Lisa Dingle
| Lisa Dingle | |||||||||||||||
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Jane Cox | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1996– | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 13 August 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Mervyn Watson | ||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances |
The Dingles Down Under (1997) Emmerdale: The Dingles For Richer for Poorer (2010) |
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| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Mechanic Builder Pig farmer Painter and decorator Packer |
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| Home | Wishing Well Cottage | ||||||||||||||
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| Family | Dingle |
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| Husband |
Barry Clegg (1977–88) Zak Dingle (1998–2016) |
| Daughters | Belle Dingle |
| Stepsons |
Butch Dingle Cain Dingle Sam Dingle |
| Stepdaughters | Tina Dingle |
| First cousins | Lizzie Lakely |
| Other relatives | Granny Clegg |
Lisa May Dingle (also Clegg) is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Jane Cox, a role she has played for 20 years and is now the second longest serving female character. Lisa's storylines include being raped by her colleague Derek Benrose (Stephen Bent), becoming a parent in later life, assaulting a police officer, suffering an angina attack, dealing with her daughter's psychosis and discovering that her husband Zak (Steve Halliwell) has fallen in love with their lodger Joanie Wright (Denise Black), which led to their divorce after 18 years of marriage.
Lisa meets Zak Dingle and they develop feelings for one another. However, Lisa accepts a marriage proposal from Zak's brother Albert Dingle (Bobby Knutt). Lisa's former husband, Barry Clegg (Bernard Wrigley), tries to stop the wedding and Zak declares his love for her. Barry causes the Dingle's barn to explode when he builds a rocket. Despite their problems, Zak and Lisa marry. Various family troubles kept them busy during that year, but Zak and Lisa were surprised when Lisa went out to the barn and went in labour when Lisa didn't know she was pregnant. The arrival of baby Belle served to deepen Zak and Lisa’s marriage, even surviving the nightmare that was Zak's ex-wife Nellie’s stay in the village. Lisa was deeply saddened when Zak’s son Butch was killed in a bus crash in the village. She even moved out when it was clear Zak blamed her as she’d fixed the brakes on the vehicle before it crashed. After a few months, Zak realised he couldn’t live without Lisa and begged her to move back in.
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