A third added: “I think Nate is under the believe he’s Cain son, Cain’s reaction was very telling. I think Nathan is key to this.”
There is also a Nathaniel Dingle who is also an unseen character and he emigrated to Australia to start the Australian chain of Dingles.
Following this, a rivalry between the British and Australian Dingles has raged on ever since Nathaniel claimed he was falsely set up by his brother Ebeneezer Dingle.
During last night’s episode, Moira managed to rescue Nate from the freezing lake, but it was Cain’s behaviour which raised suspicions.
After surviving the explosion, Cain raced off in his car with a determined expression, was he going to go and see his mother Faith Dingle (Sally Dexter) to try and get answers?
Emmerdale airs weekday evenings at 7pm on ITV.