{"id":11493,"date":"2024-10-17T19:25:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T18:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=11493"},"modified":"2024-10-17T15:15:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T14:15:49","slug":"opinion-recast-debbie-dingle-emmerdale-village-needs-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/opinion-recast-debbie-dingle-emmerdale-village-needs-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: Emmerdale should have recast Debbie Dingle – the village needs her"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s been no sign of Debbie Dingle in Emmerdale<\/a> since she headed off to Scotland at the start of 2021.<\/p>

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After almost two decades in the village \u2013 off and on \u2013 Debbie left a big hole behind. Not to mention her daughter, Sarah.<\/p>\n

With the family all gathering this week to bid farewell to Zak, the lack of Debbie has been felt even more keenly.<\/p>\n

And though we\u2019re delighted to see the new-look Tina<\/a>, her reappearance really emphasised Debbie not being there.<\/p>

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Debbie\u2019s such an important character \u2013 the village needs her! (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Missing Debbie<\/h2>\n

There\u2019s no way Debbie, devoted as she was to the Dingles, would miss giving Zak<\/a> the big send-off he deserved.<\/p>

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