Home Emmerdale Emmerdale cast Will Ash as Cain Dingle’s long-lost brother – with the character’s Christmas Day arrival set to cause MORE drama between the mechanic and sister Chas

Emmerdale cast Will Ash as Cain Dingle’s long-lost brother – with the character’s Christmas Day arrival set to cause MORE drama between the mechanic and sister Chas

Emmerdale have cast Will Ash in the role of Cain Dingle’s long-lost brother Caleb Miligan.

The well connected and successful businessman will rock up unexpectedly to the village on Christmas Day, much to the surprise of Cain (Jeff Hordley) – of whom Caleb has many ‘difficult questions’ for.

However, Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) is set for an even bigger shock as Cain has kept his existence a secret from her since they were teenagers – with the revelation no doubt set to stir up even more drama between the warring siblings.

New arrival: Emmerdale have cast Will Ash in the role of Cain Dingle's long-lost brother Caleb Miligan

Speaking about his new role, Will, 45 – who is famed for his role as Chris Mead in Waterloo Road – said: ‘I’m thrilled to be joining such an iconic show.

‘Emmerdale is packed full of fantastic actors and I’m really looking forward to working alongside them. Caleb is a fantastically complex character and I can’t wait to get stuck in.’

Meanwhile, Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw said: ‘We are absolutely delighted to welcome Will Ash to the Village. It’s fantastic to have such a high calibre and immensely talented actor join our wonderful team. ‘

She continued: ‘Arriving on screen on Christmas Day, Caleb has to undoubtedly be the most unexpected and shocking Christmas gift Cain and Chas have ever received!