{"id":16423,"date":"2024-11-24T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T06:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=16423"},"modified":"2024-11-22T15:30:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T15:30:58","slug":"missing-emmerdale-relatives-bob-kids-mystery-dingle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/missing-emmerdale-relatives-bob-kids-mystery-dingle\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Emmerdale relatives: Bob&#8217;s kids and a mystery Dingle &#8211; everyone we&#8217;d love to meet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s not much we love more than meeting new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/emmerdale\">Emmerdale<\/a> relatives!<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-1st\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Since mysterious manny Nicky arrived, we\u2019ve met his mum and dad, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/19\/ruby-fox-miligan-emmerdale-ruthless-wife-mother-kill\/\">Ruby Fox-Miligan<\/a> and Caleb Miligan, and now his sister Steph and grandfather Anthony.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve lost track of all the Dingles we\u2019ve met over the years, not to mention surprises like finding out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/10\/16\/harriet-finch-emmerdale-vicar-police-katherine-dow-blytons-tears-death\/\">Harriet<\/a> was Dawn\u2019s stepmum, or Charles had a thing with Manpreet.<\/p>\n<p>But there are a few Emmerdale family members who we think are missing. Some we\u2019ve met briefly. Some we\u2019ve never seen. And some are people we\u2019d love to meet because we\u2019ve heard lots about them, or sometimes because we\u2019ve heard nothing at all and that always intrigues us!<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Here are some of the missing Emmerdale family members we\u2019d love to meet!<\/p><section class=\"widget block-30 widget_block mb-4\"><div class=\"mb-3 stories-slider-container overflow-hidden w-[100%] max-sm:w-[108%] max-sm:ml-[-15px]\" data-items-visible=\"2\">\n  <h3 class=\"w-full text-center mb-5 uppercase\">article continues below<\/h3>  <div class=\"grid md:grid-cols-5 grid-cols-6\">\n          <a class=\"!no-underline col-span-4 mr-5 cursor-pointer mb-3 hover:!bg-[var(--color-v-white)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] block [-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent] uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/category\/spoilers\/\">\n        <h2 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class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Emm-Banners-ExclusiveOp-Templates-11.jpg\" alt=\"Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Mon, May 4<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">2 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/kevs-comeback-dawn-exit-return-sadie-king\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/News-split-2026-04-10T172033.421.jpg\" alt=\"Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\">Upcoming<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">2 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/joe-exposes-dawn-big-secret-paddy-faces-his-last-night-village\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-split-2026-04-30T131946.383.jpg\" alt=\"Joe exposes Dawn's big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Fri, May 1<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Joe exposes Dawn's big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">3 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/moira-recruits-dawn-todd-beds-hope-bear\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fan-theory-Split-36.jpg\" alt=\"Moira recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Thu, Apr 30<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Moira recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">4 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/dont-worry-that-was-not-moira-revenge-joe-emmerdale-spoilers-confirm-real-plan-next-week\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/News-split-2026-04-28T153547.115.jpg\" alt=\"Moira's real plan confirmed after letting Joe live\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\">May 4 - 8<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Moira's real plan confirmed after letting Joe live<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">5 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/cain-moira-crisis-revelation-leaves-family-distraught\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-split-2026-04-28T132835.379.jpg\" alt=\"Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Wed, Apr 29<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">5 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"story-item mx-auto flex-none md:hidden sm:block w-[300px]\">\n    <div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden dbxgas:mb-0!\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-mpu\"><\/div><\/div>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16490\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16490\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_10480737hr.jpg\" alt=\"Maureen slaps Carlos at Nicola's wedding \" width=\"1500\" height=\"996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_10480737hr.jpg 4479w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_10480737hr-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_10480737hr-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_10480737hr-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_10480737hr-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_10480737hr-2048x1360.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carlos deserved a slap (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Maureen Blackstock \u2013 Nicola\u2019s mum<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/10\/23\/nicola-king-emmerdale-businesswoman-liar-cheater-sensational-exit\/\">Nicola King<\/a> has been in Emmerdale \u2013 on and off \u2013 since 2001. We know her dad, Rodney, her half-sister Bernice, and Bernice\u2019s mum, Diane.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the noughties, we knew Nicola\u2019s half-brother Paul, too. And his mum \u2013 Diane\u2019s sister \u2013 Val. But we\u2019ve only met Nicola\u2019s mum very briefly.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div><div data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot2\"><\/div>\n<p>Maureen Blackstock came to the village for Nicola\u2019s wedding to Carlos Diaz. Except, the wedding didn\u2019t happen, because Nicola found out that her sister Bernice had been sleeping with Carlos, while Carlos found out Nicola had been lying about being pregnant. What a muddle, eh?<\/p><div class=\"my-5 boxout\"><div><h2 class=\"!text-2xl p-3 !my-0 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\">Don't miss a single story! 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We have all the latest TV news &amp; schedules to share with our community of loyal readers.\r\n\r\nClick\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvguide.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q%3Dtvguide.co.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26YBpjtwUOaDOV8IYgQAmD\" data-track=\"preferred-source\" data-placement=\"article_body\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and tick\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Uu9xte1Ig7bDiZNlkPjpu\">TVGuide.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Anyway, in all the drama, Maureen punched Carlos, and argued with Diane, then she left, never to be seen again.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s definitely long overdue a return to the village.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16493\" style=\"width: 2008px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16493\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_1279351ks.jpg\" alt=\"Chas speaks to Anya and Thomas\" width=\"2008\" height=\"1339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_1279351ks.jpg 2008w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_1279351ks-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_1279351ks-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_1279351ks-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_1279351ks-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2008px) 100vw, 2008px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We\u2019d love to meet Anya now she\u2019s grown up (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Emmerdale relatives: Anya King \u2013 Tom\u2019s sister<\/h2>\n<p>Back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/box\/original-carl-king-emmerdale-toms-evil-dad\/\">Carl King Snr<\/a> was alive and kicking and causing havoc in the Dales, he often took care of his young children \u2013 Thomas (now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/21\/tom-die-christmas-whodunnit-emmerdale-fans-convinced-spotted-clues-murdered\/\">evil abuser Tom<\/a>) and Anya. The pair got up to all sorts in the village in their short visits.<\/p>\n<p>Though Thomas returned firstly to stalk Chas, who he thought had killed Carl, and then again in 2023, Anya\u2019s not been seen since she left the village with her brother after Carl\u2019s funeral in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d love to see her again and find out whether she\u2019s as manipulative as her brother, or if she\u2019s one of the good Kings!<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16495\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16495\" style=\"width: 999px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16495\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_804630mz.jpg\" alt=\"Bob and Roxy\" width=\"999\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_804630mz.jpg 1599w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_804630mz-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_804630mz-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_804630mz-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_804630mz-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_804630mz-1364x2048.jpg 1364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Could Roxy ditch America for Yorkshire? Course she could (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>All the Hope offspring<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/10\/02\/bob-hope-and-his-wives-and-kids-emmerdale-most-married-man-and-his-seven-children\/\">Bob Hope has LOADS of kids<\/a>. Hundreds of them. Well, perhaps not hundreds but there are a lot and we\u2019d love to catch up with them.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Right, pay attention \u2013 because there\u2019s a lot to say. Bob had two children with his first wife, Jean. We met both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/10\/24\/dawn-woods-emmerdale-marriage-terry-romance-scott-death\/\">Dawn<\/a> and Jamie for quite a while back in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>Dawn was tragically killed in the King\u2019s River explosion, while Jamie left to live in Cornwall. He\u2019s never been back, even when his half-brother Heath died.<\/p>\n<p>Josh and Carly were Bob\u2019s kids to his second wife, Barbara. They both came to the village for Bob\u2019s wedding to Viv in 2006. But though Carly has returned and left again since, Josh has apparently moved to Australia.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Roxy Lockhart is Bob\u2019s daughter with third wife Vonda. Bob didn\u2019t know Roxy existed until his wedding to Viv.<\/p>\n<p>She came to the village very briefly back then but only appeared in a few episodes before returning to America with her mum. We\u2019ve got to be honest, she\u2019s the one we\u2019d love to see more of!<\/p>\n<p>It feels such a waste for Bob to have all those children out there \u2013 not to mention his stepkids Kelly and Scott, and grandson TJ \u2013 and for them never to be seen! The campaign for more Hopes in the village starts here!<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11701\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11701\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11701\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/00_embargo_emm_dingles.jpg\" alt=\"30 years of the Dingles\" width=\"1500\" height=\"898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/00_embargo_emm_dingles.jpg 5155w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/00_embargo_emm_dingles-1024x613.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/00_embargo_emm_dingles-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/00_embargo_emm_dingles-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/00_embargo_emm_dingles-1536x920.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/00_embargo_emm_dingles-2048x1226.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who\u2019s missing? (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Emmerdale relatives: Nathan Dingle \u2013 Zak\u2019s oldest son<\/h2>\n<p>Nathan Dingle is an enigma, wrapped in a mystery, wrapped in a puzzle. Because we\u2019ve never met him. He\u2019s never mentioned. But he exists. We think.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/06\/25\/dingle-family-tree-emmerdale-biggest-family-zak-cain-chas-charity\/\">the Dingles<\/a> were first seen on screen \u2013 30 years ago \u2013 there were parents Zak and Nellie, and their grown-up (ish!) children, Butch, Ben, Sam and Tina.<\/p>\n<p>But there was another sibling \u2013 Nathan. Tina talked about him in the 90s, when she revealed she had a brother who\u2019d left Emmerdale when he got married because he was ashamed of his family. She said he was stuck up and no one had heard from him since he\u2019d gone.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, though, Nathan\u2019s not really been mentioned. In fact, we\u2019re wondering if the Emmerdale bosses have decided he\u2019s a Dingle we don\u2019t need. At Butch\u2019s funeral, Zak said Sam was his only surviving son \u2013 that was before he knew Cain was his of course.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Confusingly, as recently as 2018, Zak mentioned raising six kids, which could mean Cain \u2013 though he didn\u2019t raise him \u2013 or Nathan. But there was no mention of this missing Dingle when Zak died just a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>So we\u2019re left scratching our heads as to whether he\u2019s a missing Dingle or just a brief blip! And while we\u2019re very aware there are probably enough Dingles in Emmerdale as it is, we\u2019re also quite keen to meet this Nathan!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/21\/beth-cordingly-speaks-ruby-cain-cheating-twist-bad\/\">Ruby actress Beth Cordingly speaks out after Cain and Ruby twist<\/a><\/strong><\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MTxmTDOjVvE?si=QPQIUOfbMO4Jeapj&amp;controls=0\" data-consent-required=\"true\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 \">\n<article class=\"page-content-single single\"><b>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.<\/b>\n<p><b>Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Visit our Facebook page<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61563250212838\"> <b><i>@emmerdaleinsider<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i> for all the latest Emmerdale news, gossip and spoilers and let us know what you think! 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