Debbie Dingle

Debbie Dingle
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by	Charley Webb
Duration	2002–2021
First appearance	Episode 3337 24 December 2002 (2002-12-24)
Last appearance	Episode 8967 11 February 2021 (2021-02-11)
Classification	Former; regular
Introduced by	Steve Frost
In-universe information Other names Debbie Jones Occupation Business owner Taxi driver Mechanic Personal assistant Father Cain Dingle Mother Charity Dingle Stepfather Chris Tate Jai Sharma Declan Macey Stepmother Moira Barton Half-brothers Ryan Stocks Nate Robinson Noah Dingle Kyle Winchester Moses Dingle Isaac Dingle Husband Pete Barton (2015–2016) Sons Jack Sugden Daughters Sarah Sugden Grandfathers Zak Dingle Obadiah Dingle Grandmothers Faith Dingle Uncles Sam Dingle Butch Dingle Ben Dingle Caleb Miligan Aunts Belle Dingle Chas Dingle Tina Dingle Nephews Oscar Grisham Nieces Frankie Robinson First cousins Aaron Livesy Samson Dingle Nicky Miligan Other relatives Shadrach Dingle Marlon Dingle Eli Dingle Gennie Walker Mandy Dingle Albert Dingle Del Dingle Lilith Dingle Molly Sharma April Windsor Leo Goskirk Bert Dingle Elvis Dingle Solomon Dingle

Debbie Dingle (also Jones and Barton) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Charley Webb. Webb has taken maternity leave three times, with the first time being in 2010 and the second throughout 2016 with Debbie departing on 1 January 2016. She returned on 24 January 2017 and then went on maternity leave for a third time in 2019 as Debbie left for Scotland on 13 August 2019. She returned for a short stint on 25 December 2020 and made her final appearance on 11 February 2021.

She was introduced as the foster child of Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) and Emily Kirk (Kate McGregor) before being revealed as the daughter of Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) and Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley). She has featured in many storylines on Emmerdale including her relationships with Andy Sugden (Kelvin Fletcher), which lead to her pregnancy at 15, Jasmine Thomas (Jenna-Louise Coleman) and Scott Windsor (Ben Freeman), her daughter Sarah being diagnosed with a blood disorder, her disastrous relationship with Cameron Murray (Carl King's, Gennie Walker's and Alex Moss's real killer) (Dominic Power), which sparked the 2013 week of episodes known as "The Woolpack Siege"; a relationship with Pete (Anthony Quinlan), who she later marries, and her affair with Ross (Michael Parr), a relationship with Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) and being conned by him but later forgiving him and getting back together, accidentally having Ross as the victim of an acid attack, learning Sarah suffers from heart failure and needs a transplant, and dealing with the false revelation that Cain killed Joe.