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Will Ash, will be joining the Dingle family this Christmas, playing Caleb Miligan, a well connected, successful businessman.
There?s a surprise in store for Cain, played by Jeff Hordley, when his long lost brother Caleb turns up unannounced. However, it?s far from a happy festive reunion as Caleb has lots of difficult questions he wants Cain to answer.
Caleb?s arrival is set to make things even worse between warring siblings, Cain and Chas (Lucy Pargeter), when it becomes clear that Cain has kept Caleb?s existence a secret from her since they were teenagers.
Will Ash, will be joining the Dingle family this Christmas, playing Caleb Miligan, a well connected, successful businessman.
There?s a surprise in store for Cain, played by Jeff Hordley, when his long lost brother Caleb turns up unannounced. However, it?s far from a happy festive reunion as Caleb has lots of difficult questions he wants Cain to answer.
Caleb?s arrival is set to make things even worse between warring siblings, Cain and Chas (Lucy Pargeter), when it becomes clear that Cain has kept Caleb?s existence a secret from her since they were teenagers.
I have never heard Caleb being mentioned ..
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a42071685/emmerdale-waterloo-road-will-ash-cain-dingle-story/
Emmerdale has revealed that Waterloo Road star Will Ash will be joining the cast ? and his character Caleb is ready to cause trouble for Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley)!
It seems as though Cain won't be best pleased to see his long-lost brother, as Caleb has lots of difficult questions he wants Cain to answer.
Caleb's arrival also makes tensions worse between Cain and his sister Chas (Lucy Pargeter), as Cain has kept Caleb's existence a secret since they were teenagers.
Ash ? who played deputy head and science teacher Christopher Mead in Waterloo Road from series 5 to series 7 ? said: "I?m thrilled to be joining such an iconic show. Emmerdale is packed full of fantastic actors and I'm really looking forward to working alongside them.
"Caleb is a fantastically complex character and I can?t wait to get stuck in."
Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw said: "We are absolutely delighted to welcome Will Ash to the Village. It's fantastic to have such a high calibre and immensely talented actor join our wonderful team."
Teasing Caleb's first episodes, Shaw continued: "Arriving on screen on Christmas Day, Caleb has to undoubtedly be the most unexpected and shocking Christmas gift Cain and Chas have ever received! Calm and in control, rich and successful, at first glance Caleb is everything his brother isn't, but will the pair find they have more in common than they thought?
"What secrets from the past will come back to haunt them and how will the rest of the family react when Caleb strolls into town? His arrival certainly promises to shake things up for the Dingles and make 2023 start off with a huge bang!"
I liked Ash in Waterloo Road .. bit of eye candy :wub:
you'd think faith would want to see him before dying, make amends with all her kids
katie hunter
27-11-2022, 09:03
You would think so 🤔
https://emmerdale.fandom.com/wiki/Caleb_Dingle
Caleb Dingle is Mandy Dingle's father and one of Zak Dingle's brothers. Caleb married Vera-Lynn Dingle and they had a daughter, who they named Mandy. After Caleb and Vera-Lynn got divorced and Caleb married another woman and gained four step-sons (according to Mandy?s Secret Diary, two of those step sons were twins called Frampton and Mungo). This one appeared once in Emmerdale on 26th September 2000 and was played by Mike Kelly.
Will be interesting to find out how this Caleb is related to Cain and Chas, ie. who are his parents? His surname is Milligan, not Dingle... but he could have changed his name, I suppose.
Sharon Marshall just said on This Morning that Faith is Caleb's mother, Cain knew but they kept the baby a secret...
Sharon Marshall just said on This Morning that Faith is Caleb's mother, Cain knew but they kept the baby a secret...
shadrach's son too, a dingle?
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a42100976/emmerdale-scriptwriter-cain-long-lost-brother/
Emmerdale scriptwriter Sharon Marshall has cleared up the confusion some fans have had over Cain Dingle's long-lost brother.
This weekend (November 26), Emmerdale announced that Waterloo Road star Will Ash will be joining the cast as Cain Dingle's brother Caleb, but fans were confused about who his parents were.
Clearing up the confusion on This Morning, Marshall said: "Caleb Milligan is the long-lost brother of Cain and Chas. So Faith had another child, people were asking who the mother was."
Cain has questions for Caleb, who arrives on Christmas Day, making tensions worse between Cain, who has kept his brother a secret, and his sister Chas.
"Cain knew about him but kept it a secret. He's got lots of questions he wants answering," revealed Marshall.
"There's huge consequences of the big actions over Christmas. Caleb is going to be massive," she added.
Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw said of the news: "We are absolutely delighted to welcome Will Ash to the village. It's fantastic to have such a high calibre and immensely talented actor join our wonderful team.
"Arriving on screen on Christmas Day, Caleb has to undoubtedly be the most unexpected and shocking Christmas gift Cain and Chas have ever received! Calm and in control, rich and successful, at first glance Caleb is everything his brother isn't, but will the pair find they have more in common than they thought?
"What secrets from the past will come back to haunt them and how will the rest of the family react when Caleb strolls into town? His arrival certainly promises to shake things up for the Dingles and make 2023 start off with a huge bang!"
Ash is best known for playing Christopher Mead, the deputy head and science teacher in Waterloo Road.
is he younger than cain and chas?
tammyy2j
24-12-2022, 23:09
Is it Caleb writing to Cain in prison and sending his kids presents?
johntrevor
25-12-2022, 11:11
Is it Caleb writing to Cain in prison and sending his kids presents?
Yes
I hate it when they introduce a totally new character in this way... never heard of Caleb before but suddenly this guy knows where Cain lives and how many kids he has... :wall: I look forward to meeting him tonight
I hate it when they introduce a totally new character in this way... never heard of Caleb before but suddenly this guy knows where Cain lives and how many kids he has... :wall: I look forward to meeting him tonight
why didn't faith wanna see him before she died and when nate was revealed you'd think cain and faith might mention caleb then too even to each other
johntrevor
26-12-2022, 10:47
why didn't faith wanna see him before she died and when nate was revealed you'd think cain and faith might mention caleb then too even to each other
Unfortunately the script writers hadn't thought up Caleb at that stage
why didn't faith wanna see him before she died and when nate was revealed you'd think cain and faith might mention caleb then too even to each other
She did not want to raise him so why would she want to see him before she died? Probably would not have known how to contact him and Caleb only found out that she died recently rather than years ago which Cain had told him.
katie hunter
27-12-2022, 11:20
Cain called Faith a bad mother plenty of times and surely he would have mentioned that he knew Caleb existed? Liking the character so far but I hate these fit the plot storylines.
some speculation online he is chloes big bad rich "daddy" out of prison
kiwigirl
30-12-2022, 22:49
Cain called Faith a bad mother plenty of times and surely he would have mentioned that he knew Caleb existed? Liking the character so far but I hate these fit the plot storylines.
I like Caleb too. And I am hoping that the writers wont have him and Moira having an affair. But I agree with you about plots storylines. If Cain needed a brother to come in and save the day, they should have brought in Nathan Dingle Zaks second son. A more believable storyline.
tammyy2j
01-01-2023, 22:48
I do like Caleb and the actor but he is being thrown in too much too quick, I hope he is not out for revenge on Cain and stays away romantically from Moira
johntrevor
17-02-2023, 11:44
So Caleb finally comes clean over his plans to get his hands on Home Farm.
Is he working with either Jamie or Joe or maybe both?
So Caleb finally comes clean over his plans to get his hands on Home Farm.
Is he working with either Jamie or Joe or maybe both?
is he really cain's brother
johntrevor
18-02-2023, 12:28
is he really cain's brother
Got my doubts about that as well
caleb is frank tate's son, but he is also really faith's son?
nicky is his son
johntrevor
07-04-2023, 10:24
caleb is frank tate's son, but he is also really faith's son?
nicky is his son
Yes son of Frank and Faith, I wonder if Cain really knew that, and that is why he never spoke about Caleb and never told Chas about him, and why he hated his mum, till she was dying.
would faith be frank's type, afair he liked them young
would faith be frank's type, afair he liked them young
Faith was a seductress and she was a fair bit younger then too...
Faith was a seductress and she was a fair bit younger then too...
i hope we get a flashback of young faith and frank how they met and how caleb found out about frank
johntrevor
08-04-2023, 12:56
is he younger than cain and chas?
Yes in the backstory episode he was known as Cain's younger brother, and was visibly younger
faith must have told caleb about frank so had contact but never tried contact before her death, many holes in the storyline
he told leyla kids, how many more has he?
he told leyla kids, how many more has he?
Might have said "kids" in the heat of the moment or we might yet meet another offspring :D
How is Cain going to react when Caleb nearly sends Moira into financial ruin, which is a whole other story that's playing out.
"So when Cain finds out his brother is responsible, how on earth is it gonna play out when they are trying so hard to have this relationship? Is it all going to be doomed?"
Emmerdale launches a new whodunit storyline next week as Caleb Miligan is attacked by a mystery figure.
Caleb's months of plotting and scheming finally come back to haunt him when someone decides to take the ultimate revenge.
kiwigirl
12-06-2023, 06:51
Sorry to say, but after all that scheming just to be caught out, was anticlimactic. Would have loved to see Kim brought down once again.
why is leyla mad with caleb, were they exclusive, just hook up sex buddies
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a44270805/emmerdale-spoilers-will-ash-caleb-story-change/
Emmerdale star Will Ash has hinted that his character Caleb Miligan will change his approach towards his son Nicky after the show's shocking storyline twist.
The actor spoke out following the on-screen revelation that Nicky was responsible for violently pushing Caleb from a ravine last week.
Tuesday's episode confirmed Nicky's guilt as he paid a visit to his father in hospital. Caleb is still in an induced coma after the incident.
In a chat with Digital Spy and other press, Will suggested that Caleb genuinely regrets the lengths he went to when forcing Nicky to help him with his schemes, so he may be willing to forgive his son.
Will explained: "There's definitely a mountain for them to climb, but there's also a lot of remorse on Caleb's part.
"It's only now that he's got a bit of perspective, that he can see how badly he treated his son and that he needs to make up for that.
"Caleb is not a big one for apologising and admitting that he's wrong, so I don't think he's ever really going to say that to his son. But he will show that to him, and moving forward, I don't think he'd treat Nicky like that again."
On the possibility of Caleb forming a healthier relationship with Nicky if he survives the attack, Will said: "Caleb ultimately wants his son to be happy, and it's almost like it's made him realise that Nicky is not just a pawn in his game.
"They can have a relationship ? they can have a good, solid, loving, father-son relationship in Emmerdale, staying in the village."
Will also spoke about the possibility of more Miligan family members arriving soon.
"There's huge potential. We've talked about Caleb's ex-wife ? Nicky's mum ? so there's already a bit of a picture of that character even though she hasn't been in it. We've talked about her quite a lot," he said.
"Caleb said to Leyla about his kids, plural. We've never had that discussion with the producer, but Nicky might have siblings. Caleb might have other kids, so there's potential for those characters to come into it.
"I think it would be nice to flesh it out. There's a lot of backstory there."
out of hospital fast and home to a newly decorated house, did chas design?
johntrevor
24-06-2023, 12:11
out of hospital fast and home to a newly decorated house, did chas design?
That Hotten General sure is a miracle worker, in a coma one day, and out and about on crutches, a couple of days later.
https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/22/emmerdale-spoilers-gun-horror-confirmed-for-caleb-and-nate-19358225/?ito=facebook%7Csocial%7Cmetroukfacebook&fbclid=IwAR1CQk5KBgJj6oLgYAgdO-rKPWifCj7XozO1rLvW9wiRCJ3rred76u19Ud0
Emmerdale is set to be seized by a terrifying situation when the sleepy village becomes the centre of horrific gun crime ? and Nate (Jurelle Carter) is in the middle of it all.
Nate has been running about with the big boys and has got himself involved in organised crime, all in the name of trying to put food on the table for Tracy (Amy Walsh). He might be earning some serious dough, but whole thing is about to backfire. He might have thought he was clever in blackmailing Caleb (Will Ash) to get a job, but it could be the last thing he ever does.
Nate is getting increasingly antsy working for Corey (Kyle Rowe) and turns down another dodgy job. Cain (Jeff Hordley) and Tracy are sensing something is off and start asking difficult questions. But on the surface, the problem seems to be solved when Caleb gives Nate a management role.
This irks Corey that not only is Nate taking his job, he?s putting a stop to the illegal jobs, which are nice little money earners. Corey is not about to stop, in fact, he ups the ante. Nate is horrified to find him shifting illegal guns.
An illegal firearms syndicate in this sleepy area? Nate vows to take action, but he?s in way over his head. Just as he?s about to get something done, Tracy appears, and he?s forced to hide the weapons in panic.
Caleb is furious when Nate clues him in on the dodgy dealings. He learns that the guns have been stashed and heads to retrieve them. But there?s a stomach-dropping discovery in store, the guns are gone.
How will Nate explain this to Corey? Nate is terrified and Tracy picks up on the bad vibe. Is she in danger too? When Corey learns the guns are gone he two hits panic mode? these guns belong to some serious people who have particularly violent ways of ensuring their property is returned to them. Caleb decides to meet with Harry (Robert Beck) himself as Nate is forced to come clean with his new wife.
Things aren?t great for Nate as he explains himself to Tracy, but they?re worse for Caleb.
He meets Harry at the car office to tell him the illegal business has to stop, but Harry isn?t about to be told what to do ? as he shows through the use of his heavies. Is Caleb set to face a grisly end?
i think ruby has and will again abuse caleb
johntrevor
09-03-2024, 12:41
i think ruby has and will again abuse caleb
Her threatening Kim was a BIG mistake, she will be way out of her league taking Kim on.
ccahill2
09-03-2024, 14:35
i think ruby has and will again abuse caleb
I fully agree and she is showing the signs. She is already working to separate him from his family and friends and to isolate him so that she is the only one that matters in his world. Then she can have full control.
It's interesting to see the two couples with abusive spouses. We have Belle with Tom who is trying to separate her from her family and even throws a cow when she is reminiscing about her late mother. He wants to be her whole world. And he has already shown signs of physical abuse.
With Ruby, I haven't seen her show violence to him, but I just began to watch this show over the fall. I don't know their history. However, the signs of that need to isolate him are screaming at me.
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a61484389/emmerdale-spoilers-caleb-ruby-backstory/
Emmerdale has revealed plans for Caleb and Ruby's next big storyline.
Viewers will learn more about the fiery couple later this year as a "blast from the past" throws a spanner in the works for their relationship.
Caleb was introduced to Emmerdale in December 2022 as the long-lost brother of Cain and Chas Dingle.
Ruby followed her estranged husband to the Dales in January this year and the pair ultimately reunited, despite plenty of rows and tension along the way.
Speaking to Digital Spy and other media at an Emmerdale press conference this week, the ITV soap's new producer Sophie Roper teased a future storyline.
Roper explained: "Caleb and Ruby have landed in the village and had a real impact, but we don't know a huge amount about them. There's lots in terms of their history, particularly Ruby's, that is yet unknown.
"We're going to see a bit of a blast from their past come back and really give us some more about this complicated relationship between husband and wife ? and also the complicated family dynamics we have there.
"There's lots to stay tuned for, in terms of Caleb and Ruby and their wider story."
Details of the couple's future comes following the recent news that their son Nicky will soon be leaving the Dales.
Last month, it was revealed that Lewis Cope and Brahmdeo Shannon Ramana ? who play Nicky and his boyfriend Suni Sharma ? have both already filmed their final scenes.
Recent episodes have already paved the way for the pair's departures, with Nicky keen for a fresh start after falling out with his parents.
Nicky has been on bad terms with Caleb for a while, and he also drifted apart from Ruby when he found out that she'd deliberately knocked over Ethan Anderson in a hit and run.
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a62187775/emmerdale-spoilers-will-ash-ruby-mum-helen/
Emmerdale revisits Caleb Miligan's ruthless side next week as he heads off for a secret meeting with his mother-in-law.
Caleb visits the hospital to see Ruby's estranged mum Helen, who's terminally ill.
The no-nonsense businessman doesn't show much sympathy when Helen admits that she regrets being distant from Ruby for so many years.
Never one to miss an opportunity, though, Caleb demands a ?100,000 bribe from Helen in return for bringing Ruby to see her before she dies.
Here, Will Ash ? who plays Caleb ? previews the latest drama for his character.
How is Ruby's mum introduced?
"Caleb had Ruby's phone following the barn fire and noticed her receiving a call from a withheld number. He answered it and it was Ruby's mum, so he immediately said, 'Look, don't phone this number again' and blocked the number on Ruby's phone.
"Then Ruby's mum phones him instead ? she's got his number. She tells him: 'I want to see Ruby. I'm in hospital, I'm dying and I want to see her'. Caleb says: 'No, you can't see her, but I'll come to see you'. That's how it starts."
Why does Caleb agree to see Helen?
"Caleb decides to go to see what she wants. Helen says that she's on her deathbed, but Caleb doesn't know if that's true. He knows Helen has been so manipulative and has behaved terribly in the past, so he just doesn't trust anything that she'd ever say.
"But Caleb thinks that, if Helen is on her deathbed, then maybe Ruby does need some kind of closure with that and there's a potential for sorting it out. As it turns out, that's not what happens."
What is Helen like?
"Ruby and Caleb don't have any relationship with Helen at all. When Ruby and Caleb got together when they were about 17, Ruby's parents really disliked Caleb. They hated him just because he'd come out of a care home, he didn't have any family, and they thought he was beneath their daughter.
"Helen was really snobby and judgmental. She and her husband then gave Ruby an ultimatum. They basically said: 'Look, if you want to be with this boy, then we don't want anything to do with you'.
"So they totally cut Ruby out of their lives. They were quite vicious and brutal in how they dealt with Ruby."
Is this the first time they've heard from Helen since?
"Yes, it comes totally out of the blue for Caleb ? that this woman wants to get in touch and reconnect with her daughter, having treated her so appallingly in the past. They never expected this to happen.
"Caleb and Ruby thought that Helen, and Ruby's dad, would get old, pass away and they'd never hear from them again because it's been 30 years."
What does Caleb find out at the hospital?
"Helen is dying. When Caleb turns up at the hospital to see her, it's pretty clear that she's not got long left. She's quite resigned to the fact that she is going to pass away reasonably soon. There's a definite clock on it with regards to Caleb allowing Helen to reconnect with Ruby."
Helen tells Caleb that she's now divorced from Ruby's father. How does he react to that?
"It's a big shock because they were such a formidable partnership and it always felt like Helen and the dad against Ruby and Caleb. They felt like they were really tight and they would never split up.
"Caleb has no interest in finding out why they've broken up, though. He certainly doesn't have any compassion for her in that moment, because as far as Caleb's concerned, Helen was as bad as the dad was."
Do they have a row?
"Helen is desperate to have some kind of closure with Ruby, but she's refusing to tell Caleb what it's about. Because Caleb does not trust her at all, he says no.
"Caleb is scared because Helen has always hurt Ruby. Ruby always gets emotional when the family is brought up so it's very, hard for her. Caleb is just going to protect her as much as he can."
Can you tell us more about the deal that Caleb strikes with Helen?
"In the background of all this, Caleb is trying to secure Jimmy's shares in the haulage firm business, but he has a cash flow problem.
"What Caleb does is devious, but he thinks it's for the greater good. He goes: 'Right, if you want to see your daughter, I want some money from you'. The way Caleb rationalises it is that Ruby is never going to get any inheritance from this woman, who has been awful to her, so he's going to make her pay for what she's done.
"It's going to help Caleb, but it's also going to help Ruby because they will buy the haulage firm that will secure their future. It's going to make them a lot of money. So he wants ?100,000 in his account and promises to then ask Ruby if she wants to speak to Helen."
Later, Caleb fails to tell Ruby about his secret meeting. Why does he keep quiet?
"Caleb is waiting for the money to come into the account before he mentions anything to Ruby. I think he will genuinely do what he'd promised if the money arrives. He knows he's treading a fine line here, because it could appear very sly and devious.
"Caleb has got to keep it from Ruby. He does feel guilty about it, but in Caleb fashion, he'll try and style it out ? very similar to what he did with Kim when he was ripping the Dingles off."
How will Ruby react when she finds out?
"Caleb knows that if Ruby finds out he's been to see Helen behind her back, she will be furious. There will be a real question of whether she can trust him ever again. The stakes are massive in that moment!"
Are you pleased that Emmerdale is delving into Caleb and Ruby's history like this?
"It's amazing. It's fantastic for me and Beth [Cordingly, who plays Ruby]. After a chat with the producers, we knew what this past was ? that Caleb and Ruby had been thrown together because they were completely ostracised and disowned by her family, and it had glued them together.
"They're just so self-reliant on each other. They've had years of just looking after themselves, and they became very successful with it. We knew that backstory, but to go into more detail like this and what's to come, me and Beth are really chuffed about it."
Who is playing Helen?
"It's Sharon Maughan, who's an amazing actress. She only comes in for two episodes so we only had a day of filming. We had a day of quite intense scenes together in a private hospital room ? just me and her going at each other. She was fantastic.
"It's hard to come into any show and do one day and have loads of really intense scenes, but she was fantastic and a force of nature. I enjoyed working with her."
Will this help us to understand Ruby better?
"Yeah, you can totally see where that toughness and resilience in Ruby comes from with how Sharon plays Helen. You can also see where the vulnerability comes from.
"We have scratched the surface with Ruby and she's quite brittle beneath it all because of how she was treated by her family. That's the thing with this backstory now becoming a story in the show ? it fills in all those gaps and makes sense of why Ruby is the way she is. It also explains why Caleb is the way he is ? how he can be so brutal and ruthless in business.
"You see where the seeds of that were planted because of his own upbringing - being disowned as a child and being an orphan, and seeing Ruby's family doing the same. He has been so self-reliant and self-efficient because he's had to be. That turned into a ruthless streak in him."
Caleb has big business plans for the village, doesn't he?
"He figured out that trying to get Home Farm, and trying to get revenge for what happened to his dad with Kim, didn't work. He's made a bit of a pivot now.
"Caleb thinks: 'I'm not going to get Home Farm. Kim swans around this village and the surrounding area like she owns the place, so I'm going to build a business of my own that's going to put her in her place'.
"Caleb is going to expand it, buy up some land and become more wealthy than Kim in that area and put her in her place that way.
"He's started a distribution warehouse depot ? like a mini-Amazon ? so he's bought that and that's what he is going to start doing. He's trying to buy Jimmy and Will's haulage firm like a one-man band. He owns the trucks, then they distribute everything. He's got the place where everything is stored as you distribute it, so he's got huge plans financially."
Would you like to see Caleb and Ruby take over the village?
"Yeah, like the equivalent of Home Farm! There would be plenty of opportunity for drama if there is someone competing with Kim in the respect of wealth and status in that place.
"For us as actors, it would definitely provide a lot of opportunity for conflict and drama and it would be good to see what happens with that. Caleb takes so many risks in business, so there's going to be loads of opportunities for him to fail or not fail. It's quite exciting to have that jeopardy so it's going to be a good thing."
Caleb has a vulnerable side as well. Do you enjoy playing those different aspects to him?
"It's amazing. It feels very three-dimensional because on the surface he's bullish and ruthless. He genuinely is unfazed by any threat posed to him, whether it be physical or threats with the business.
"He's very single minded, but if you scratch the surface, there's a lot of vulnerability. There's a big hole in his life where he's never had any parents. He craves that close bond with someone, which is what Ruby gave him. She gave him a family - someone who had his back and did care about him.
"There's a massive vulnerability there and I think it might be similar with the business. He has to put on a front all the time. Whenever anybody throws him a curveball or does him over, he picks himself back up really quickly and takes the positives from it every time.
"It's going to happen again soon. Something happens with Will and he does something not very nice to him, but in one scene he's flipped it on its head. I don't think Caleb can retreat into that vulnerability in business, because if he does, he knows he's finished. It is great to play all that. The writers write Caleb brilliantly and it's a joy for me to play."
caleb has another kid, but with ruby?
caleb has another kid, but with ruby?
Apparently a daughter, Stephanie who will no doubt be making an appearance at Christmas
What is the betting that Ross will return with a lady called Stephanie ... Caleb and Ruby's daughter??
does he survive from flash forward?
really hurt
https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/emmerdales-ash-injured-real-emotional-34601039
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