After three decades of portraying the beloved character Sam Dingle on Emmerdale, James Hooton, who is most known for that role, has talked candidly about his future there.
James Hooton of Emmerdale has shared details about his plans for the ITV soap opera.
On Wednesday, June 10, the actor made an appearance on Loose Women with his on-screen son Sam Hall, who portrays Samson Dingle. Together, they discussed their intriguing new plot.
Host Christine Lampard quizzed James, who made his debut as Sam back in 1995, on his future and the soap legend simply replied: “As long as they’ll have me I’ll stay there.”
James has been at the centre of some of the ITV serial drama’s most dramatic plots over the past three decades and he’s set for a huge “first”.
Fans are used to seeing Sam being pushed around by his brother Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) and he will finally get his own back in upcoming scenes.
The two clash as Matty Barton (Ash Palmisciano) is still in jail on suspicion of stabbing Samson Dingle (Sam Hall), although supporters are aware that this isn’t the case.
As Samson keeps lying about what really happened, Matty has been living in fear, avoiding showers, and being confined to his cell as his family fights tooth and nail for his freedom.
James commented on the impending Dingle feud, saying: “I believe Sam realizes that Cain always seems to have his own best interests at heart and he really ends up standing up to Cain, which is a bit of a first.
“Sam gives Cain a left hook in the Woolpack and knocks him to the floor. The shoe is on the other foot so I suppose it’s quite nice he got a comeuppance.
“It’s pretty much a one off more than the start of some strange bare knuckle fighting storyline for Sam. He’s just dipping his toe in mild violence before going back to his normal self.”
However, fans shouldn’t expect the pair to be squaring up to each again in the near future. James added: “The amount of fallouts we’ve had, it’ll eventually be water under the bridge.”
