EMMERDALE has been pulled off air TONIGHT as ITV make way for sport yet again.
Bosses at the broadcaster face the wrath of soap fans after ditching the planned Thursday episode.
They’ve cleared the planned schedule to make way for rolling coverage of the UEFA Nations League.
Italy will take on Belgium at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, with ITV kicking off their live action from 7pm tonight.
The match and analysis is scheduled to run until 10pm, meaning Emmerdale has been forced out of its slot.
Fans will be able to get their next fix from the Yorkshire Dales on Friday night from 7:30pm.
The schedule change will leave ITV in the firing line with fans who have a long history of protesting against their soaps being pulled for sport.
Viewers have previously raged at channel bosses to create a dedicated sports channel for their coverage of high-profile games.
Meanwhile, Emmerdale have announced how they’ll celebrate 30 years of the Dingle family next week.
It’s the soap’s largest family, with 11 generations of known family members, have had their fair share of drama, causing chaos as soaps’ most garish and close knit family.
Thirty years later, the Dingles are saying farewell to their patriarch Zak, following the real life death of actor Steve Halliwell.
Steve passed away in December last year aged 77, leaving his co-stars and on-screen family bereft.
Cain is the local hardman and has tormented and beaten his way through life during his time in Emmerdale. From kidnap to arson, Cain has done it all.
Cain has been the head of the Dingle family since 2015. Cain’s main storylines have focused on discovering his uncle Zak Dingle is his father, his relationships with his cousin Charity Dingle, discovering he is Debbie’s father, his affair and subsequent relationship with Moira Barton.
With four marriages so far, we take a look at Cain’s relationship history.
1989: 14-year-old Cain had a fling with his then 12-year-old second-cousin Charity and unbeknownst to Cain, she gave birth to their daughter, Debbie, in October 1989.
However, the child was taken away from Charity and she was kept apart from Cain who never found out about his daughter until many years later, even though Shadrach was aware of the situation.
1991: Cain had a relationship with Cara Robinson, a woman he worked in a bar with. Shadrach had a racist attitude towards her and used violence to attempt to make her stay away from Cain. Faith heard of the situation she wanted to help calm things, but was horrified when she learnt that Cara was pregnant.
As she knew Shadrach would never accept his son fathering a mixed raised baby, she coerced Cara into leaving Cain and never telling him about the existence of their son, Nate.
2002: Cain and Charity’s love was rekindled and they began an affair.
2005: Cain attempted to hurt Debbie by having a brief relationship with her friend Jasmine Thomas and ensuring that Debbie saw them together. Debbie and Sadie helped Jasmine terminate her pregnancy, knowing that Cain wanted to be a father.
2009: Charity proposed to Cain on Christmas Day and he accepted.
2010: Cain and Charity got married.
2011: Charity ended her relationship with Cain again, after he had a one-night stand with Faye Lamb and slept with Amy Wyatt. Amy fell pregnant, but told everyone she had an abortion, so Cain had an affair with Moira Barton.
Amy gave birth to Cain’s son, Kyle, in a cemetery; thinking he is dead, she panicked and left him in a phone box. Hazel Rhodes and Lisa Dingle found him, and called an ambulance. Amy admitted being his mother and Cain realised she lied about the abortion.
2012: Moira and Cain got together and on New Year’s Day 2013, and they announced their relationship by kissing in the Woolpack. Moira learned that she is pregnant, but miscarried. Despite this, their relationship got stronger and Cain moved in with Moira and Adam.
2013: Cain proposed to Moira, however before Moira can answer, Ross barged in with a gunshot wound.
2014: Moira proposed to Cain, he accepted and they got married.
2015: Cain and Moira discovered that Charity was pregnant when she was sentenced to prison and the baby, Moses Dingle, could possibly be Cain’s.
Cain visited Charity in prison and questioned if he is the father of her child. It is later revealed that Ross Barton is Moses’s father, following a one-night stand with Charity.
2016: Cain and Charity had an affair. Moira ordered a divorce. Cain and Charity decided to start a new life together in France with Debbie, but Cain admitted to a heartbroken Charity that he loved Moira and they got back together.
2017: Cain and vicar Harriet’s affair went public and turned into a relationship after Harriet was stabbed and left fighting for her life, leaving Cain realising how deep he felt for her.
Moira unexpectedly gave birth to Cain’s son Isaac Dingle, leaving his relationship with Harriet on the rocks.
2018: Cain got back together with Moira.
2019: Cain went on a long visit to Scotland to help Debbie, unknowingly giving Moira the perfect opportunity to pursue her recently started affair with Nate. Pete exposed their affair and Cain stopped Moira from seeing the kids and filed for a divorce.
2020: Cain came face-to-face with Cara for the first time since they were teenagers after she was called by Moira, who wanted to get rid of Nate.
Moira covered for Cain after he accidentally shot Nate. Cain and Moira got back together.
2021: Moira stood by Cain’s during his feud with Al Chapman and dealing with his mum’s Faith’s cancer and death.
2022 to present: Moira and Cain have clashed when it came to protecting Kyle who murdered Al, but the couple are still going strong, for now.
