Peg Dingle in Emmerdale arrived in 2002. She is mum to Dingle head Zak.
She’s grandma to Cain, Sam, Belle, Tina, the late Ben and Butch, and the never-seen Nathan.
And when Peg came to Emmerdale it turned out Zak had been hiding a huge secret from his family – and it was all connected to his mum.
Who was Peg Dingle in Emmerdale?
Peg was a single mum, bringing up her six kids – including Zak – alone.
In 2002, she arrived in the village with Zak’s cousin Elvis Dingle – Charity’s uncle – who dropped her off and scarpered as soon as he could.
Zak wasn’t happy to see his mum and straightaway tried to get her to move in with one of the many other Dingles. He tried to persuade Charity that she should look after Peg, seeing as she’d recently tied the knot with Chris Tate and had plenty of room.
And when that didn’t work, Zak reluctantly let his mum move into a caravan outside the Dingle cottage. But when the caravan burned down, he finally had to let Peg move in.
Which was when he admitted why he’d held a grudge against her for so long – because he knew her murderous secret!
What was Peg’s secret?
Peg was shocked when Zak announced he knew that she’d killed his dad, Jedediah!
Mostly because she knew that Jedediah was still alive!
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