spent months letting Angie's daughter Ollie believe he fancied her but showed his true colours by making a play for Angie. Angie was horrified but couldn't deny the spark between them and after a year of flirting, they began an affair. When Angie ended it, Cain caused havoc - sleeping with Ollie, pushing her father-in-law, Len
Len Reynolds
Leonard "Len" Reynolds is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He was played by Peter Martin.-Character's background:...
, down a flight of stairs and telling Angie's boss about their fling so she lost her job.
Cain and Angie planned to rob a Tate Haulage truck and escape together but Angie set Cain up to get him out of her life permanently. It ended when Angie's car crashed, causing her fatal injuries. Cain begged her to say she loved him but she said she loved her children and died in his arms, leaving Cain distraught.
As a teenager, Cain had a fling with his cousin Charity and when Charity arrived in Emmerdale, Cain began causing trouble for her. On hearing she was dating Chris Tate
Chris Tate
Christopher Francis "Chris" Tate is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He was played by Peter Amory.-Early storylines:...
, Cain hit her and war was declared between them.
When Debbie Jones
Debbie Dingle
Deborah "Debbie" Dingle is a fictional character in the British ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale. She is portrayed by Charley Webb...
came to live with Paddy and Emily Kirk (she was their new foster daughter), she made friends with the Dingles. One day she showed Cain a picture of her biological mother but it was only when he saw Sam looking at old family pictures that he realised Charity was her mother. Cain's stepfather, Shadrach, made him realise that he was Debbie's father when he said Debbie reminded him of Cain at the same age. Cain grabbed the opportunity to blackmail Charity - threatening to tell Chris but Charity told him first and Chris welcomed Debbie into their lives.
Despite his bad boy personality, Cain and Debbie bonded closely, leading eventually to Cain and Charity having an affair. However, Chris realised what was happening and on discovering he had a fatal brain tumour, framed Charity for his murder. Cain was there too when Chris died, (he had planned to murder Chris), and ran away with Debbie but returned to clear his name. With Charity in gaol, they declared their love and planned to stay together. However, on her release, Charity couldn't live with Cain as she was too used to the high life and they soon split up. The sparring continued until Sadie King
Sadie King
Sadie Jacqueline King , was a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She was played by Patsy Kensit...
hired him to ruin Tom and Charity's wedding. She and Cain made it seem like Cain and Charity were back together. Sadie hired a detective to follow Charity and Cain kissed her, despite her struggles, knowing the camera wouldn't lie. Charity cleared her name and left the village and Sadie was rejected by her family, turning to Cain. She spent a night with him but dumped him later but Cain killed her beloved dog, Damon, in revenge. Zak was so disgusted that Cain had betrayed Charity and threw him out so he and Debbie moved in to Butler's Farm with Andy Sugden.
Debbie had a brief relationship with farmer Andy Sugden
Andy Sugden
Andrew "Andy" Sugden is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Kelvin Fletcher.-1996–2007:...
and was hiding her pregnancy. However, when Cain – and the Dingle family - discovered Debbie had a daughter, baby Sarah Sugden, he was overjoyed. Cain threw himself into looking after Sarah and was absolutely smitten. Unfortunately Debbie wasn’t and made it clear that she didn’t want to be a mum. When Cain pressured her to face up to her responsibilities, she got desperate and persuaded Emily Kirk
Emily Kirk
Emily Kirk was a fictional character in ITV Soap opera Emmerdale. She was played by Kate McGregor....
to take Sarah with her when she left the village. When the Dingles found out what Debbie had done, they went mad.
Cain went after Emily but couldn't find her, returning in a fury. Desperate to make Debbie pay for her actions, Cain made her life hell by being constantly nasty, leading her to move in with local vicar Ashley Thomas
Ashley Thomas
Ashley Michael Thomas is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by John Middleton.-1996–99:Ashley soon began developing feelings for the landlady of the Woolpack pub, Bernice Blackstock. He tried putting them aside as Bernice was engaged to Gavin, despite suspecting that...
. Debbie bonded closely with Ashley's niece, Jasmine, and they had a brief romantic relationship which Cain made sure he destroyed by seducing Jasmine and making sure Debbie saw them together. Debbie couldn’t believe Cain's actions and vowed revenge but Cain didn’t care, he’d settled the score. On Father's Day
Father's Day
Father's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. Many countries celebrate it on the third Sunday of June but it is also celebrated widely on other days...
, Debbie vowed revenge regardless, cutting her ties with Cain and Jasmine but reconciled with Jasmine when Jasmine told her that she was pregnant and wanted an abortion. When Cain heard about Jasmine's baby, he was thrilled to be a father again but was horrified to learn Jasmine had no intention of having the baby. He tried talking her round but she wouldn't listen. Sadie also heard and paid for Jasmine to go private - revenge for Cain killing her dog. On the day Jasmine had the termination, Cain searched frantically for her and Debbie but it was too late.
Cain and Sadie were responsible for sabotaging the King's River Show Home. Sadie paid Cain to drive a JCB in to the house and Jimmy only patched the damage up, leading to the explosion. Sadie refused to sleep with Cain, infuriating him so he told Jimmy that Sadie had paid him to trash the house and claimed they were having an affair. He and Jimmy planned to set her up, just as he and Sadie set Charity up. When Sadie confronted him, Cain said he would tell Matthew, that they were having an affair. Sadie hit back by telling Ashley that Cain was sleeping with Jasmine, resulting in the Dingles throwing Cain out and let Debbie move back. Now homeless, Cain left the village for a while.
The sabotage of the show house damaged the gas pipes. Due to pressure to meet deadlines, Jimmy had them patched up, meaning to do a proper job later. Unfortunately gas built up in a cupboard and when sparked by an automatic light switch, the show house exploded, causing the deaths of Dawn Woods
Dawn Woods
Dawn Woods is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Julia Mallam.-Storylines:Dawn came to Emmerdale in early 2003 as the fiance of Terry Woods. It was revealed that she is Bob Hope's daughter but she had not seen much of him since he left her, her mother Jean,...
, Noreen Bell and David Brown. When Cain found out, he and Jimmy felt terrible guilt for their part in the showhome explosion but Sadie showed no interest at all. Feeling the need to be punished for what he'd done, he confessed to murdering his late sister-in-law, Alice, so Samson wouldn't lose both his parents. This act redeemed him with his family, even Debbie. He was bailed by Sadie, who sent money to Wishing Well cottage, which Zak and Shadrach surrendered at the hearing.
Out on bail, Cain agreed to help Sadie get revenge on Tom and Matthew King. They schemed for weeks, eventually breaking in to Home Farm and learning the Kings were millionaires. Cain and Sadie plotted a kidnap of Tom King for a large ransom. Sadie knew nobody would believe Cain was capable of murder so they planned to fake her death so Tom would co-operate. However, things didn't go to plan. Debbie took great pleasure in telling Cain that Sadie had paid for Jasmine's abortion, leaving Cain heartbroken and furious. After a violent confrontation with Sadie, Cain followed her to the meeting place regardless.
As Sadie and Tom discussed the house collapse, Cain kidnapped them. After hiding in a barn for a night, Cain returned to the village and was confronted by Chastity. Cain denied knowing anything about Tom and Sadie's disappearance and left. When the police began closing in on his hideout, Cain took them to an abandoned factory, switched cars and donned a disguise reminiscent of Mr. Magoo
Mr. Magoo
Quincy Magoo is a cartoon character created at the UPA animation studio in 1949. Voiced by Jim Backus, Quincy Magoo is a wealthy, short-statured retiree who gets into a series of sticky situations as a result of his nearsightedness, compounded by his stubborn refusal to admit the problem...
. However, the police followed him to a quarry where Cain sidetracked them by sending his empty car over a cliff, making everyone think Tom and Sadie were inside. While the police searched the lake, Cain assaulted two policemen and disguised himself in a police uniforms. After "shooting" Sadie, Cain forced Tom to phone Chas to deliver the ransom. This was also the last time he saw Debbie. Debbie begged her father to take her with him, even suggesting she get Sarah back but they parted in tears. Cain gave some of the ransom to an old lady, asking her to post it to Debbie. Cain was surprised by her honesty and realised he wanted to change. At the airport, Cain got into the plane alone, telling Sadie that he didn't want to be the same person he'd always been.
Cain left a message for Debbie on her voicemail, telling her to ignore what the others said. He wasn't with Sadie and he loved Debbie more than he'd ever shown. After his departure, Cain was rarely mentioned by his family. On Debbie's 18th, a year after he fled, he sent her an expensive silver watch.
2009—
In February 2009, Cain was arrested on his return to the country. He was attempting to return to support and help Debbie, who was being held on remand for the murder of PC Shane Doyle. He hired a lawyer who specialised in self-defence cases to help Debbie, paying him in advance.Cain returned on 28 April and they immediately went up to Butler's Farm. Debbie told him that Andy was refusing her access to Sarah. The same day, Jimmy King
Jimmy King (Emmerdale)
James Frederick "Jimmy" King is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He is played by Nick Miles. He made his first appearance on 19 February 2004 and has appeared on the show ever since.-Backstory:...
and Carl King demanded their money back and beat Cain up when he refused.
He supported Debbie in her custody battle, which she eventually won. He then began flirting with Maisie Wylde
Maisie Wylde
Maisie Wylde is a fictional character in the British ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale, played by Alice Coulthard. The character was introduced by series producer Anita Turner and first appeared in 2009...
, Andy's ex-girlfriend, and daughter of Mark
Mark Wylde
Mark Wylde was a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Maxwell Caulfield. He made his first appearance on 15 January 2009 and departed on 3 January 2010....
and Natasha Wylde
Natasha Wylde
Natasha Jane Wylde is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Amanda Donohoe. She made her first appearance, along with her husband Mark Wylde, on 15 January 2009. It was announced in July 2010 that Donohoe had quit her role as Natasha, and would leave the series later...
who took an instant dislike to Cain. After a brief fling with Maisie, Cain set his sights on Faye Lamb, first wife of Mark
Mark Wylde
Mark Wylde was a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Maxwell Caulfield. He made his first appearance on 15 January 2009 and departed on 3 January 2010....
. They flirted for a while but it didn't come to anything as he realised she was using him to make Mark jealous.
Cain took an instant dislike to Michael - Debbie's new boyfriend but they didn't care. Cain was proved right when Michael admitted that he was getting married in a few days to his pregnant fiancee. In love with Michael, Cain and Debbie crashed the wedding
Wedding crashing
Wedding crashing is the act of coming to a wedding without an invitation.-In real life:Some of the most common reasons for crashing a wedding in real life are:...
and were shocked to discover that his fiancée was Debbie's mum and Cain's ex-flame - Charity Tate. Michael called the wedding off, after discovering that Charity had lied about being pregnant. Cain warned Debbie not to have anything to do with Charity but on discovering that she and her young son, Noah, were homeless, invited them to stay with her. Charity took her up on it and moved in but took some persuasion to stay. She and Carl King planned to rob Cain of his money but Cain realised and went after her. He and Debbie caught Charity in the act and refused to believe her when she said she was replacing it. Cain also threw her and Noah out so she moved in with Marlon. He also gave her the money she had been about to steal and after Debbie's reassurance that they were okay, left the village.
He returned on December 22nd bearing presents for Debbie and Sarah. He was still angry with Charity, but they reconciled on Christmas Day after he agreed to marry her when she proposed.
Cain is taken back when he learns that Shadrach, the man he believed was his father for most of his life, is dead. Although Cain had never appreciated Shadrach it was clear that he felt a lot of grief over his loss.
Cain discovers Mark Wylde's wallet in the woods. In reality Mark had been shot and killed by his wife Natasha, which Cain was unaware of. Cain blackmails Natasha and Nathan into paying him to keep quiet about the wallet as he thinks there is something sinister behind Mark's disappearance, however when Sam's dog Alfie digs up the body Nathan sets up his half-brother and Cain's mechanic Ryan Lamb
Ryan Lamb
Ryan Lamb is a rugby union player who plays at fly-half for Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership.-Club career:...
for Mark's murder and he is subsequently charged with murdering Mark.
Cain told Maisie he had blackmailed Nathan and Natasha and they had paid him to keep quiet. But he could not help Ryan without incriminating himself for fraud and blackmail. He attended Ryan's trial and after witnessing Nathan lie in the witness box he decided to take action. After making sure that Sam kept quiet about the wallet during his witness testimony, Cain kidnapped Nathan and held him hostage in a disused barn. He threatened Nathan, telling him that he would kill him if Ryan was found guilty. Ryan was later found guilty of the murder however Natasha soon confessed to it much to Maisie and Will's distraught. Cain should have been arrested and should be spending at least a year in prison for holding Nathan hostage.
After Natasha's arrest, Cain bumped into Nathan, struggling to walk through the village after the injuries that he had inflicted, and warned Nathan that it "wasn't over yet".
Reception
Cain was nominated in the category of "Villan of the Year" at the 2011 Inside Soap AwardsInside Soap Awards
The Inside Soap Awards is a yearly award ceremony run by Inside Soap magazine since 1996. The awards celebrate the British and Australian soap operas and their actors. Until 2007, EastEnders had won the award for "Best Soap" on every occasion...
. Hordley was nominated in the category of "Serial Drama Performance" at the 2012 National Television Awards
National Television Awards
The National Television Awards is a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV network and initiated in 1995. The National Television Awards are the most prominent ceremony for which the results are voted on by the general public. Because of the way the awards are decided, winners are...
, for his portrayal of Cain.
External links
- Cain Dingle Profile at ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
. - Cain Dingle at Emmerdale.org