Emmerdale star Jeff Hordley calls for Cain Dingle changes after death storyline

"I don't think he needs a nemesis all the time!"

By Dan Seddon

8 Feb 2023

ITV

Emmerdale stalwart Jeff Hordley would welcome some changes to his character Cain Dingle.

Having debuted as the village rogue 23 years ago, there's always been a certain darkness lurking under his cool and collected exterior — most recently boiling to the surface during that fatal feud with Al Chapman.

Fresh off covering for his son Kyle, who murdered Al last year, Cain's future remains a little unclear for the moment, so Hordley is now taking this opportunity to call for a new approach from the soap's writers.

"I don't think he needs a nemesis all the time! I think it would be nice to not have that for a while, to be honest — but I think they always like to put somebody against Cain," he said.

"I'm quite happy for there to be no nemesis for the time being, because then it makes a life a little bit more simpler!"

Ironically, Cain is in the midst of a revenge plot involving Will Taylor.

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"If I'm speaking honestly as me playing the character, I don't think he's learned much from his time inside so far! But I hope to see some lessons and a change because of his actions. Fingers crossed that creates new pathways for him," added Hordley.

"His DNA is always going to be there. He's always going to react in situations. But I do think big things like this hopefully should teach us lessons — and if they don't, we're not going to better ourselves, are we?

"History is there for a reason."

Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX.