The history of Cain and Charity in Emmerdale

Sit tight, there’s a lot of history between Cain and Charity in Emmerdale. So much so you could write a book and several sequels! Charity and...
Carena Crawford
By Carena Crawford

Sit tight, there’s a lot of history between Cain and Charity in Emmerdale. So much so you could write a book and several sequels!

Charity and Cain in Emmerdale: Young love

The second cousins had a fling when they were 14 and 13, which resulted in the birth of their daughter, Debbie in October 1989. She was then given up for adoption.

Debbie came to live in the village in the Christmas of 2002 when she was fostered by Paddy Kirk and his then-wife, Emily. She reconnected with her birth parents and the trio formed a close bond.

The return of their daughter prompted Cain and Charity to give things another go. They were together until 2005, when Charity ditched Cain – and the village – for a new life elsewhere.

Charity’s return

Charity came back four years later. The pair got back together and Cain proposed in December 2009. He gave Charity aplastic engagement ring – who says romance is dead?!

Cain then planned a surprise wedding. But Charity decided she wasn’t ready to settle down and called their engagement off.

The pair finally called it quits shortly afterwards when Cain strayed with glamorous Faye Lamb and Charity left him for Jai Sharma.

Since then there’s been a few cheeky liaisons – including a brief affair in 2016.

Cain and Charity in Emmerdale now

Instead of a romantic attraction, the pair have settled into being the Dingle equivalent of best friends. Cain was the one who supported Charity when her own abuser DI Bails died. And he was the one there for her when she suffered PTSD after killing Harry at Christmas.

They also teamed up to save Belle from Tom.

But now his wife is in prison and she’s carrying a child that isn’t her husband’s or the baby she’s supposed to be the surrogate for. So their relationship could be about to get messy again!