Who is Moses’ Dad in Emmerdale?
WHILE their parents are busy bickering, children are often roaming the Dales, navigating through a drama-packed life.
At only eight years old, Moses Dingle is one of the youngest residents in Emmerdale. Get the lowdown on him.
Who is Moses Dingle and who are his parents in Emmerdale?
Born on June 11, 2015, Moses (played by Arthur Cockroft) is a member of the close-knitted Dingle clan and his backstory is one for the ages.
The schoolboy is the son of Woolpack landlady Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) and was born while she was in prison for perverting the course of justice.
At the time of his birth, Charity received a visit from her daughter Debbie and she’d hoped that having a baby would reduce her prison sentence.
When this wasn’t the case, Charity signed the parental rights over to Debbie and the baby moved into Mulberry Cottage with her, her own children Jack and Sarah and her then-fiancé Pete Barton.
Charity’s older son Noah, on the other hand, lived with Debbie’s father Cain and his wife Moira.
Soon after, Dingle patriarch Zak brought out the family Bible as it’s tradition for a new Dingle to have a biblical name.
Chas Dingle flicked to a random page, landing on the name Moses, which Debbie agreed with.
Moses Dingle was christened in St Mary’s Church a few days after his birth with Chas and Sam becoming his godparents.
But the identity of Moses’ father remained a secret until the tot was rushed to hospital and diagnosed with pyloric stenosis.
Due to the severity of Moses’ condition, doctors recommended an operation and urged Debbie to contact Charity in prison.
Debbie obliged and encouraged Charity to get in touch with Moses’ father as he had a right to know his son.
In a shocking twist, Charity phoned Ross Barton (Michael Parr) and revealed he had a son but he admitted he was not interested in Moses.
To make matters worse, Ross was having an affair with Charity’s daughter Debbie who, as mentioned above, was engaged to his brother.
Cain Dingle eventually took matters in his own hands and told Debbie the truth, prompting her to put an end to their affair and their plans to run away together.
On August 3, 2015, Ross attended Pete’s stag do and finally admitted he was Moses’ father to a full Woolpack pub.
Chaos ensued and in late 2015, Ross’ mother Emma Barton pushed him to affirm his rights on Moses by putting his name on the birth certificate before Charity’s release from prison in order for them to boot the Dingles out of the baby’s life.
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What happened to Ross Barton in Emmerdale?
As regular viewers of the Yorkshire-based drama will remember, tragedy struck the Barton family when James passed away and Ross was devastated he hadn’t been able to repair their relationship before he drew his last breath.
A year later, in 2017, Ross faced death again when his mother Emma was killed off but the worst was still yet to come for him.
In 2018, Ross was brutally attacked and doused with acid by drug dealer Simon McManus in a devastating misunderstanding involving Debbie Dingle who wanted revenge on Joe Tate.
The scarring left Ross feeling very self-conscious about his appearance and he spent all of his time in Dale View.
However, he soon embarked on a relationship with Rebecca White – a perfect match.
The pair helped each other, bonding over both their traumatic experiences as she suffered a severe head trauma after a car accident.
With their relationship on the right track, Ross and Rebecca made the decision to leave the Dales when he received a job offer in Liverpool.
While Ross had initially planned to bring Moses with him, he was stopped by Charity after her other son Ryan Stocks told her all about his cocaine use that had led him to collapse in front of the young boy.
Charity eventually took pity on Ross and they agreed to leave him with regular access to Moses.
Ross, Rebecca and her own son Sebastian left for a fresh start in Liverpool in early November, 2018, leaving Moses behind in the village.
Emmerdale airs weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV.