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Villain Overview

Say that again, only say it in punching distance!
~ Charity Dingle to Kim Tate when she insults her as a mother.

Charity Dingle is a fictional character and one of the central protagonists of the British soap opera Emmerdale.

She first appeared central character in 2000 and went on to serve as one of the major anti-heroes throughout 2001-2005. She retained her role in 2009 and proceed to become one of the central co-protagonists throughout the 2010s and from 2020-2021 onwards. This involves serving as an anti-hero in the year 2013, the show's protagonist villain in the year 2014, a supporting character in the year 2015, the anti-villain in the 2016, the co-protagonist in the year 2018, and an anti-hero once more in the years 2017 and 2019 respectively. She continuously serves as a central protagonist in the 2020s.

In her characterisation, Charity is the estranged former lover of her cousin Cain Dingle and the mother of their daughter Debbie Dingle. She is also the mother of three sons; Noah Dingle, Ryan Stocks, and Moses Dingle.

She is portrayed by Emma Atkins.

Storylines[]

During her time on the show, Charity's recurring scenario revolved on both her incestuous relationship with her cousin Cain Dingle and her own motherhood challenges with their daughter Debbie Dingle - along with Charity's two sons Noah Dingle and Ryan Stocks as well as their younger brother Moses Dingle.

Other storylines in her story arc saw Charity marry her family's sworn enemy Chris Tate, having a lesbian affair with Chris' sister Zoe Tate, being framed by Chris for his murder, having a one-night stand with her other cousin Marlon Dingle, getting engaged to wealthy businessman Tom King, nearly marrying Debbie's boyfriend Michael Conway, jilting Cain in their surprise wedding, a problematic marriage with Cain's love rival Jai Sharma, cheating on Jai with his business acquaintance Declan Macey and her partner-in-crime Ross Barton respectively, marrying Declan and surviving his attempt to kill her for aborting their unborn child, being kidnapped and held captive by Jai, embarking on a romance with local vet Vanessa Woodfield, having a relationship with Cain's brother-in-law Mackenzie Boyd before marrying him, discovering that Mackenzie had a one-night stand with her granddaughter's best-friend Chloe Harris and got her pregnant with their son Ruben, secrectly reconciling with Mackenzie after they sleep together behind Chloe's back, and killing Chloe's gangland father Harry in a Christmas hostage situation involving Mackenzie and Chloe respectively.

In 2018, Charity represented one of her biggest storylines when she gets reacquainted with Mark Bails - a corrupt policeman who had sexually abused Charity and drove her into prostitution throughout her childhood. Charity would successfully get Bails convicted for his crimes against her amid trying to move forward with her life.

Coincidentally, Charity has embarked on several feuds with her many enemies - including Tom's daughter-in-law Sadie King, Cain's wife Moira Barton, Jai's old love interest Rachel Beckel, Declan's sister Megan Macey, and Chris' stepmother Kim Tate.

Personality[]

Charity Dingle is a blunt and no-nonsense woman who knows how to get what she wants - mostly by flirting. She is often self-sufficient and egomaniacal to the point where she will happily step over people - including her own daughter Debbie - to achieve her goals. Despite this, she can try to be a better mother as well as be a better person herself; however, it is money that tends to make her ambition surpass that of her relationships.

Trivia[]

  • Emma Atkins (the actress who played Charity Dingle) has been nominated and awarded at several ceremonies for her character's performance and many storylines.

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