Emma Atkins calls for Emmerdale to revisit Charity and Cain passion

Reminiscing about her 22 years on Emmerdale, Charity Dingle star Emma Atkins obviously had to revisit an iconic pairing: Charity and Cain (Jeff Hordley).

‘I love the fact that people always mention the history and the “legendary chemistry” that went with Cain and Charity,’ she says.

The pairing was a passionate and exciting one, although there were troubling elements of abusive behaviour and betrayal, beginning when Charity was only 13 years old when she became pregnant with her daughter Debbie.

When she and Cain arrived in Emmerdale, Charity started a relationship with Chris Tate (Peter Amory), but was soon pursuing an affair with Cain on the side. ‘Charity and Cain’s love triangle was legendary,’ Emma says.

She loves working with Jeff Hordley, who she says ‘is probably the closest thing I have to calling a brother,’ and she recalls how they both reacted to the positive feedback from viewers about the Cain/Charity relationship.

‘The more feedback we got to say it was working, the more we wanted to do even better,’ she says. ‘I do look back fondly on that time and hope one day it will re emerge. Some of my favourite memories are of their scams; putting wigs on and going to rob cars with Jeff! It was so much fun.’

And of Charity’s many weddings over the years, one that she recalls particularly fondly is the time she almost married Cain.

‘I really loved the wedding with Cain because it didn’t happen. I remember it was snowing, I had this ridiculous pink dress on, I think.

‘It was really emotional, then they have this split second where she says she doesn’t want to go through with it as it will change the dynamic and may ruin the chemistry, she questions why they need to get married. I remember that being really special.’

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