Sam Dingle
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| Sam Dingle | |
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| Played by | James Hooton |
| Duration | 1995-1996, 1997-1998, 2000 - 2004, 2005- |
| Date of birth | 16th August 1977 |
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| Marital status | Widowed |
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| Family | Alice ,Samson, Zak, Butch, Tina, Ben, Nathan, Cain, Belle and Nellie |
Samuel "Sam" Jonah Dingle is a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He is played by James Hooton.
[edit] About Sam
Sam is one of Zak and Nellie Dingle's children. He has learning difficulties and is mentally slow, but is a very nice person. He has frequently been in trouble with the law, usually for theft, and spent time in prison for a hit-and-run incident with Edna Birch. He often gets work as a dogsbody, first for Eric Pollard and then Sadie King. He is bullied for his slow nature and his own half-brother Cain is particularly nasty to him.
In 2005 he got involved in a relationship with Alice Wilson and left Emmerdale with her to start life on their own farm. They both returned to Emmerdale shortly after, when Sam discovered that Alice was pregnant. In April 2006, he married Alice after finding out that she had terminal cancer. Early 2006, Alice gave birth to their son Samson via Caesarean so that Alice would be able to start her cancer treatment. The baby boy was named Samson after Sam got the idea when Belle mistook "Sam's son" as his name.
On 31 July 2006, Sam helped his wife Alice Dingle to die after suffering from cancer. Sam had obtained some drugs from cousin Eli and with Alice pleading for him to end her life he delivered the lethal dose that would send her to sleep forever.
The police soon became increasingly suspicious as to the exact details of Alice's death and opened a murder investigation. When they finally came to arrest Sam at Wishing Well Cottage the Dingle's barracaded themselves in the house. After the police gained entry to the house and arrested Sam, Del announced to the police that she did it. Del was then arrested but soon after all the Dingles admitted to killing her to protect Sam.
Eventually the police picked holes in the stories of the Dingles but Cain said he would confess to save his half brother from jail.
Sam now remains with his family and son Samson.
[edit] Family
- Father: Zak Dingle
- Mother: Nellie Dingle
- Brothers: Nathan Dingle, Ben Dingle (deceased), Butch Dingle (deceased)
- Half-brother: Cain Dingle
- Sister: Tina Dingle
- Half-sister: Belle Dingle
- Wife: Alice Dingle (deceased)
- Son: Samson Dingle
- Grandfathers: Jedediah Dingle (deceased), Jimmy Lynch
- Grandmother: Peg Dingle
- Niece: Debbie Dingle
- Uncles: Shadrach Dingle, Albert Dingle, Caleb Dingle, Zebediah Dingle
- Cousins: Mandy Dingle, Marlon Dingle, Chas Dingle, Eli Dingle, Lilith Dingle, Delilah Dingle
- First Cousin Once Removed: Obadiah Dingle
- Second Cousin: Charity Tate
- Second Cousins Once Removed: Debbie Dingle, Noah Tate,
