Cain Dingle

**Cain Dingle** is a hardman from british soap, **Emmerdale**.

## About

Cain is a member of the huge and argubly the most famous family in Emmerdale, The Dingles, which since 2015, Cain was passed down to be the head of the Dingles by his biological father, Zak Dingle.

Cain is said by the fans as the Emmerdale version of Phil Mitchell giving that Cain is exactly like Phil in many ways.

Cain is portrayed by Jeff Hordley.

## Legacy

Cain was seen as instant trouble from his very first appearance along with his second cousin/girlfriend, Charity Dingle and while not an out and out hardman during his first stint Cain was still a criminal who can pack a punch when needed he was more of a local scally working for big timers like Ray Mullan. Cain during his first stint picked on the weaker residents and was seen more of a bully his storylines included his scally boy ways and discovering the truth that Zak is his father and causing the deaths of five people. Cain left on a memorable not by fleecing Tom King and double crossing Tom's wife, Sadie King whom Cain was having an affair with.

After a three year absence, Cain returned and again instantly caused trouble in the Dales taking on the remaining Kings, Andy Sugden and the Wylde family. Cain also was seen being very protective of his daugher Debbie. He struck more even more Feuds with the likes of Serial killer, Cameron Murray and more recently Al Chapman. Cain in November 2011 was attacked in a whodunit having gained si many enemies throughout the year which was soon revealed his father Zak. After this. Cain took on more of the local hardman role beating up and threatening anyone who dared to cross him and his family.

Cain's hardman act is admired by some fans while others tire of the constant threats that lead to nothing more or less however there is no denying Cain is a legendry character in Emmerdale whether that's hardman Cain or lovable family man Cain, the fans for the most part seem to have a soft spot for the village hardman.

## Archive

### List Of Crimes

* This is a list of crimes that Cain is known to have committed.

1. Abduction
2. Abuse
3. Adultery
4. Animal Cruelty
5. Animal Killing
6. Arson
7. Attempted Murder (9×)
8. Blackmail
9. Bribery
10. Bullying
11. Breaking and Entering
12. Carjacking
13. Child Abuse
14. Child Grooming
15. Coercion
16. Countless Physical Assualts
17. Conspiracy to murder
18. Conspiracy to commit robbery
19. Conspiracy to kidnap
20. Criminal Contacts
21. Criminal Damage
22. Dangerous Driving
23. Endangering Lives
24. Extortion
25. Fraud
26. False Imprisonment
27. Harassment
28. Hate Campaigning
29. Incest (with cousin Charity Dingle)
30. Incitement to violence
31. Impersonation
32. Impersonating a Solicitor
33. Kidnapping
34. Manslaughter (5×)
35. Negligent Homicide
36. Paedophilia
37. Possession of Firearms
38. Possession of Firearms with intent
39. Perjury
40. Psychological Abuse
41. Robbery
42. Selling Stolen Goods
43. Threats of Violence
44. Torture
45. Tresspassing
46. Useage of illegal business Practicing

### Kill Count

###### Murders/Manslaughters

1. Adrien Collins - Manslaughter - During a car chase with Adrian and Angie, Cain parks his van in the middle of the road to get out and flee, this causes Adrian to swerve away to avoid crashing into the van and the following crash kills him instantly.
2. Angie Reynolds - Manslaughter - Angie died in the arms of Cain after the car crash Cain unintentionally caused by parking his van in the middle of the road during the pursuit.
3. Noreen Bell - Manslaughter - Died in the River Showhome Explosion which was caused by Cain driving a JCB into the place.
4. David Brown - Manslaughter - Burned to death after The Showhome Explosion which was caused by Cain.
5. Dawn Woods - Manslaughter - Died after a head injury caused from rubble from the River Showhome Explosion which was caused by Cain.

###### Attempted Murders

1. Sean Reynolds - Attempted to beat Sean to death with a stool after knocking him out however Cain was stopped by his cousin, Sam Dingle.
2. Chris Tate - Planed to carry out killing Chris going as far as to stalk and enter his own home only to find Charity Dingle near Chris' corpse. Chris had a heart attack which killed him.
3. Charity Dingle - Attempted to suffocate Charity but would snap out of his rage.
4. Cameron Murray - Was going to have a tied up Cameron in his car pushed off a cliff but Cain is stopped by his daughter, Debbie.
5. Robert Sugden - Was going to remove Roberts breathing tube while Robert was in a comatose state but Cain was talked out of killing Robert by his father, Zak.
6. Gordon Livesly - Prepared to murder Gordon for Gordon's sexual abuse towards Cain's nephew and Gordon's son, Aaron but Cain was stopped by Aaron who talked Cain out of it.
7. Pete Barton - Prepared to kill Pete for wrongly assuming that Pete had been sleeping with Cain's wife, Moria.
8. Nate Robinson - Prepared to suffocate Nate with a pillow while Nate was in hostpital due to Nate having an affair with Cain's wife, Moria however due to the fact Cain discovered Nate was his estranged son, Cain could not go through with the killing.
9. Ellis Chapman - Cain purposely abandons Ellis in the middle of nowhere with no warm clothes as well as taking any resource that may aid Ellis getting any help. This was done as revenge due to Ellis accidentally leaving Cain's son, Kyle and sister, Belle locked in a car giving both hypothermia which Hostpitalized the pair. Ellis is later found and taken to Hostpital himself.

###### Connected Murders And Deaths

1. Al Chapman - Lured Al into a barn at gunpoint after discover Al had been sleeping with Cain's sister, Charity. The pair have a fist fight but are stopped when Kyle enters the barn pointing the gun at Al, Al attempts to retrive the gun from Kyle but Kyle fires a shot killing Al instantly.
2. Craig Reed - Cain persuades Kim Tate to leave a badly injured Craig to die after Kim's Horse casues Craig a deadly head injury.

## Similar Characters

* This section is for similar characters.

1. Barry Grant - Brookside.
2. Phil Mitchell - EastEnders.

## Trivia

* Since 2012, Cain is considered by fans of soap as a corbon copy of EastEnders character Phil Mitchell as he is seen having a very similar personality and hardman persona, they ate both mechanics, both part of one their respective shows families and they both often threaten death upon they're enemies and kidnap and beat them when necessary.

## Wiki And Web Links

* https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cain\_Dingle
* https://emmerdale.fandom.com/wiki/Cain\_Dingle
* https://emmerdalepastpresent.fandom.com/wiki/Cain\_Dingle
* https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Cain\_Dingle#:~:text=Cain%20Dingle%20is%20a%20master,still%20portrays%20evil%20in%20Emmerdale