Eli Dingle
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Joseph Gilgun | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2006–2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 13 July 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 30 April 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Kathleen Beedles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Family | Dingle family |
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| Father | Albert Dingle |
| Mother | Delilah Dingle |
| Brothers | Marlon Dingle |
| Grandfathers | Jedediah Dingle |
| Grandmothers | Peg Dingle |
| Uncles |
Zak Dingle Shadrach Dingle Caleb Dingle Ezra Dingle Zebediah Dingle |
| Nephews | Leo Goskirk |
| Nieces | April Windsor |
| First cousins | Nathan Dingle Ben Dingle Butch Dingle Sam Dingle Cain Dingle Tina Dingle Belle Dingle Chas Dingle Mandy Dingle Lilith Dingle Delilah Dingle Gennie Walker |
Elijah "Eli" Dingle is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Joseph Gilgun. He first appeared on screen in the episode which aired on 13 July 2006 and made his last appearance on 30 April 2010.
Eli - a penniless drifter, just released from prison - turned up unannounced on his uncle Zak Dingle's doorstep and was told he was unwelcome. No one was pleased to see Eli - not even his older brother Marlon. It was soon clear Eli had gotten them into plenty of mischief in the past. Eli then witnessed the terrifying King's River showhome collapse which killed several villagers. Eli helped in the rescue and later defended his cousin Sam Dingle and his terminally ill wife Alice against Cain Dingle. Zak agreed to let Eli stay, but he soon got into trouble when Marlon emotionally blackmailed him into obtaining the morphine Sam used in the assisted suicide of Alice Dingle. Eli was disowned when Zak found out he had provided the morphine. He returned when Sam found him living rough in the woods on the run from some vicious drug dealers. After the men attacked Marlon trying to discover his whereabouts, Eli came up with a plan to frame them for armed robbery at the post office. His scheme worked and Zak accepted Eli back into the family.
Eli had several negative encounters with the law and the other villagers, including being wrongly arrested for Tom King's murder after unknowingly stealing the murder weapon from Home Farm. There was some flirtation with Kelly Windsor and after aborting Jimmy King's baby, Kelly ended up drunkenly kissing Eli. This was caught on film by Debbie Dingle who used it to blackmail Kelly. After Jimmy dumped Kelly at the altar, Eli helped her leave town by stealing Debbie's car. Eli later began an on/off relationship with his cousin Debbie after agreeing to help her with some money-making schemes, including pretending to be Scott Windsor in order for her to obtain a loan to buy his garage business.
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