is a
Fictional Character on the
ITV Soap Opera ''
Emmerdale ''. He is played by
Jeff Hordley .
Cain came to
Emmerdale in
2000 for the
Funeral of his "cousin"
Butch Dingle . Butch's father ''
Zak '' turned out to be Cain's dad rather than uncle because Cain's mum ''Faith'' had an affair with Zak. Cain had grown up thinking Zak's brother ''
Shadrach '' was his dad.
Cain was in love with ''
Angie Reynolds '' but she broke up with him. In revenge, he caused trouble for her family. He duped her daughter Ollie into going out with him, then took her virgintity before dumping her. They were discovered by Ollies Grandad Len, who Cain knocked down the stairs.
He had also years before had a relationship with his cousin ''
Charity '' , which had made Charity, then 13, pregnant but she gave up the baby and didn't tell Cain who was 15 at the time. He later found out about his daughter ''
Debbie Jones ''. Cain has been violent with Debbie but tries to control himself because he loves her. Debbie got pregnant at a young age and Cain adored his granddaughter ''Sarah''. The birth of Sarah resulted in Cain becoming enemies with both
Andy Sugden , Sarah's dad, and
Emily Kirk , who he felt treated Sarah too much like her own daughter.
Cain is violent and short-tempered and often punches people. He has a long list of enemies such as his mother Faith, half-brother
Sam , Andy Sugden, Emily Kirk,
Scott Windsor , Sadie King and Chris Tate. Cain has recently returned to the show after leaving for a short period of time and his character has since changed slightly into a less brtual brother to Sam but it is doubtful his current mood will stay that way.
- Debbie Dingle - daughter
- Sarah Dingle - granddaughter
- Zak Dingle - father
- Faith Dingle - mother
- Chas Dingle - half-sister (same mother)
- Shadrach Dingle - uncle/stepfather (previously thought to be his father)
- Lisa Dingle - stepmother
- Ben Dingle (deceased) - half-brother (same father)
- Butch Dingle (deceased) - half-brother (same father)
- Sam Dingle - half-brother (same father)
- Tina Dingle - half-sister (same father)
- Belle Dingle - half-sister (same father)
- Charity Tate - first cousin once removed
- Samson Dingle - nephew
- Aaron Livesey - nephew
