Zak Dingle RIP

[ClaretTony]

I’m not an Emmerdale fan but I know of Zak. He’s passed away today.

[Lip]

So sad R.I.P. Zac a great character and actor..

[bobinho]

Wasn’t he a Burnley lad? Steve Halliwell…

RIP

[Lip]

Yes,he was a Claret

[Sproggy]

Burnley fan I think, and the reason we got the nickname....

[ClaretTony]

Wasn’t he a Burnley lad? Steve Halliwell…

RIP

Believe so, somewhere up off Tod Road.

[ClaretTony]

Burnley fan I think, and the reason we got the nickname....

It was PNE fans who gave us that nickname. I don’t think the bloke who played Zak had any interest in football.

[evensteadiereddie]

He's one of our own, he's one of our o-own...
RIP

[yTib]

bare knuckle champion of yorkshire. only ned glover was harder.

go well steve.

[bfccrazy]

Believe so, somewhere up off Tod Road.

Bottom end of Burnley Wood

Was a mate of my dad's before who I saw all the time before he moved over to Yorkshire.

My dad tells the story of him coming over to let him know he'd been offered a role on "some TV thing" after he'd been in the background there a couple of times - never thought he'd go in to be one of the lost iconic soap stars in the country.

RIP Steve

[ClaretTony]

Bottom end of Burnley Wood

Was a mate of my dad's before who I saw all the time before he moved over to Yorkshire.

My dad tells the story of him coming over to let him know he'd been offered a role on "some TV thing" after he'd been in the background there a couple of times - never thought he'd go in to be one of the lost iconic soap stars in the country.

RIP Steve

Without doubt one of the iconic soap stars. I think he was still appearing occasionally in Emmerdale too.

[Bosscat]

RIP Steve Halliwell "Zak Dingle"

[sjb]

Steve was a Bury supporter - that was his home town. Bizarrely I once attended Harrogate Town's final home game of a season on a Friday night when they had won one of the Northern Premier League titles & Steve presented the Player of the Year awards on the pitch after the game.

[Clovius Boofus]

He used to sup in the Talbot back in the 1990s.

[ArnoldBenson]

Didn't he once do the half time draw in a game against Preston, or was that a lookalike?
RIP

[Bosscat]

Didn't he once do the half time draw in a game against Preston, or was that a lookalike?
RIP

He had been on the Turf a few times and he did a draw once ... although what match I don't recall

[alboclaret]

One of our own

[HahaYeah]

RIP Steve Halliwell.

Thought the Burnley team pic with his head superimposed on each player was very amusing.

He was good in Emmerdale Farm back in the day when it was watchable.

[dougcollins]

Didn't he once do the half time draw in a game against Preston, or was that a lookalike?
RIP

I recall it being Preston and perhaps not coincidence with the dingle thing.

[beddie]

He was great in the programme going back several years, although he wasn’t the Zak we all knew and loved the last time he featured in Emmerdale. RIP. Zak Dingle.

[Gerry Hattrick]

Bit of a summary from commentsin the postings:-
Steve was born in Bury.
Lived on Clarence Street off Tod Rd up to moving to Yorkshire after he got the Zak part.
Supped more or less every night in The Woodman. Not certain but pretty sure he was in their Pub Quiz team for a while.

[bfccrazy]

Bit of a summary from commentsin the postings:-
Steve was born in Bury.
Lived on Clarence Street off Tod Rd up to moving to Yorkshire after he got the Zak part.
Supped more or less every night in The Woodman. Not certain but pretty sure he was in their Pub Quiz team for a while.

Did he used to drive the actors about for Emmerdale before getting the part?

Pretty sure my old man mentioned this... Used to travel over for filming and was an extra a few times then got offered the job and had to move over as the commute was too much

[ClaretsPadiham]

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[Clive 1960]

RIP Steve.. Regular in the Woodman for a few year's..

[beeholeclaret]

A mate of mine was on his stag do in Zanzibars on Keirby Walk and SH was stood at the bar. My mate said “ you’re Zak Dingle aren’t you?”. He replied yes and asked what the occasion was and then promptly paid for a full round of drinks for the lads on the stag do. Top man. RIP Zak Dingle.

[Clive 1960]

Wasn’t he a Burnley lad? Steve Halliwell…

RIP

think he was from Bury but lived up Burnley Wood and was usually in the Woodman pub ...

[Gerry Hattrick]

Did he used to drive the actors about for Emmerdale before getting the part?

Pretty sure my old man mentioned this... Used to travel over for filming and was an extra a few times then got offered the job and had to move over as the commute was too much

Never heard about the driving bfcc.
He didn't move to Yarksha straight away, but if I remember correctly, he lost his driving licence and basically had to move over there.

[yTib]

burnley wood to esholt isn't such a big commute. i suppose it depends on the shifts.

i think the over-acting pillock who plays marlon was in it as a copper before being a dingle.

[CHEWBACCA]

I don't normally watch tv but the Mrs loves her soaps but my ears pricked up when at his funeral on Emmerdale they played that rancid Weeds song ' marching on together'
Discusting...

[Lip]

I don't normally watch tv but the Mrs loves her soaps but my ears pricked up when at his funeral on Emmerdale they played that rancid Weeds song ' marching on together'
Discusting...

Yes,they could have played the Wild Rover.

[AGENT_CLARET]

RIP Steve Halliwell.

Thought the Burnley team pic with his head superimposed on each player was very amusing.

He was good in Emmerdale Farm back in the day when it was watchable.

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[ClaretTony]

So I take it that Zak, the character, has now died in Emmerdale. I suppose it's like a member of the family dying.

[Claretitus]

So I take it that Zak, the character, has now died in Emmerdale. I suppose it's like a member of the family dying.

Spot on C T. He was living in Aberdeen in the programme, but died last week. Big Dingle send off in The Woolpack.

RIP Zak.