In November 2018, Eric reveals to Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) that he and Eileen parted ways after their son, Edward, was born stillborn in 1978.
The grief of their loss led to them leading separate lives, and ultimately Eric abandoning Eileen, changing his name and not seeing her again until 1994.
He advises Chas to not let her and her partner Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) drift apart like he and Eileen did after their newborn baby dies.
Several days later, Reg and his gang commit an armed robbery on the post office and take Viv and Shirley Turner (Rachel Davies) hostage at Home Farm.
The situation worsens when Reg shoots and kills one of his henchmen Simmy (Stuart St. Paul), mistaking him for a police officer.
Later into the siege, Viv argues with Reg and he is about to shoot her when Shirley jumps in the way of the gun and takes the bullet and dies instantly.
Ned is introduced to the show along with his wife Jan Glover (Roberta Kerr) and their three children: Dave (Ian Kelsey), Linda (Tonicha Jeronimo), and Roy (Nicky Evans).
[1] New producer Mervyn Watson hoped the family would boost ratings, as the show experienced "an exodus" of cast members at the same time.
Ned wins a caravan while bare knuckle fighting and receives permission from the Sugden family to live on their land.
[2] Leeze stated "Ned Glover is a hard-working farmer who has lost his farm and is living with his family in a caravan.
Ned is challenged by his old adversary Zak Dingle (Steve Halliwell) to a bare-knuckle fist fight and wins.
Ned comes back to the village to offer Roy and his wife Kelly Windsor (Adele Silva) the chance to live with him.
She was devastated by the deaths of two of her children: Dave in a fire at Home Farm during Christmas 1996 and Linda in a car crash in October 1997.
However her actions put strain on her marriage and when Jan realises that Ned no longer trusts her, the couple separate.
He almost hits Dave Glover (Ian Kelsey) with his car and then gets into a fight with Luke McAllister (Noah Huntley) and Biff Fowler (Stuart Wade).
His father Zak (Steve Halliwell) was concerned that his son was too sensitive so he started calling him "Butch" in an attempt to get him to behave more like a man.
Butch had been a passenger in the community bus when it was hit by an out-of-control lorry driven by Pete Collins (Kirk Smith).
The epitaph on their tombstone is 'Dead but still Dingles'.NB: In a continuity error, whilst reminiscing after Zak's funeral in 2024, Sam Dingle stated that Butch's real name was Seth.
Her most famous storyline was in July 1995 when she was going to marry Luke McAllister (Noah Huntley), claiming to be pregnant with his child.
1996 saw Tina caught in a love triangle with Frank Tate (Norman Bowler) and Steve Marchant (Paul Opacic).
She left on Christmas Eve that year as she was sick of being caught in the middle and potentially ending up like Frank's wife Kim (Claire King), as well as her family life not going anywhere.
Tina was featured and they described her as "the bitchy daughter of Zak and Nellie, whose combination of guile and Dingle cunning made her the perfect match for Kim Tate."
"[4] On 17 October 2024, Tina made an unannounced return to Emmerdale for her father's funeral with the role was recast to Brassic star Samantha Power.
"[5] Revealing more on the Tina of 2024, the actress added: "She is feisty, bolshy, selfish and she always seems to have an agenda and won’t stop at anything to get what she wants!
When I met her at the screen test I felt so safe, she couldn’t have been more giving and supportive and encouraging and that continued daily on set.
[5] On 16 October 2024, the day before Tina returned to the village, Jeff Hordley, who plays her half-brother Cain Dingle, appeared on ITV's Lorraine.