his portrayal of Cain. In a poll to find the "most kissable soap stud" run by dating agency Dating Direct, Hordley came 6th with 1% of the vote. Hordley was nominated for "Best Villain" at the 2012 All About Soap Awards, while the "Who Attacked Cain?" storyline was voted "Best Mystery" by readers. The character was selected as one of the "top 100 British soap characters" by industry experts for a poll to be run by What's on TV, with readers able to vote for their favourite character to discover "Who is Soap's greatest Legend?" Digital Spy reported that Hordley received a mainly positive reaction for his role. Tom Lister who plays Carl King said Cain is a "great character" adding that it was a "coup to get Jeff back". Lucy Pargeter who plays Chas said commented on Hordley's return saying "I really hope that they get us together and give us a storyline which highlights the strength between them" before adding that Hordley is "amazing and everyone's so excited that he's coming back". In 2022, a 2001 episode of Emmerdale aired on ITV3, and viewer branded Cain a 'pedophile' after he sleeps with 15 year old Ollie Reynolds (Vicky Binns) to get revenge on her mother Angie (Freya Copeland). Many fans demanded that Cain is axed for this. Emmerdale addressed the storyline in May 2022 when Cain opens up to Noah Dingle (Jack Downham), who had recently stalked his ex-girlfriend Chloe Harris (Jessie Elland), about how he also hurt a former partner and that what he did was wrong, although didn't tell Noah exactly what he did. References External links Cain Dingle at itv.com Cain Dingle at What's on TV Emmerdale characters Television characters introduced in 2000 Male characters in television Fictional businesspeople Fictional criminals in soap operas Fictional mechanics Male villains Fictional gangsters Fictional teenage parents Fictional characters involved in incest Fictional prisoners and detainees Fictional blackmailers