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Shadrach Dingle is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. Played by Andy Devine the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 30 March 2000. Since early 2010 the character appeared from time to time on an episodic basis after Devine felt he could not keep up with the busy schedule. The character was killed off on 23 July 2010 after collapsing from liver disease into a river whilst attempting to retrieve some beer cans and drowning.