Charity Dingle
| Charity Tate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Emma Atkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2000–2005, 2009– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 30 March 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Kieran Roberts (2000) Gavin Blyth (2009) |
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| Spin-off appearances |
Emmerdale: The Dingles, For Richer for Poorer (2010) |
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| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Charity Tate Charity Sharma Charity Macey |
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| Occupation | Prostitute Secretary Businesswoman Haulage driver Packer Estate manager Pub landlady Barmaid |
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| Home | The Woolpack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Family | Dingle |
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| Father | Obadiah Dingle |
| Mother | Kathleen Dingle |
| Husband |
Chris Tate (2001–2003) Jai Sharma (2012–2014) Declan Macey (2014–2015) |
| Sons |
Noah Dingle Moses Dingle |
| Daughters | Debbie Dingle |
| Stepsons |
Joseph Tate (2001–2003) Archie Breckle (2012–2014) |
| Grandsons | Jack Sugden |
| Granddaughters | Sarah Sugden |
| Grandfathers | Bert Dingle |
| Grandmothers | Jessie Dingle |
| Uncles |
Elvis Dingle Solomon Dingle |
| First cousins |
Brando Dingle Daniel Dingle |
| Other relatives |
Zak Dingle Shadrach Dingle Albert Dingle Caleb Dingle Chas Dingle Genesis Walker Marlon Dingle Eli Dingle Ben Dingle Butch Dingle Cain Dingle Sam Dingle Belle Dingle Mandy Dingle Lilith Dingle Delilah Dingle Aaron Livesy Molly Sharma Leo Goskirk Kyle Wyatt |
Charity Dingle (also Tate, Sharma, and Macey) is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by Emma Atkins. Suranne Jones originally auditioned for the role of Charity, before Atkins was cast. The actress began filming her first scenes in February 2000 and she made her first screen appearance as Charity during the episode broadcast on 30 March 2000.
The character has been involved in numerous high-profile storylines during her time on the show, such as her marriage to Chris Tate (Peter Amory), an affair with Chris's sister, Zoe Tate (Leah Bracknell), the arrival of her long-lost daughter Debbie (Charley Webb), her affair with Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley), being framed by Chris for his death, giving birth to Noah (Jack Downham) and her relationship and subsequent break up with Tom King (Ken Farrington), which led to her exit in March 2005.
Atkins returned to the role on 1 October 2009. During her second stint in Emmerdale, Charity's storylines have focused mainly on her relationship with Cain, from their almost-marriage to their get-rich-quick schemes, to her job working with Jai Sharma (Chris Bisson) and Cain's mistaken belief that they were having an affair. After Charity and Cain's relationship broke down, she went on to marry Jai. They later divorced when Charity discovered he had fathered a child with Rachel Breckle (Gemma Oaten). Charity then married Declan Macey (Jason Merrells) and became pregnant. However, not wanting another child, Charity had a secret abortion. Atkins took maternity leave in February 2015, and Charity was sentenced to prison. She returned briefly from June to July and again in December, before making a permanent return in March 2016.
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