Sam Dingle

Infobox Emmerdale character 2


name=Sam Dingle
portrayer=James Hooton
years=1995–1998, 2000–| born= 16 August 1977| death=
home=Wishing Well Cottage
occupation=
family= Dingle family
spouse = Alice Wilson (2006)
father = Zak Dingle
mother = Nellie Dingle
brothers = Nathan Dingle
Ben Dingle
Butch Dingle
halfbrothers = Cain Dingle
sisters = Tina Dingle
halfsisters = Belle Dingle
sons = Samson Dingle
nieces = Debbie Dingle
grandfathers = Jedediah Dingle
Jimmy Lynch
grandmothers = Peg Dingle
great grandfathers = Jonah Dingle
uncles = Shadrach Dingle
Albert Dingle
Caleb Dingle
Ezra Dingle
Zebediah Dingle
cousins = Mandy Dingle
Marlon Dingle
Eli Dingle
Chas Dingle
Genesis Walker
Lilith Dingle
Delilah Dingle
1st cousin once = Obadiah Dingle
2nd cousin = Charity Tate
2nd cousin once = Debbie Dingle
Noah Tate
2nd cousin twice = Sarah Dingle
first = 14 February 1995
last =|

Samuel "Sam" Jonah Dingle is a fictional character in the British soap opera "Emmerdale" played by James Hooton.

About Sam

Sam is one of Zak and Nellie Dingle's children. He has learning difficulties and is mentally slow. 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 barricaded 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.

In early 2008, Sam was arrested after he had to serve as a courier for Eli Dingle. Sam was afraid he'd lose Samson, and ran away with him, but soon turned himself in. A nearby couple whose home he'd appeared at helped him make a plea in exchange for helping them with their charity.

Sam worked at Dingle farm, helping tend Jo Sugden's goats, but in June 2008, Andy sent the goats away and, annoyed at Sam's friendship with Jo, fired him. Sam got a job at Eric Pollard's factory shortly before Eric planned to sell the factory to the Kings. Eric let his employees believe he was simply going out of business. When he told Sam he wished the factory would go up in smoke, Sam got the wrong idea and, along with Eli, set fire to the factory.

While Andy was away, Sam spent more and more time helping Jo out at the farm, for no salary. For the first time since Alice, he was falling in love. Lisa tried to warn him off, but Sam continued to hope he might have a chance with Jo. A few days later, Jo invited Sam for dinner, which he miscontrued as a date. He told her he'd seen how much Andy had upset her. He moved in to kiss her, but she was shocked and said she didn't have those type of feelings for him. She tried to comfort him with a hug which was seen by Andy, who'd just returned home. Sam left, but Andy, after giving Jo a beating, confronted him in the woods. He told Sam how pathetic he was and how no one could want him. Sam criticized him for the way he treated Jo. Andy punched him and as he fell his face smashed against the bonnet of the car. Lisa, Zak, and Shadrach saw his bruises when they got back home and after treating his cuts, warned him to stay away from Jo and Andy's marriage.

External links

* [http://www.itv.com/page.asp?partid=7276 Sam Dingle] at itv.com