Emmerdale fans have been left flooding the show with questions after it offered a 30-year update on the Dingles. It's been three decades since the ITV soap's much-loved family first arrived on screens, now with multiple generations of known members.
But the beloved family are set to be rocked as in upcoming episodes sets to air next week, the news of Zak Dingle's death is to be delivered to his daughter-in-law Moira Dingle in a phone call from his granddaughter Debbie Dingle while his son Cain Dingle is taking a shower.
Cain will then pass on the announcement to the Dingle family and he will reminisce with his siblings Sam and Belle Dingle about their father. READ MORE: Gemma Atkinson supports Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec after huge joint announcement Later, fellow villagers will gather on Main Street to wave Cain and Sam off as they leave for Scotland to bring Zak home while the Woolpack pub becomes a space for mourning.
The family will also gather to remember Zak at the Dingle homestead Wishing Well before hosting a funeral, where a long-lost relative will turn up, shocking the family.
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