{"id":10992,"date":"2024-10-14T12:24:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T11:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=10992"},"modified":"2024-10-14T12:24:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T11:24:41","slug":"zak-dingle-emmerdale-relationship-cain-mental-health-lisa-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/zak-dingle-emmerdale-relationship-cain-mental-health-lisa-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Zak Dingle in Emmerdale: Rocky relationship with Cain, mental health struggles and Lisa’s tragic death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zak Dingle was a mainstay in Emmerdale for almost 30 years. As the head of the Dingle clan<\/a>, he was involved in some huge storylines during his time in the village.<\/p>

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During his life, Zak fathered seven children \u2013 though we didn\u2019t meet them all \u2013 and married three different women. He was originally introduced as a boxing hardman, but soon evolved into a loving family man.<\/p>\n

With Zak\u2019s on-screen funeral<\/a> taking place this week, here\u2019s the lowdown on everything Zak Dingle.<\/p>\n

Zak Dingle\u2019s arrival in Emmerdale<\/h2>
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Zak Dingle arrived in Emmerdale in October 1994 and immediately got on the wrong side of the locals. Having previously been a bare-knuckle boxer, Zak challenged old adversary Ned Glover to a bare-knuckle fight, which he went on to lose.<\/p>\n

The Dingle family also started a feud with the McAllister family after holding them responsible for the death of Zak\u2019s son, Ben. Ben was actually the first member of the Dingle family to appear in Emmerdale (August 1994). During a fight with Luke McAllister, Ben died of a heart defect, but the Dingles continued to blame Luke.<\/p>

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