Emmerdale spoilers: Belle, Sam and Cain grieve for their beloved dad

Grieving Sam, Belle and Cain stand outside and look off into the distance in Emmerdale .

Emmerdale's Sam, Belle and Cain Dingle are heartbroken in Tuesday's episode (ITV, 7.30pm, see our TV Guide for full listings).

It's a day the Dingles hoped would never come. Head of the family, Zak, has died.

As Cain shares the awful news with them all, it's some comfort that he will now be reunited with his beloved late wife Lisa and sons Ben and Butch who died years ago.

At Wishing Well, Cain tells his family that Zak has died. (Image credit: ITV)

Zak Dingle leaves a huge hole in everyone's hearts in Emmerdale. (Image credit: ITV)

Life in the village will never be the same again without Zak. 

Zak with his wife Lisa (Image credit: Andrew Boyce)

At Wishing Well, the family homestead, the Dingles cling together, lost in their sadness and grief.

The Dingles find comfort in being together in the wake of the terrible news that Zak has died. (Image credit: ITV)

Belle, Sam and Cain are hit hardest. Breaking away from the rest of the family, the distressed siblings head out on to Dingle land and share their memories.

Sam, Belle and Cain Dingle take a private moment to discuss their beloved dad. (Image credit: ITV)

Later, with the tragic news having spread around Emmerdale, the villagers gather as Sam and Cain drive off to Scotland to bring their father home where he belongs.

Emmerdale continues weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV see our TV Guide for full listings.

• Will Taylor - Dean Andrews
• Caleb Milligan - Will Ash
• Charity Dingle - Emma Atkins
• Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
• Laurel Thomas - Charlotte Bellamy
• Gabby Thomas - Rosie Bentham
• Jai Sharma - Chris Bisson
• Lydia Hart - Karen Blick
• Dawn Fletcher - Olivia Bromley
• Paddy Dingle - Dominic Brunt
• Amelia Spencer - Daisy Campbell
• Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
• Tom King - James Chas
• Eric Pollard - Chris Chittell
• Arthur Thomas - Alfie Clarke
• Wendy Posner - Susan Cookson
• Ruby Fox-Milligan - Beth Cordingly
• Cathy Hope - Gabrielle Dowling
• Noah Dingle - Jack Downham
• Brenda Walker - Lesley Dunlop
• Suzy Merton - Martelle Edinborough
• April Windsor - Amelia Flanagan
• Gail Loman - Rachael Gill-Davis
• Vanessa Woodfield - Michelle Hardwick
• Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry
• Sarah Sugden - Katie Hill
• Victoria Barton - Isabel Hodgins
• Sam Dingle - James Hooton
• Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
• Eve Dingle - Bella James
• Mary Goskirk - Louise Jameson
• Amy Wyatt - Natalie Ann Jamieson
• Vinny Dingle - Bradley Johnson
• Kim Tate - Claire King
• Billy Fletcher - Jay Kontzle
• Ella Forster - Paula Lane
• Charles Anderson - Kevin Mathurin
• Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson
• Jimmy King - Nick Miles
• Aaron Dingle - Danny Miller
• Ryan Stocks - James Moore
• Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower
• Kerry Wyatt - Laura Norton
• Matty Barton - Ash Palmisciano
• Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
• Bear Wolf - Joshua Richards
• Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
• Leo Goskirk - Harvey Rogerson
• Manpreet Jutla - Rebecca Sarker
• Leyla Harding - Roxy Shahidi
• Belle Dingle - Eden Taylor-Draper
• Tracy Robinson - Amy Walsh
• Nicola King - Nicola Wheeler
• Claudette Anderson - Flo Wilson