{"id":30368,"date":"2025-02-25T13:34:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=30368"},"modified":"2025-02-25T13:39:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:39:43","slug":"cain-leaves-classic-emmerdale-sadie-kidnap-jeff-hordley-quit-when-came-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/classic-emmerdale\/cain-leaves-classic-emmerdale-sadie-kidnap-jeff-hordley-quit-when-came-back\/","title":{"rendered":"As Cain leaves Classic Emmerdale after Sadie kidnap, here\u2019s why Jeff Hordley quit, and when he came back"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cain Dingle waved goodbye to the village in Classic Emmerdale<\/a> episodes that aired this week. He headed off into the sunset with a huge pile of stolen cash, having betrayed Sadie King and broken daughter Debbie\u2019s heart.<\/p>

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Cain had been in Emmerdale since 2000, but he left at the end of 2006 and didn\u2019t return for three years.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the lowdown on why he left \u2013 and when he returned.<\/p>\n

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Cain Dingle arrived in Emmerdale in 2000 (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Cain\u2019s early days in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n

On-screen things weren\u2019t going well for Cain Dingle<\/a> by 2006. He\u2019d come to Emmerdale for his cousin Butch\u2019s funeral but quickly became part of the furniture in the village.<\/p>\n

But after his ill-fated affair with Angie Reynolds things took a turn. He spiralled downwards, despite getting to know his teenage daughter Debbie.<\/p>

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