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Shadrach
Dingle:
Played by Andy
Devine
Appeared periodically from 2000-2001, 6 March 2002,
19 July 2002, 16-17 October 2002, 10 December 2002,
Appeared more regularly from 6
May 2003 onwards
Bad husband, bad father and generally
a bad lot all round. Elder brother of Zak. Married
to Faith and raised Cain as his son. Although it
laterr turned out that Cain was in fact Zak's son. Born: said in may 2003 that he was 58
years old,
Periodically appeared. Appeared around
6th March 2002 to prove to Zak that their mother Peg
didn't kill their father.
Appeared 19 July 2002 to attend
Peg's fake wake.
Appeared 16 October 2002 at nephew
Marlon's Stag night. We discovered then that he had a daughter Chastity
after
he used her to be the stripper at Marlon's stag night. Causing Zak
to remark that Shadrach would even sell his own daughter.
Appeared 10 December 2002 to tell
Zak that their father Jed was dying.
Appeared on the 19th December 2002 to tell
Zak his father had died and again on the 25th December 2002 with a
shetland pony for Belle.
Arrived 6th May 2003 looking for somewhere to
stay
The following
Profile was provided by Eithne © 2003
Character: Shadrach Dingle
Married
4 times by 25: Last wife thought to be Faith Dingle
Children: He
raised Cain as his own, but Cain was actually Zak’s
son from an affair back in 1974. He has one daughter who has been mentioned,
Chastity. Also we were given the impression that Elvis Dingle, who appeared
in July 2002, was Shadrach’s son although this was never said on the
show - and has not been proved since.
Parents: Jedediah "Jed" Dingle
and Peg AKA Molly Dingle
Siblings:
He has at least four brothers – Zak, Caleb,
Ezra and Albert. There are probably more Dingle siblings.
Other Family: See here.
Appeared: Appeared periodically
through 2000-2001. Also appeared on 6th March 2002, 19th July
2002, 16th and 17th October 2002; 10th,
19th and 25th December 2002. A regular from 6th May
2003 - present
Played by: Andy Devine
Biography:
Shadrach
appeared through 2000 and 2001 as it was revealed that Cain really
was Zak’s son. He then at various
stages in 2002, getting a Shetland pony for his niece, Belle, turning
up with his stripping daughter Chastity at Marlon’s stag night and
revealing to Zak the truth about their father.
He
reappeared in May 2003, after being kicked out. He soon moved in
with the Emmerdale
Dingle’s. Marlon wasn’t
happy at having to share his room with his smelly uncle in the crowded
Dingle house. Marlon burned Shadrach’s trainers, but this just led
to Marlon then having to pay for new ones.
Marlon
saved his uncle’s life with the Hiemlich
maneuver, when greedy Shadrach scoffed steak and chips. But Shadrach
attempted to sue Marlon. The threat of homelessness hung over Shadrach’s
head if he did, so he decided against it.
Then
Shadrach noticed how close Lisa and Pollard were getting, and tried
to stop them.
He also noticed how
lonely Lisa was, and decided he was the one to comfort her while
Zak was away. But his plans didn’t work, and he ended up getting
kicked out of the Dingle abode for a while, although it wasn’t long
until he was back.
In
September 2003 Shadrach’s daughter, Chastity,
reappeared after being kicked out by her landlord. He admitted to
Lisa what a bad father he had been, even stealing money from his
daughter at one stage. Shadrach became determined to pay the money
back.
EMMERDALE
Weekdays ITV1
Life with the Dingles is never dull, as Marlon discovers when he moves
back in and finds himself sharing a bed with unwashed Shadrach.
Marlon takes direct action to combat the stench of his uncle - he burns
his trainers. He is triumphant at first, but then he finds himself on
the wrong end of a threatened lawsuit.
"Marlon has to return to the Dingles’ because Emily and Paddy
have had enough of his insomnia," says Mark Charnock, who plays
the chef.
"But it’s pretty crowded and he has to share with Shadrach.
Marlon does get a good night’s sleep but he decides to do something
about the smell.
"He carefully removes Shadrach’s trainers, douses them in
petrol and burns them. The trouble is that Shadrach goes ballistic in
the morning and Lisa insists Marlon has to pay for a new pair."
Greedy Shadrach pockets the cash and heads for The Woolpack, where he
orders steak and chips. Then Marlon gets himself into even more trouble
with his uncle.
"Shadrach is stuffing himself so fast that he chokes," says
Mark. "Marlon knows what to do and grabs Shadrach and gives him
an abdominal thrust to try to free the obstruction. It doesn’t
work, so he does it again.
"Then the food flies out and Shadrach is okay, only the ungrateful
blighter grumbles that he has been hurt.
"Marlon takes Shadrach to hospital and it turns out he has a broken
rib. He sees a sign advertising compensation solicitors and decides to
sue.
"Poor Marlon just can’t believe it. He’s saved the
miserable man’s life and now he is going to have to pay up once
again. He decides it’s about time he tried to head for India again
to rejoin Tricia."
Emmerdale rogue Shadrach Dingle clashes with new roommate Marlon tonight.
The unlikely pair have been adjusting to living in the same room but
appalled Marlon got rid of his uncle’s smelly trainers.
Sensing an opportunity to make some money, Shadrach kicks up a huge
stink about the absence of his shoes – and wins the support of
Dingle matriarch Lisa.
Marlon is furious that he is having to pay out more money than the shoes
were actually worth to his crooked uncle. But his bad temper is increased
further when he spies a delighted Shadrach treating himself to a lavish
lunch in the Woolpack.
However, Shadrach is on the receiving end of some instant karma as he
wolfs down his dinner. He chokes and it is left to the benevolent Marlon
to perform the Heimlich manoeuvre in order to save his life.
Unfortunately for Marlon, the move has left Shadrach with a broken rib.
Instead of being grateful to his heroic nephew, Shadrach spies another
opportunity to part Marlon from his money.
He pledges to sue the dippy chef on a no win no fee basis. Will he bankrupt
his relative?
Having rumbled his plot to cause a rift between
her and absent husband Zak, angry Lisa is determined to get her revenge.
And the plucky factory worker knows better than
to confront slimy Shadrach directly with the truth, instead she decides
to play him at his own game.
For weeks, Shadrach has been intercepting letters
from Zak and disposing of them and his final insult was to draft a
fake note declaring that Zak had taken up with another woman and her
family.
But he's not the only Dingle with a talent for
fiction. Lisa composes her own pretend letter from Zak, which says
that he intends to treat Shadrach very harshly on his return.
Shadrach is left to believe that Zak has found
out about his double-dealing.
Will the dastardly Dingle disappear?
EMMERDALE
Weekdays ITV1
DOOMED Chris finally learns the shocking truth about Charity’s affair
with Cain. And in a fit of blind rage, he plans a horrific
revenge - ordering a hitman to get rid of Cain for good.
Also, as Charity tries to convince her husband she has made a mistake and that
their future lies together, Chris secretly makes arrangements with his solicitor
to leave her penniless.
" It’s a desperately traumatic week," says Peter Amory, who plays the crippled
millionaire terminally ill with a brain tumour.
" Chris knows he’s dying and he is determined to settle a few scores before he
goes."
At the start of the week, Chris and Charity have a rare heart-to-heart and
agree they have put their relationship in danger. After sharing a tender moment,
they even spend the night together.
Next day, Charity makes a momentous decision - she wants to be with Chris.
Her mind is made up when she finds out Cain has involved their daughter Debbie in
their tangled love life.
Meanwhile, Terry heightens Chris’s worst fears when he shares
his suspicions of the affair. And when Cain snatches a kiss from a fuming Charity,
Chris witnesses the embrace.
" His world falls apart," says Peter. "In spite of everything that has happened,
he still had feelings for Charity.
" But when he spies her with Cain, he feels like he’s had a dagger through the
heart. As he says to Terry, seeing Charity with Cain is worse than discovering
he is dying."
Chris is in a blind rage. He loads his shotgun and waits for Charity to return
to Home Farm, but Terry steps in at the last minute and drags her out of the
house before Chris can act.
" Even after all that, Charity tells Chris she loves him," says Peter. "But then
there is a horrific confrontation in the pub the next day."
The Woolpack has seen some emotional scenes but the locals are still staggered
when Chris sparks a devastating row with Cain by kissing Charity in public.
Cain loses his temper and announces that he and Charity have been having an
affair. He then proceeds to list all of the places they have made love behind
Chris’s back.
Chris still manages to get under Cain’s skin by pointing out he can see he
has been crying. Furious, Cain drags him out of his wheelchair before he is
pulled away by Charity and Lisa.
Cain storms out of The Woolpack followed by Lisa and Shadrach,
who are trying to calm the situation.
But the assassin has chosen this moment to strike and, as he tries to run Cain
down, he gets the wrong man and knocks over Shadrach instead.
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