{"id":23736,"date":"2022-10-13T18:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1720500"},"modified":"2022-10-13T18:13:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T16:13:12","slug":"jeff-hordley-on-the-explosive-future-for-cain-dingle-as-emmerdale-turns-50","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/jeff-hordley-on-the-explosive-future-for-cain-dingle-as-emmerdale-turns-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Hordley on the explosive future for Cain Dingle as Emmerdale turns 50"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Johnathon Hughes\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 13 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It takes a lot to reduce Cain Dingle to tears, but the death of his mother is so momentously sad it\u2019s even made Emmerdale<\/a>\u2019s toughest cookie crumble.<\/p>\n

Faith Dingle\u2019s battle with terminal cancer, and devastating decision to end her own life, has made for unflinching viewing right up until her final scenes, in which the much-loved matriarch dies in the arms of her son after years of estrangement.<\/p>\n

Her passing poignantly heals a painful family rift, and is one of the big moments of the soap\u2019s 50th<\/sup> anniversary celebrations, with the actual milestone on October 16th<\/sup> being marked with a special hour-long episode. It also gives Jeff Hordley the opportunity to explore the emotional side of a character he\u2019s played for over 20 years, who has gone from brooding bad boy to one of Emmerdale\u2019s most iconic leading men.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen characters become whole and more humanised and you see their weaknesses, you understand them even more,\u201d says the star, speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a>. \u201cFaith walked out on Cain when he was a kid which scarred him, and he always felt let down by her. Every time he let her in, she let him down. He just wanted his mum to love him and it took so long to forgive her, now he finally has and she\u2019s gone which is why it\u2019s so tragic.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cain stays by his mum\u2019s side in her final moments. (ITV)<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Facing death with the uncompromising passion by which she lived her chaotic life made force-of-nature Faith\u2019s farewell genuinely touching and, surprisingly, even uplifting at times as she ticked off a bucket list and ensured she went out with a bang.<\/p>\n

Hordley sings the praises of co-star Sally Dexter, bowing out as his on-screen mother after over six years in the role, admitting saying goodbye to such a cherished member of the cast fuelled the sadness of the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cSally brings such warmth to Faith and we are losing a really big ray of light from the show,\u201d he reflects. \u201cShe is a big fan favourite and none of us wanted her to leave, myself included. Her last scene was so beautifully written it was easy to connect with the emotion and lose yourself in that moment. The director, Mike Lacey, did it all as one continuous tracking shot, rather than break it up for close-ups, which helped with the flow. That was a very brave decision, fortunately we managed to get it in one take. There were only a few of us on set which made it feel a bit like a pressure cooker \u2013 but a nice warm one!\u201d<\/p>\n

Faith\u2019s passing sees Cain find a degree of closure around his tumultuous childhood, defined by the violent outbursts of an alcoholic father and the aforementioned abandonment by a misguided mother. However, while it closes one door, it also opens up yet more possibilities for a character who has already enjoyed a consistent stream of sensational storylines since he was introduced back in 2000.<\/p>\n

Prior to joining Emmerdale, Hordley had spent a few years as jobbing actor notching up a handful of TV drama credits, including two guest roles in ITV soap stablemate Coronation Street<\/a>. \u201cI played a night club manager in a story with Mike Baldwin, then a theatre director with Roy and Hayley Cropper,\u201d he recalls. \u201cWith smaller jobs you get used to being on a set and working quickly, but you\u2019re only in for a few days and feel like you\u2019ve been spun around 10 times then pushed off! It can feel disorientating.<\/p>\n

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