Zak Dingle is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera,
Emmerdale, played by Steve Halliwell. He first appeared on 20 October
1994.Halliwell initially joined the show as part of the Dingle family
and was only initially supposed to stay for a few episodes, but has
become a key part of the show for over 25 years. Halliwell is
currently the second longest serving male cast member. He has been
nominated for several awards for his portrayal of Zak. Some of Zak's
storylines have included his wife Nellie (Sandra Gough) divorcing him
in 1997, marrying Lisa Clegg (Jane Cox) in 1998, having a daughter,
Belle (Emily Mather; Eden Taylor-Draper) in 1998, the death of his
son, Butch (Paul Loughran) in 2000, Lisa being raped in 2011,
assaulting his son Cain (Jeff Hordley) and leaving him temporarily
paralysed in 2011, suffering a mental breakdown also in 2012, trying
to control his rebellious daughter, falling in love with and
eventually marrying his lodger Joanie Wright (Denise Black).Zak
arrives in the village in October 1994 and immediately challenges old
bare-knuckle boxing adversary Ned Glover (Johnny Leeze) to a
bare-knuckle fight, which he goes on to lose. Zak's family start a
feud with the McAllister family over the death of his son, Ben (Steve
Fury), following a fight with Luke McAllister (Noah Huntley) two
months earlier. Despite discovering that Ben had a heart defect, the
Dingles still blame Luke and force the family, except Luke, to leave
the village. He is enraged to discover his daughter, Tina (Jacqueline
Pirie) is in a relationship with Luke and attacks him until Tina tells
him she is expecting Luke's baby. The truth is revealed when Tina
humiliates Luke at the altar and tells him that there is no baby, in
revenge for Ben's death. After Luke is killed in a car crash in August
1995, the Dingles and McAllisters put the feud aside. Zak's wife,
Nellie (Sandra Gough) attends to her sick father, Jimmy in Ireland but
does not return.
Emmerdale, played by Steve Halliwell. He first appeared on 20 October
1994.Halliwell initially joined the show as part of the Dingle family
and was only initially supposed to stay for a few episodes, but has
become a key part of the show for over 25 years. Halliwell is
currently the second longest serving male cast member. He has been
nominated for several awards for his portrayal of Zak. Some of Zak's
storylines have included his wife Nellie (Sandra Gough) divorcing him
in 1997, marrying Lisa Clegg (Jane Cox) in 1998, having a daughter,
Belle (Emily Mather; Eden Taylor-Draper) in 1998, the death of his
son, Butch (Paul Loughran) in 2000, Lisa being raped in 2011,
assaulting his son Cain (Jeff Hordley) and leaving him temporarily
paralysed in 2011, suffering a mental breakdown also in 2012, trying
to control his rebellious daughter, falling in love with and
eventually marrying his lodger Joanie Wright (Denise Black).Zak
arrives in the village in October 1994 and immediately challenges old
bare-knuckle boxing adversary Ned Glover (Johnny Leeze) to a
bare-knuckle fight, which he goes on to lose. Zak's family start a
feud with the McAllister family over the death of his son, Ben (Steve
Fury), following a fight with Luke McAllister (Noah Huntley) two
months earlier. Despite discovering that Ben had a heart defect, the
Dingles still blame Luke and force the family, except Luke, to leave
the village. He is enraged to discover his daughter, Tina (Jacqueline
Pirie) is in a relationship with Luke and attacks him until Tina tells
him she is expecting Luke's baby. The truth is revealed when Tina
humiliates Luke at the altar and tells him that there is no baby, in
revenge for Ben's death. After Luke is killed in a car crash in August
1995, the Dingles and McAllisters put the feud aside. Zak's wife,
Nellie (Sandra Gough) attends to her sick father, Jimmy in Ireland but
does not return.
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