Elvis Dingle is Zak Dingle's cousin. He appeared in 2002 and 2004. Elvis, who is married to Marilyn, first appears in the village in 2002. They leave Zak's mother Peg with Zak before quickly leaving Emmerdale. Elvis returns six months later to collect Peg when Zak has had enough of her. Elvis, Marilyn and their sons Brando and Daniel, return in October 2004 to join Zak and his family celebrate their 10th anniversary of living in Emmerdale. Elvis is mentioned in 2014 on the day of Cain Dingle and Moira Barton's wedding.
Marilyn Dingle
Marilyn Dingle is the wife of Elvis Dingle. Marilyn, with her husband Elvis, first appears in the village in 2002. They leave Zak's mother Peg with Zak before quickly leaving Emmerdale. In May 2004, Marilyn gives birth to a son, Brando.
Peg Dingle
Molly Mairead "Peg" Dingle is the mother ofZak Dingle. She appeared in 2002. Peg first appears on 24 January 2002 when Zak's cousins Elvis and Marilyn Dingle dropped her off on him, having had enough of her. Initially, Zak tries to pass off her to other relatives, including Charity and her husband Chris Tate. She briefly lives in a caravan outside Zak's house, but this burns down. Peg and Zak have a difficult relationship, and in March he accuses her of murdering his father Jed. She tells him that Jed had walked out on his family when Zak was young. In April 2002, Peg sets her sights on Alan Turner and moves into the "Grange Bed and Breakfast", and drives away his customers. To drive Peg away, Alan pretends to be gay and in a relationship with Rodney Blackstock. Peg then moves back in with Zak, and in July Elvis arrives to collect Peg and take her away. Peg telephoned Zak to say she is in Africa.
Mack and Syd Woolfe turned up in the village in March 2002, to work on Café Hope, the café Viv Hope was wanting to open in the village. Viv, who had recently been fighting with her husband Bob, instantly tried to make Bob jealous by turning on her charm. Mack later had a date with Diane Blackstock, and at the start was not too happy about Diane’s plans for a relationship. After a talk about their relationship, Diane felt upset after Mack’s rejection, but soon he regretted his decision, after Brian started to get designs on Diane, and tried to get back with her. In May 2002 Mack moved into the B&B, partly to be closer to Diane. But later Mack started to get worried again, wondering if he and Diane were getting a little too serious with nights in. Syd, not to keen on the idea of Mack and Diane, tried to break them up by inviting an ex of Mack’s, Miranda, to go out with him, Mack and another girl on a double date. After a series of misunderstandings, reconciliations and other things too Mack and Diane finally parted ways. Now free and single, Mack and Syd bet over which of them would sleep with Angie Reynolds first. Syd managed to sleep with Angie first. In 2003 Mack slept with Nicola Blackstock, after telling her that he loved her – just a trick to get her into bed. Then not too long after that Mack moved in with Syd, Scott Windsor and Chloe Atkinson but was kicked out after Syd found out that Mack had been trying to take over his job.
Caroline Addyman
Caroline Addyman is the estranged mother of Katie Sugden. She appeared in 2002, 2004 and 2006. Caroline is divorced from Katie's father, Brian, who brought Katie up. After first appearing in 2002, Caroline made her last appearance to date in March 2006 to visit Katie in hospital after she was injured in a car accident in which her father was killed.
Laurel Thomas
Steph Stokes
Chas Dingle
Jarvis Skelton
Jedediah Dingle
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.
