Cain Dingle

Cain Dingle is a fictional character and the overarching anti-villain of the ITV British soap opera drama Emmerdale.

He first appeared in 30 March 2000 and originally served as one of the show's main antagonists until his departure on 22 September 2006. Upon returning to the series in 28 April 2009, Cain first served as an anti-hero in between 2009-2010; then became the show's main antagonist throughout 2011; and then evolved into one of the show's central protagonists from 2012 to 2019 onwards.