Cain Dingle has been involved in a lot of feuds because let’s face he’s made a lot of enemies! He’s been tangled up in all sorts throughout his years in Emmerdale, from love affairs gone wrong, intense rivalries, conflicts with family members, and taking on more than one resident of Home Farm!
Here’s the lowdown on all the storylines that kept viewers on the edge of their seats.
Cain Dingle and his feuds in Emmerdale
Cain v the Kings
Cain got on the wrong side of the whole King family when he started a steamy affair with Sadie who was Jimmy’s ex-wife and Matthew’s fiancée.
Sadie paid Cain to drive a JCB into the show home at the Kings River development.
The family botched the repairs, and the house exploded on the day of the opening.
Dawn Woods, Noreen Bell and an estate agent called David, all died and the Kings covered up the explosion.
And that was the beginning of the end.
Cain and Sadie plotted to kidnap patriarch Tom King and demand a £5 million ransom. In some super-dramatic scenes, Cain took Tom and Sadie on a wild car chase across fields, tied them up in a barn and shot Sadie in the stomach and killed her!
Tom agreed to pay, and gave Chas the money to pass on. But where was dead Sadie?
Well, she had been in on the whole thing and made contact with Cain, arranging to meet him at an airfield to make their escape.
Except Cain had been holding a grudge against her too. He ditched Sadie in revenge for her paying for Jasmine Thomas to abort his baby. Then he ran – with all the money!
Cain v Zak Dingle
In 2011, Cain had made a lot of enemies in the village and it all came to a head one night in the pub as he unleashed a torrent of abuse on everyone. That same night, Cain was attacked with an crowbar and left for dead.
John Barton was arrested for the crime, and Cain thought it had been Jai Sharma who hit him.
But it turned out Zak – Cain’s own dad – was responsible. Cain was shocked and Zak struggled with his guilt, eventually having a mental breakdown.
Cain v Nate Robinson
Cain’s wife Moira couldn’t resist the charms of handsome new farmhand Nate Robinson. Cain was suspicious, and followed them to a hotel, then persuaded them out for a boat trip. Out on the water, Cain confronted the pair and Nate angrily revealed he was Cain’s son!
In the scuffle that followed, Moira was knocked into the lake, Cain dived in to rescue her and the boat exploded!
Moira shoved Cain aside to rescue Nate, making it clear where her affections lay.
Thankfully Cain and Moira eventually reunited and accepted Nate into the family. Though they aren’t speaking any more and Nate’s moved to Shetland.
Cain v Angie Reynolds
Cain’s known to be a bad boy, but possibly the worst he’s ever behaved was during his stormy romance with policewoman Angie Reynolds. Angie was married with two teenage children but that didn’t stop her falling for Cain. Their romance began after Butch Dingle’s death when Cain tried to intimidate Angie.
In response, Angie tried to get Cain arrested for various crimes, but never managed. And throughout it all, they became increasingly attracted to one another.
When her husband Sean started an affair with Lady Tara, Angie gave into temptation. But when she ended her romance with Cain to try to fix her marriage he reacted very badly!
He seduced Angie’s teenage daughter Ollie and pushed her elderly father Len down the stairs! Angie tried to get revenge by setting Cain up for a robbery. But things went wrong and Angie crashed her police car. She died in Cain’s arms.
Cain v Amy Wyatt
Another ill-advised affair for Cain was his brief romance with troubled teenager Amy Wyatt. When she told him she was pregnant he tried to frighten her into having an abortion, though she didn’t agree.
Eventually the terrified teen gave birth alone and, thinking he was stillborn, she left him in a phonebox.
When he was found alive, Amy went through with her plan to have him adopted. She and her son – now called Kyle – were reunited years later and he divides his time between his mum and his dad.
Cain v Joe Tate
Joe Tate fooled Debbie Dingle into believing he was a businessman called Tom Waterhouse. And then when she’d found out his real identity and his plan for revenge on Charity, he fooled Debs again as they planned a wedding, because it turned out he plotting to rob Kim Tate of her fortune.
In among all the drama, Cain decked Joe and thought he’d killed him. As it turned out, Joe was fine, but Cain felt awful! Not awful enough to be pleased that Joe’s turned up again, mind you.
Cain v Al Chapman
Cain was furious when he found out that his sister Chas had been having an affair with evil Al Chapman.
Determined to drive Al out of the village, he confronted him in the barn, but things took a dark turn as the men fought. Cain’s son Kyle was hiding out in the barn and he shot Al dead!
Cain took the blame, but eventually Kyle was revealed to be the real killer and the shooting was declared an accident.
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
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