Jedediah Dingle | |||||||||||||||||||
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Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Richard Mayes | ||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Steve Frost | ||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||
Appears on | 17 December 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; guest | ||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 17 December 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jedediah "Jed" Dingle is Zak Dingle's estranged father. He appeared in 2002.
In March 2002, it is revealed that Jed - who Zak thought was dead - was alive and had in fact walked out on his family when Zak was 8 years old. Married to Peg, he has at least six sons. He appears on 17 December 2002, when he tells Zak that he has a lost fortune in Chile. Jed then dies and Zak goes off to Chile in search of the fortune.
Read more about this topic: List Of Minor Emmerdale Characters (2002)
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