JEFF HORDLEY plays Cain Dingle: The most loathed man in Emmerdale - even his family haven't got a good word to say about him.

Not that Cain cares. This modern day Heathcliff is violent, spiteful and vindictive - and has made a career out of petty crime. The one Achilles' heel this evil man possesses is women.

CLEVELAND CAMPBELL plays Danny Daggert: When Danny and the Daggert family arrived in the village in 2001, it was clear they were really struggling for money.

At the first chance he got, Danny went out to get a job so his mum Cynthia could keep the household afloat.

MATT HEALY plays Matthew King: Ever since the King family arrived in March 2004, Matthew has remained far more mysterious than his brothers.

The second eldest of business supremo Tom King, Matthew is a chip off the old block - but with a lot less heart.

BEN FREEMAN plays Scott Windsor: Scott moved to Emmerdale with the rest of the Windsor family in 1993 and hated country life.

In 1996 Scott joined the army and left the village. When he returned in 1998, he was very different to the troubled boy he'd left (mainly because hunky actor Ben Freeman had taken over the role).

KELVIN FLETCHER plays Andy Sugden: When 10-year-old Andy Hopwood arrived in Emmerdale he was deeply scarred after a horrendous childhood.

But Andy's luck changed when he was taken in by the kindly Sugden family.